Ramon Allones Specially Selected : LAU ABR 16: RA Review Comp 2016

[spivey6690]

Ramon Allones Specially Selected, LAU ABR 16, purchased from FOH 24:24 on 9/4/2016

Pre-light: Sweet, sweet barnyard.  Beautiful draw with a touch of welcome resistance.  Perfect.  This is going to be good.  

First 3rd: Earthy barnyard with a touch of bright sweetness that stays on my pallet post-retrohale.  Thick smoke bellows out.  A gray toothy ash breaks off neatly at the end of the first third.  Wonderful.  

Second 3rd: Body picks up a bit with a welcome change in flavor.  The sweetness has increased with a tiny bit of zest.  Burn remains perfect.  

Final 3rd: Hello, black cherry.  I was wondering where that sweetness was coming from.  The cigar really opens up for the finale with a bit of mild pepper.  There is minimal heat as the smoke approaches its conclusion.  Construction remains flawless and smoke still pours out.  

Conclusion: Just a great cigar, especially considering its youth.  Steady notes of barnyard musk and increasingly strong black cherry notes.  Pepper comes in as the curtain closes.  Construction cannot be beat.  My only complaint is that it didn't last longer.  

Score: 4/5

[PuffDaddie]

Very nice review,thanks.

[Sean3]

Super review, sounds like you enoyed it!  Cheers.

[dicko]

Looks like a winner! Nice wrapper. Love my RASS

[TheMonk]

Nice review, on one of my absolute favorites these past few years!

[Smoke6]

Nice review, I see you like to smoke 'em to the nub as well!

[Bob M]

Nice review and nice pics, well done!


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[BarryNY]

Looks great...thanks for the review.

I'm hoping to grab a box soon if they'd come up on the 24:24.........