Bolivar Royal Corona

[paulF]

Just smoked one of those and was really surprised! earthy woody nutty spicy leathery but all rounded and balanced. Loved it! Didn't get any saltiness at all but more like a barnyard flavour profile with some weird(nice weird) sort of sweetness! Such a smooth smoke.

[Troels]

Bought a box last years (mur jul 12 iirc) the constitution on the top layer was unsmokable due to loose construction. The Wind tunnel one would normally see is a tent peg in comparison.

But hey - just got the idea to take a look at the second layer and half of those is fine - having one now that is splendid - great flavours !

Had they all been like that (should have bought from here I guess)..

[Grahamsant]

Shame that you didn't enjoy it. My first Bolivar was a Coronas Extra, it was my first full flavour cigar and I couldn't get enough of it! It's been one of my favourites but sadly I'm told they are now out of production so I've just bought some Royals. I will let them settle for a while in my humidor first before giving one a go but I'm really hoping they will be a worthwhile buy!

[Orion21]

I buy the tubo version of this cigar because I find them to be great to excellent every time. The consistency is just better in my experience. The BRC absolutely has a very different flavor profile that you will either love or not. I love the Bolivar profile because it's so different. A very nice in between is the Bolivar Short Bolivar RE 2008. That is a 4.5 X 52 cigar, but packs amazing flavors. They are more expensive than the BRC, but worth the premium. Another good Bolivar robusto is the Candian RE Simones. Worth tracking down.

[SethLG]

Man, $19 for a Boli is brutal. It is a shame you did not care for the cigar as well, but to each their own.

[Stogieninja]

I'm a big fan of the Bolivar marca in general. I agree, the Simones is something special!

[cigarbreak]

Thanks for the review! I started wtih a few Bolivar PC's and enjoyed it, and then followed up with a few Bolivar CE's and enjoyed them even more. I have a box of Bolivar RC's sitting in my humi (MUR Sep 13) that was muled back for me by a good friend that I can't wait to smoke, and after your review I will definitley keep some aside to age.