Vegas Robaina Unicos

[dicko]

Ok I'm a recent convert to pyramid/beli shaped cigars. To be honest, I think I was cutting off too much and not letting the smoke channel through in its most natural path.

Anyway, this was kindly gifted by Steve oz Cuban.

Construction is good maybe a tad under filled.

Looks good like a coffee that's just had a dash of milk added to it and it is mixing at the surface before it sinks. I'll add this photo but it is actually lighter than it appears...

Aroma at cold is muted, some hay, dry tobacco and salty.

Initial puffs- nice! Lip smackingly salty (I love salty cigars, please feel free to recommend some...), cedar and toasty tobacco.

[dicko]

First third - salty flavour and sensation remains.

Certain spice, dried herb flavour too, I'm gonna say nutmeg.

Just struggling at this stage to keep my attention.

Good burn and draw, large volume of smoke too so construction wise things are going well if a tad loose as I indicated before.

[dicko]

Second third - still nutmeg and sea salt. Also woody, not an aromatic wood, more cheap balsa wood.

This cigar is very dry. Ok so I keep my Cigars in the low to mid 60's but this has very dry tannins like a dry red. A bit too dry though.

Some espresso coming in. Not a milky flat white more a short macchiato from a light blend of coffee roast.

I'm liking it but something's not gelling for me.

[cottierm]

These need time to develop (in the 3-5 year range). Before that there are good but nothing special. After that, they become much better to truly magnificent.

Best,

Michel

[dicko]

Last third developed a really glorious menthol flavour.

Overall- this was an interesting cigar. I'm not sure ill chase a box of these but really glad I tried it.

Was a tasty medium bodied smoke (should mention the smoke coming off this when it sat was very aromatic and perhaps my favourite aspect).

Maybe not my thing.

Would still rate it a solid 90.

Thanks Steve and maybe you can post the year and box code for this mate?

Cheers everyone!

[Jszeto]

Great review, thanks.

[OZCUBAN]

Hi Ben

You must have had a dud

Normally they are much better than that ,my advice would be to try another,as they are one of the great Figurados

Normally they are very earthy even barn yardy.

OZ

[Dimmers]

Love the Unicos! I get choc and creamy notes in the ones I've had.

[tmac77]

These need time to develop (in the 3-5 year range). Before that there are good but nothing special. After that, they become much better to truly magnificent.

Best,

Michel

+1 needs a few years then the best Pyramide IMO

[dicko]

Yep sounds too young.

I must say though I DID enjoy it, just no what I was expecting (I was expecting some choc and earthy like you guys have said).

[gr8eman]

Looking at a box of SUB MAY 2011. Can anyone recommend or not?

[Randolph]

What a cigar! Just smoked an Unicos - a festival of flavour - cream, chocolate, dark cherry, cedar. Produced an abundance of thick smoke that coated the palate puff after puff - was a pleasure to smoke! First Vegas for me and I will already make the decision to buy a couple of boxes - one for now (hoping she'll smoke well young) and a box to lay down.

Even my wife commended on the beautiful aroma - an aroma that is only normally appreciated when I smoke a Cohiba or a Punch DC.

[Sean3]

One of my current favorites!

[TheMonk]

Very nice review, thanks!

[GWG]

Recently smoked one my 6 yr Unicos and it was everything a cigar experience should be from end to end. Always one of my favorites.