RASS???

[KB24]

What are everyone's opinion of these? Flavor, draw, burn, etc... Anyone had any 06's and what were your opinions of them? Thoughts????

[jqmunro]

» What are everyone's opinion of these? Flavor, draw, burn, etc... Anyone

» had any 06's and what were your opinions of them? Thoughts????

These are nice and rich, but I don't think they even compare to the PSD4... PSD4's IMO are a level above these, although they are a good smoke.

[Mark Twain]

» What are everyone's opinion of these? Flavor, draw, burn, etc... Anyone

» had any 06's and what were your opinions of them? Thoughts????

I've slowly smoked through almost 1/4 of a box of '06 Rass and they are a delight that should only improve with age. A bit strong as they are still young, but they should settle down as they age.:-)

[Cohiba007]

One of my favorites. I hav 2 boxes of 04's that are still a little young, but a box of 01 that are beautiful. A different kind of flavor profile. Hard for me to exlpain. I for one, love these babies. And you asked how they burn, they burn for me about 3 times a week.:-D

[Colt45]

I've a box from '05. Unfortunately, every one has been spongy with a very

loose draw. They are underfilled, so are fairly lacking in flavor. I still have

quite a few left, and try one every now and again to see if perhaps they're

coming around. But so far, no go.

[korryp]

» What are everyone's opinion of these? Flavor, draw, burn, etc... Anyone

» had any 06's and what were your opinions of them? Thoughts????

Picked up a one box about 3 months ago. Just got another one yesterday. That should say something about how I think they will age.

[winelover]

» What are everyone's opinion of these? Flavor, draw, burn, etc... Anyone

» had any 06's and what were your opinions of them? Thoughts????

I recently picked up a box - POS ABR 06, and they are absolutely fantastic straight out of the box. Full bodied, spicey and creamy smoke, that can leave you feeling very satisfied. The burn is a little off at times but that is to be expected on a fresh cigar. I hear that these are great with 5 years on them, but they should not be overlooked young.

Just to throw in my 0.02 regarding the earlier statement that PSD#4's are way better than RASS - in my experience of 06 boxes, the PSD#4's are still too acrid and coarse (Jan06)- and frankly not worth smoking YET.

[jadawin]

I have smoked through most of a box from early 05, and loved them all. I find RASS to be on the mild/medium bodied side, but maybe thats just me. I think they are a great robusto, one of the classics. Nice floral flavors, one of my favorite mid day smokes. After seeing this thread, i will be lighting one up as soon as i get home from work!

[mr.harten]

1/2 way through a box from 05 and just placed an order for one from 06 after hearing many good things about them. Fits my flavor profile almost perfectly.

[Tiny Tim]

I've got a box on the way now!!!! I've been told that they are better with some age. I've never been one to show much patience, though.

How long is "enough age" to smoke them. I'm looking for minimum times here; I know if I let them sit for several years they are good or better.

Like I said, I'm not very patient! :-D

[Tampa1257]

Patrick,

The RASS is one of my personal favorites. The flavor profile is rich earthy tobacco with a background of Floral and fruit. While the young RASS can be said to display some tannic flavors, the RASS is one cigar that develops tremendously over time. I understand from Rob and others that I respect their opinion from, that the 2006 codes display the potiential to not only smoke very well now, but will also develop into a great cigar in the future. I have a box of 2001's that I ration myself because they are so friggin good that I don't want to share any because I can not replace them. Unfortunately, it is basically impossible to find any aged RASS these days, so you have to age them yourself. The difference in a 5 year old RASS is night and day from a young RASS. I highly suggest that you invest in a couple of boxes, smoke one slowly and age the other! You will not regret it!

[broozer]

» I've got a box on the way now!!!! I've been told that they are better with

» some age. I've never been one to show much patience, though.

»

» How long is "enough age" to smoke them. I'm looking for minimum times

» here; I know if I let them sit for several years they are good or

» better.

»

» Like I said, I'm not very patient! :-D

tim, i'd say at least 3 years. i have smoked about 10 or so from early 05 and they all needed more time to develope as they weren't quite ready to be smoked. if you can put over 5 years on them i would as everyone always raves about RASS with 5 + years on them.

bruce

[shrink]

I understand from Rob and others that I respect their opinion from, that the 2006 codes display the potiential to not only smoke very well now, but will also develop into a great cigar in the future.

Yes, Chuck... the '06 RASS is exceptional in every respect. Better than the '04s and '05s by far. Stronger, more full-flavored, and surprisingly well-developed, thanks to the aged filler. It is also the most complex of all the '06s I've sampled so far. The aroma from the newly opened box was unbelievably intoxicating.

I am smoking a few now (and I do not usually like young RASS), but a full box is going down for as long as I can stand it. I think that the '06 RASS is going to be a classic.

[HeavySmoke]

RASS from '06 are worth stocking up on. But there again so is almost anything 2006....;-)

[BigSlick]

Just put a cab down for a long nap. POS 06'! WOOHOO! They smell like chocolate!

