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Romeo y Julieta : Petit Royales Box of 25 / 47 ring gauge x 95mm length / LAT AGO 19 This is my first review on FOH or on any forum to be frank. Well I posted a power tool set once on craigslist and that turned into a sh&t show. I had people asking to trade everything from a Walmart gift card to a old prosthetic hook. Anyways, enough of my blabbering not like anyone is actually going to read this (Please read this, I want some free cigars and early access). The box came from Spain with a date of Aug 2019 & a factory code "LAT", placing the box in Sancti Spiritus province and the factory of Taguasco. The cigars all have a nice oily shine and deep red hue, the smell coming from the box is your classic Cuban barnyard hay & tobacco. I don't have a foot fetish, well depends on the foot or feet more like. But the smell was a coco, hay, spice. Cigar was nicely rolled dense with a firm give. The cigar has a solid 4 years of age. The cigar opened with a woody cedar, light pepper, and sweet dark chocolate chip. I did toast this cigar and the burn line was great no issues, smoke production was good with a nice body. Good medium draw. First Third The end of the first third was filled with cedar, the spice toned completely down, and the sweet dark chocolate turned into a cherry liqueur chocolate. Ash fell off after the first third but that's partly my fault I was rewatching The Shield and the streaming service on my iPad kept freezing up and of course, I was impatient and kept trying to refresh until my iPad, my drink, and the ash all fell. Strength at this point remains Mild. Second Third In the second half; the cherry liqueur chocolate remains and turns a bitter dark chocolate with the wood notes turning into a charred oak/cedar. There is an almond/walnut nut note in the second half but it lays behind the wood and chocolate, it usually shows for me during the retro-hale. At this point, the cigar is at Mild-Medium. Final Third The burn line needed some touch-ups in the final third, the weather cools down and gets a little dewy, I live on the coast so this happens often while I'm smoking. Also, a mouse decided to make an appearance during this time so I spent a couple minutes throwing rocks to keep it away from my blueberry bushes. Anyhow cigar stayed about the same, notes of oak/cedar, bitter chocolate, and a coffee note are introduced with some pepper coming back into the picture. Cigar in the final third ends at a medium. Overall this was a good mild-medium cigar, smoke time was just under 1hr. I think this cigar will be prime at 5 years of age, there is still a vegetal green note to it that I think will be gone at 5 years and help the main notes shine. Overall I would rate this cigar a 3.5 out of 5 Thanks for listening to my TED talk. Cheers and Happy New Year. -Hobo_Lobo

A few years ago I came across this YT channel by Ernest, a Spanish cigar blogger, who tours Spain on his motorbike and blogs about the best Cavas de Puros or Estancos in Spain. The YT channel is called "Un pais para fumarserlo" - A country to be smoked. Being Spanish born I enjoy this channel immensely and I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to discover Spain, its different cities and regions and the best cigar stores to visit while in the country. Here is a recent post about Santiago de Compostela in the north and the best cigar store and club there. Enjoy !

I'm going to be spending a couple of weeks in Spain, we've never been before except in the airport passing through to other destinations. We will be visiting Madrid, Seville, Granada and Barcelona. I'd appreciate any suggestions on sites to see, restaurants, clubs and experiences. I also welcome suggestions on cigar shops to visit and any cigar friendly clubs that I can support with my Euros. Feel free to PM if you prefer. Thanks in advance.

Leaving for San Sebastian and the Rioja region tomorrow and have been trying to find some shops to visit or some good places to sit and smoke. Can anyone give me some guidance? Thank you in advance.

Hey Guys! Heading to Spain for my honeymoon in a few hours and wanted to get some last minute shopping advice from the forum I'll be hitting up Barcelona, Mallorca, and Madrid.... mainly looking for Spanish RE's and aged stock. Cigar Inspector had a couple nice (and somewhat outdated) articles on Barcelona and Madrid. They suggest Casa Fuster and Gimeno in Barcelona, and Cava Cardenal Cisneros in Madrid. Also had another BOTL suggest I shop at the Madrid Airport. If anyone has any other suggestion please let me know! I'll be there for the next week and a half.

I'm heading over to Barcelona soon and was looking at picking up some Spanish REs. I'm familiar with the RA Grandes and VR Maestro, but would be interested to hear which of the boxes below members think I should definitely have or avoid. Cheers. E. Punch - Gran Robusto Edición Regional España Bolívar - 108 Edición Regional España Sancho Panza - Quijote Edición Regional España Diplomáticos - Colleccion Privada Edición Regional España Por Larrañaga - Legendarios Edición Regional España