SirVantes Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 This is the fifth RA Perfectos, a Swiss Regional Edition, that I have had from this box. I am a sucker for the retro band, and the Britanicas Extra vitola just feels special in your hand. Earlier sticks had some burn issues though, so let's see... Drink pairing: Irish whiskey highball (Powers John's Lane + sparking water). First third: Opens with classic RA fruit notes, although shading towards darker fruits; currants and bramble. Some cream. Draw is nice and firm. Good smoke volume. Second third: Dark chocolate emerges. There's a charred meat note that reminds me of the RA Extra, which I do enjoy. As it progresses, fruit cake becomes more prominent. At this point, the draw tightens up, which is easily fixed by clipping a little bit more off the head. I'm getting some clotted cream on the retrohale. Final third: Fruits are gone. The dominant flavour is cream, and a biscuity note that is reminiscent of a good HUPC. Not a typical RA finish but very enjoyable. Conclusion: Definitely the best one I've had, and I would score it a solid 92. No burn issues at all. It seems to have come good now, and I was pleasantly surprised by the ebb and flow as it was smoked down, so I'd say smoke 'em if you got 'em. Which brings us to The Problem with 10-Count Boxes of Limited Releases - by the time you've tracked their evolution, dammit, half the box is gone and you have a job trying to get your hands on more. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMonk Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDB Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 On 1/27/2019 at 11:15 AM, SirVantes said: Which brings us to The Problem with 10-Count Boxes of Limited Releases - by the time you've tracked their evolution, dammit, half the box is gone and you have a job trying to get your hands on more. This is surely a feature not a bug, from HSA's perspective! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVantes Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 13 hours ago, RDB said: This is surely a feature not a bug, from HSA's perspective! But HSA doesn't benefit from secondary sales after the production run has been sold. But I guess they do benefit from the FOMO. And they can always do a second run, like they did for the Estupendos. Yeah, I know, don't give them ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raskol Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Great review....Thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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