Ramon Allones Super Ramon OGA JUL11 (MRSCW#1)

[cigaraholic]

Looking forward to a Saturday morning cigar while watching Mother Nature torture the best golfers on the planet. When this box showed up I can’t say I was thrilled, colorado wrappers are not my favorite on RA. I like my RA to look like the fruitcake I’m hoping to smoke. But over the years this box has just gotten better and better. 

It’s nicely filled at 17.7g with a woody fruity cold draw and just the right amount of resistance for a cigar this size. Opening flavors are sweet creamy toasted tobacco and orange citrus. A few puffs later I’m smoking orange sponge cake, if I didn’t know better I’d say this cigar was dipped in Cointreau. 30 minutes in the cigar has only burned about 1 inch, a little under medium body and still orange sponge cake city. I know I’m going to need a palate cleanser with this monster, luckily my son and I didn’t finish a half bottle of La Tour Blanche last night. I don’t usually drink Sauternes before noon, but lemon apricot vanilla cream seems like a nice match with my sponge cake...OH YEA. 1 hr in toasted tobacco comes back with nuts. After another 20 minutes body comes up to medium, coffee and caramel come in and citrus fades, reminds me of a good RASS now.....and looks like one too. Last 45 minutes is heavy toasted tobacco, dark coffee and caramel. The Sauternes was an excellent paring with this cigar. First half of the cigar was amazing 97-98, second half it came back to earth, 92.

[KCCubano]

I was gifted a couple after release. Excellent RE like most Ramone Allones and true to marca. Kicked myself for not picking up a box. Very nice review

[cigaraholic]

You have good friends!!!!

[Chucko8]

Nice review. Sounds like was quite a great morning 

[X-Man]

Great review @cigaraholic I smoked one with exact same code last week and agreed the first half is awesome, but the last 45 minutes was very very potent. Expect this box to get even better with age.

[KCCubano]

12 hours ago, cigaraholic said:

You have good friends!!!!

Yep! They were from Bassman. One of the originals on FOH. He has since passed unfortunately. 

[cigaraholic]

I was lucky to do some trading with Bassman, he certainly is missed🌈