El Presidente Posted August 10, 2022 Posted August 10, 2022 EAR= Email Assistance Required. "Rob one of your members said that he gets "prunes" from the Vegas Famosos (Deep Dive thread). I love that flavor. It is one of my favorites. Can you let me know any other Cuban cigars where "prune" is a flavor that is regularly achieved?" Over to you good people
NSXCIGAR Posted August 10, 2022 Posted August 10, 2022 OK, guilty as charged but Rob's the one that put that descriptor in the 24:24 in the first place. As for the question unfortunately that dried fruit/raisin/prune used to be found in spades in Bolivar. Now you might get a little in a rare BCJ but the Famosos and possibly the Unicos are pretty much the only cigars I know of that have it. 1
SCgarman Posted August 10, 2022 Posted August 10, 2022 Only in VR. Definitely in a good box of Famosos, and I have experienced it in the Unicos too. In any other marca? Nope. 1
tigger Posted August 10, 2022 Posted August 10, 2022 I can't say that it's consistent, but for me, at their best, Partagas 898s have a deep, dark sweetish note somewhere between molasses and prunes. 3
Chibearsv Posted August 10, 2022 Posted August 10, 2022 I've gotten the stewed fruit prune or raisin in RyJ Cazzadores, RyJ Romeo Deluxe, and Partagas Presidente. Like @tiggerTo me, it's similar to molasses since it's a dark sweet flavor. 3
riderpride Posted August 10, 2022 Posted August 10, 2022 Mostly Ramon Allones SS. I get more of a cherry flavor from the famosos. Cheers 3
Tdm_86 Posted August 10, 2022 Posted August 10, 2022 Not prunes exactly, I might have to revisit the Famosos. But a raisin note is very common for me in a lot of cigars, in fact THE most common one I find. To the extent that I get raisin in about every other cigar I smoke. This has always been like this for me, over almost 2 decades.
MrBirdman Posted August 10, 2022 Posted August 10, 2022 Closest I can think of is aged Ramon Allones, specifically the Superiores. It's not as "prune-y" as the Famosos but definitely dried raisins or stone fruit. IME they need a good 3-5 years for their fruit to "dry out". 2
avaldes Posted August 10, 2022 Posted August 10, 2022 Fresh RA's is the first thing that came to mind. IMO OpusX also have a raisin/prune aroma before lighting. But I don't get that taste at all when lit.
Islandboy Posted August 11, 2022 Posted August 11, 2022 RASS in their first couple years has it for me. Sadly though, I’m not a huge fan. 1
Edicion Posted August 11, 2022 Posted August 11, 2022 VR Unicos in particular and but also darker RAs, like RASS or RA Superiores are often in the dried, dark fruit area ( like others before have said).
SCgarman Posted August 11, 2022 Posted August 11, 2022 21 hours ago, Ford2112 said: RASS to me has that dark fruit element Yes it does, but the VR marca "prune" flavor notes are different.
Ford2112 Posted August 11, 2022 Posted August 11, 2022 56 minutes ago, SCgarman said: Yes it does, but the VR marca "prune" flavor notes are different. I have only has one Unicos and never a Famoso so this intrigues me . The unico I had was fantastic.
SCgarman Posted August 11, 2022 Posted August 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Ford2112 said: I have only has one Unicos and never a Famoso so this intrigues me . The unico I had was fantastic. Agreed. A good Unico is a thing of beauty. Great flavors. And very different from other #2's 1
NSXCIGAR Posted August 12, 2022 Posted August 12, 2022 15 hours ago, Ford2112 said: I have only has one Unicos and never a Famoso so this intrigues me . The unico I had was fantastic. I love Famosos but never liked Unicos. I find them quite different. The Unicos is a bit lighter IMO. Less earth, more chocolate. Don't get as much prune either. 1
havanaclub Posted August 15, 2022 Posted August 15, 2022 I get that raisin with a good RASS Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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