[Tiny Tim]

The one's I just got in are, shall we say, MORE than tempting! I'll let them sit for a little while, then break into them. Most of 'em will rest for quite awhile. ;-)

[Mel]

» The one's I just got in are, shall we say, MORE than tempting! I'll

» let them sit for a little while, then break into them. Most of 'em will

» rest for quite awhile. ;-)

My motto is if you like em smoke em there is no minimum age. I have so me young cigars(04-06) that I like better than some age ones(94-00). I have decided to smoke my whole box of fresh 06 RASS as I want one. I will just buy some more. These are some of the best for your money cigars out there.

[Colt45]

» These are some of the best for your money cigars out there.

I want to believe what you guys are saying about the '06s, but the '05 box I have

makes me a little gun-shy.

[Mel]

» » These are some of the best for your money cigars out there.

»

» I want to believe what you guys are saying about the '06s, but the '05 box

» I have

» makes me a little gun-shy.

Colt are you saying that you have some 05 RASS that you do not like? I will trade you some overly tight POW and Punch Churchills for them. I got so disgusted last night with a R&J POW that I threw it into the yard. I suffered through a Punch. Thank God I had that Monte #2 06 to save the evening.

[Colt45]

» Colt are you saying that you have some 05 RASS that you do not like?

Yeah Mel, see my earlier post in this thresd. I intend on keeping these as a test. I

will leave them for quite some time, and see if they come around, flavor-wise.

But if you really want some underfilled, loose draw RASS, i'll be happy to send you

some, gratis :-D

[Mel]

» » Colt are you saying that you have some 05 RASS that you do not like?

»

» Yeah Mel, see my earlier post in this thresd. I intend on keeping these as

» a test. I

» will leave them for quite some time, and see if they come around,

» flavor-wise.

» But if you really want some underfilled, loose draw RASS, i'll be happy to

» send you

» some, gratis :-D

Awe keep your loose ones you may get so weak and feable in late years that your suction powers die and you will need those underfilled RASS.

[Great King Rat]

» The RASS is one of my personal favorites. The flavor profile is rich

» earthy tobacco with a background of Floral and fruit. While the young RASS

» can be said to display some tannic flavors, the RASS is one cigar that

» develops tremendously over time. I understand from Rob and others that I

» respect their opinion from, that the 2006 codes display the potiential to

» not only smoke very well now, but will also develop into a great cigar in

» the future. I have a box of 2001's that I ration myself because they are

» so friggin good that I don't want to share any because I can not replace

» them. Unfortunately, it is basically impossible to find any aged RASS

» these days, so you have to age them yourself. The difference in a 5 year

» old RASS is night and day from a young RASS. I highly suggest that you

» invest in a couple of boxes, smoke one slowly and age the other! You will

» not regret it!

With all of this PR I just ordered a box of RASS from '06.

I've a cab from July '04 which I thought it would be the S**t when I got them 8 months ago. However, the flavors are still semi muted at this time. I'm hoping the dumb period would end soon and the flavors come back in force.

For now I'll be smoking the 06's when I get them, that is if they are not entering their sick period. Smoking is getting to technical for me these days and Cubans are PITA when it comes to proper storage, aging and maturing.

Question: Tampa, in general how long does it take for RASSs to come out of their dumb period?

[Tampa1257]

» Question: Tampa, in general how long does it take for RASSs to come out of

» their dumb period?

Just my humble opinion, but the RASS take about 3-4 years to develop. While I freely admit that I have not smoked an 06 RASS, I would still anticipate that they will need at least three years. Many people enjoy smoking young, undeveloped cigars, and if that is what you enjoy, then by all means go for it. I really have gotten to the point that I am fortunate enough to have built enough inventory to be able to buy a box of new production cigars and not have to smoke them, so they go down for a long 2-3-4-5 year nap. it really is an issue of inventory. If you only have storage room for 100-200 cigars, then it makes sense that you do not have the ability to store and age cigars and are smoking whatever you buy, many people buy enough to smoke 3-5 year old cigars all the time, and fortunately there are times when you can buy aged cigars and only need to keep them stored a month or 3 before they are ready to smoke. I can flat tell you that the Por Larrañaga Lonsdale I have as well as the Ramón Allones Estupendo's will not be touched for at least 3 years, but they sure do look pretty sitting in the humidor!

[Cal-Duck]

A classic robusto and a must have in any humidor that anyone is aging stock in. Night and day against the PSD4... they are just different cigars. I highly reccomend that you pick up a few boxes. One to smoke and one to forget about.

CD

[Great King Rat]

» A classic robusto and a must have in any humidor that anyone is aging stock

» in. Night and day against the PSD4... they are just different cigars. I

» highly reccomend that you pick up a few boxes. One to smoke and one to

» forget about.

»

» CD

You are correct Sir.

I'll have close to 4 boxes of RASS. '04's are lacking in flavor currently, dumb period, the '05s are in sick period, so my 06's are to smoke now and hopefully before the '06's go into sick period the 04's would be ready to smoke. My concern is will the flavor return to the '04s. They already had 2 years on them when I got the cab, so I did not get to smoke any when fresh. Perhaps, they lacked flavor when fresh. I guess time will tell on the '04s.

To be honest I've not had a satisfying PSD4 to date, never had pre '03 PSD4 either. I'm hesitant to buy anymore PSD4s now. However, I love the P. Shorts. Are the '06 PSD4s as good as the Shorts?