RyJ Belicoso ATE MAY 18 (TPRW)

[Corylax18]

I got this cigar in a box split we did in the US sub forum a couple years ago. I don't know/remember the code. These have all been very good so far. 

This is the third I have smoked from the split and they've all been pretty much the same. Loads and Loads of Dark, Rich Black Coffee. Like a Cuban coffee with out any cream our sugar. From the first puff, they just keep rolling like a freight train till the very end. Very, Very full flavored, some of the most full flavored cigars I've ever smoked.

I've gotten some hints of Very burnt toast, cinnamon, and leather, but its been all about the black coffee. Nothing, at all, like what you would expect from an RyJ, not a hint of sweetness, not smooth, not light/mid bodied at all. The closest comparison I can muster would be an OR Upmann Mag 56, ROTT. 

I would love to see how these age out over 10 years like I have been with the Mag 56, but I only have a few of these left and I've been enjoying them too much over the last couple months to save them. These are pretty much the exact opposite of what I normally seek out in a cigar, but these have been absolutely amazing, perfect "change of pace" cigars. I wish I had more. 

Edit: I found the old thread, the code is: ATE MAY 18

[El Presidente]

Excellent review of a cigar I really enjoy Cory 

They are the most "un R&J" of all  R&J's. 

Your description of "freight train" nailed it.