12DOC Review - Vegas Robaina Don Alejandro - BMP Jun 16

[Islandboy]

My first pick to smoke from the 2017 Christmas sampler...because I had lots of time on my hands. My apologies for the lousy smart phone pic.

This is a...LARGE cigar. Cold draw is full of fresh tobacco. A refreshing taste comes to mind.

It starts off nice enough, nothing off-putting. Woody and earthy. Draw is a bit tight, but workable. A slight element of brown sugar is noticeable on the aroma, but the taste remains mostly woody. Strength is somewhere between mild and medium.

Nothing really changes for the first two thirds, I really like the brown sugar on the aroma (not so much in the taste though). Reminds me of coffee cake with the brown sugar crust. Taste is pretty one dimensional. No wow factor, just pleasant.

Things develop a bit in the final third, starting with a noticeable zing on my tongue - slightly bitter even. A bit of restless youth, methinks. Slowly the zing turns for the better to reveal an uptick in aromatic spices - sweetish baking spices if you will, which is more in line with the Famosos I have had. It continues to the end like this, hitting a few ticks past medium strength. Burn has been nearly perfect the whole way.

Overall, a pleasant cigar, but honestly, nothing special to my palate. More time would likely change this. Definitely a nearly 2 hour experience.

[Fatshotbud]

I feel it maybe is time to pull a box out from Deep storage - good review!

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[Danimalia]

Nice review.

I bought a box from Friday's 24:24 with the same code and date. Really, I bought them instead of the 898, specifically because the 898s had a July, 2017 date and didn't want to wait too long. Now, I'm a bit worried. Oh well, it will be nice to enjoy these over the years since they've been discontinued. 

[FatPete]

3 hours ago, Danimalia said:

Nice review.

I bought a box from Friday's 24:24 with the same code and date. Really, I bought them instead of the 898, specifically because the 898s had a July, 2017 date and didn't want to wait too long. Now, I'm a bit worried. Oh well, it will be nice to enjoy these over the years since they've been discontinued. 

The one I smoked from the same box code was quite creamy, smooth and sweet, with a change to full bodied coffee taste at the end. No stick is ever the same, but I  don't think you have anything to worry about. I have a box of 2011s which are even smoother, so age does help.

Nice review though

[Islandboy]

3 hours ago, Danimalia said:

Nice review.

I bought a box from Friday's 24:24 with the same code and date. Really, I bought them instead of the 898, specifically because the 898s had a July, 2017 date and didn't want to wait too long. Now, I'm a bit worried. Oh well, it will be nice to enjoy these over the years since they've been discontinued. 

I agree that you have no cause for worry...it was a very pleasant cigar, it just didn’t grab me. I think my palate has gotten spoiled by recent RyJ Churchills and a Sir Winston, both exceptional cigars. And as FatPete mentions, this was just one stick of many, and every box I have has had a few “meh” sticks mixed in with the interesting ones. I think age will do these well.

[HabanosNJGuy]

11 hours ago, Danimalia said:

Nice review.

I bought a box from Friday's 24:24 with the same code and date. Really, I bought them instead of the 898, specifically because the 898s had a July, 2017 date and didn't want to wait too long. Now, I'm a bit worried. Oh well, it will be nice to enjoy these over the years since they've been discontinued. 

You got a PSP/HQ box of a very good discontinued cigar.  I'd say you made the right move.