Rafael Gonzalez Perlas, RUE AGO11

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Rafael Gonzalez Perlas, RUE AGO11

Once the train has started it's jolly hard to stop it. Today it's the time for another cigar I haven't smoked before.

Music: Jazzanova Funkhaus Studio Sessions. Drink: Coke.

Cigar weight 6.96g. Firm construction. Very smooth colorado maduro wrapper. The cold smell of the wrapper is some kind of a mixture of brass and clove, interesting. Cutting with scissors. Tight draw, yes! Weak and mild tobacco taste on the cold draw. Fire!

1/3 Fresh and clean tobacco flavour with a little white pepper on top of it. Some bright and sweet feminine flowers on the background. Very mild barnyard. White pepper is getting stronger. Some soil. Medium body and flavour.

2/3 Toasted tobacco with a touch of mild white pepper for a long time.Some milky sweetness is trying to evolve behind the mask of toasted tobacco. Caffe latte and later with a hint of vanilla. Body and flavour still medium.

3/3 Tannins are starting to show up. Toasted tobacco with just a tiny amount of vanilla. A couple of herbal moments. Toasted tobacco with coffee. Strong tar and black pepper. Strong toastiness. Full body and flavour. The cigar gets too young and hot to smoke, have to leave it.

Smoking time 1:04. Nice long aftertaste of tobacco, first with vanilla and later with fresh leaves.

I liked this cigar despite its youth, but if I had more of these I'd leave them alone for a year at least.

A comparison with another small new product H.Upmann Half Corona would leave this RGP to the honorable second place IMO.

Thanks for reading.

(Darn! I just realized that I've forgotten to take photos of this cigar for my website, and it was the only one! .......$@£!#€#¤%&!!!)

[ChanceSchmerr]

I really want to pick up a few boxes of these, but waiting for our hosts to get them in stock. Good honest review!!

[Deemancpa]

Great Review! I need to try a few.

[Charltonc]

Love the size ,I still need to try half coronas.