Bond Roberts Petit 109….not what I expected.

[DeeBeezy]

After having the privilege of being in attendance at the launch of the BR 109 at JJ Fox in London this time last year, and enjoying that cigar- it’s fair to say that my expectations for the petit 109 (a size much more to my preference) were very high. 
 

After having smoked the petit 109, I can report that those expectations were not met. 
 

They were FAR FAR exceeded. 
 

I thought I knew what to expect from this experience, I was wrong. 
I was completely blown away. 
 

Allow me to give some context:

Whilst I am a fan of the Fabrica 5 factory lineup (I have smoked almost all the blends and own bundles of multiple different ones) I wouldn’t generally say that I wave the Pom poms like I have seen some do. 
I can appreciate them as budget friendly Cuban style blended Honduran cigars. 
To me however, I would never confuse them in a blind taste test for Cuban cigars- and that is not an indictment! I can enjoy them for what they are- new world cigars. 
 

This brings me to the Bond Roberts blends…

At the launch of the BR 109 last year at JJ Fox, I remember thinking that the cigar on the night was an extremely refined upgrade on the Fabrica 5 blends whilst retaining the Nudie DNA (which to me is bread/ bakery/ biscuit)

That experience warranted me purchasing a full box of the petit 109- a size I prefer, if the profile would be remotely similar it would be worth adding to my rotation. 
 

After merely a week of rest in the humidor, I couldn’t stop myself. 
The aroma in the box was reminiscent of  Cuban tobacco- outstanding. 
So on Friday morning, I lit my first one up. 
 

A delightful  kaleidoscope of flavour!

Plenty of bakery character beautifully balanced out with an opulent cream, sautéed mushroom and subtle caramel rounding out the bouquet. 
 

I do not say this lightly because I dislike terms like ‘Cuban-esque’- I would have honestly guessed this cigar to be Cuban tobacco in a blind taste test. 
I have never said that about a new world cigar before. 
 

As I said above, I can appreciate a good new world cigar for what it is, I have been working in a number of new world cigars into my rotations and have been thoroughly enjoying many of them. 
 

This however is an entirely different beast- it smokes like a Cuban. And I can’t believe I’m saying that. 
 

I have been on a run of smoking a number of exceptional Cuban cigars- aged/ regionals/ limited editions- this smoked as well, if not BETTER than any of them!

 

Rob has compared this to the Connie 1( one of my favourites) I would agree with the sentiment and add that it also has some HDM DNA with the Sautted mushroom. 
 

I have rarely posted on the forum in recent times, however when a cigar is this good I feel like I just had to say something- simply excellent!

Rob Ayala, Rob Fox, Hamlet and everybody involved- take a bow. 
 

This was the last cigar I smoked before the arrival of our 4th child, my son the very next day- it is no doubt an experience I will remember for a very very long time. 

[poorman]

Couldn’t agree more. By far my favorite NC. 
Missed the 50 cabs, bring them back. Plz

[chasy]

I feel like I saw more love for the 109 (over the petit 109). I've had the 109 and it's great, but it's just too big of a vitola for me to smoke very often. I'm glad to hear that people are loving the Petit 109 as well. That's much more feasible for me.