CaptainQuintero Posted August 26, 2013 Posted August 26, 2013 Italy 2012 RE (released March 2013) Por Larranaga small robusto 4 x 50 The first third opens up straight away into big flavours. This format really needs to jump into action straight away if they are to earn their keep and these are really doing it at the moment. Classic Por Larranaga flavours of sweet nuts and sweet cedar. Perfect for a hot Summer day such as it is today. Second third is continuing with high quality flavours. A richness picks up across the board and milk chocolate has appeared. The sweet news have turns into a dense roasted chestnut and berry fruits have started to creep in. This final third showed some excellent promise for the coming years. The berry fruits have taken centre stage, deep and dark black and red current have replaced the milk chocolate entirely while the cedar is sitting in the background albeit in a much darker profile. A surprising flavour was a distinctively aromatic Diplomatico/perfume nature that appeared for a few puffs then vanished. This whole ending can be summed up as a rich and brooding sickly-sweet concentrate. Almost like a jam/preserve. For the age the burn has been top notch, excellent construction (this has been true across the three I've had before). The balance of this release is exquisite, one of the best Por Larranage releases. Compared to the strong and dark profile of the 2007 Asia Pacific release, this is medium in body but milder in flavours. If you missed out on the UK Magnifcos release a few years back these are almost identical at this stage. NO youth is showing what-so-ever at any point in the cigar. 94/100 Huge potential for four or five years down the line.
Habanos2000 Posted August 26, 2013 Posted August 26, 2013 Great review and sounds like a stellar smoke. I wish I could just get past it only being 4 inches long...and with a double band at that!
Stevieboy Posted August 26, 2013 Posted August 26, 2013 I love this wee cigar. I found a half box in Naples in July and loved it the second I sparked up! I've never been a PL fan but I'm definitely going to revisit the range Seriously brethren, if you come across this cigar grab them as they're cracking. At only E7 a pop I can't imagine they'll be on the shelves for long..... Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk 4
CanuckSARTech Posted August 26, 2013 Posted August 26, 2013 Very nice review, CQ. Great write-up and pictures (love that ashtray too). Question - these PL two-tone bands...is this the only time they've been used on PL's aside from that UK RE from a few years back? Is this the same one, or a different styling?
CaptainQuintero Posted August 26, 2013 Author Posted August 26, 2013 They are nearly the same as the PL Magnifico and regalias de Londres apart from the size and on the sides these have 'small robusto' in white. The gloss and matte gold are a little more vibrant on the UK ones but I think the plates must be very similar as they share the same rough JF:SC script on the front of the band which I think was a nod to Jemma Freeman and Simon Chase who worked on the new bands for the magnificos
Erm310mce Posted August 26, 2013 Posted August 26, 2013 Nice review Capt, spot on in my opinion. I'm loving my box as well. Cheers,
Scdalak Posted August 26, 2013 Posted August 26, 2013 Nice Review, cold winter months ahead perfect for these small smokes... Erm didn't know you had some of these... Id love to try one soon...
Erm310mce Posted August 26, 2013 Posted August 26, 2013 Nice Review, cold winter months ahead perfect for these small smokes... Erm didn't know you had some of these... Id love to try one soon... Hahaha. I got ya bro
bigpete Posted August 26, 2013 Posted August 26, 2013 Great review! I'll have to find a couple of these since I love the RdL UK ER.
Jeremy Festa Posted August 27, 2013 Posted August 27, 2013 These look great! Love the Italian regional program!
Lotusguy Posted August 27, 2013 Posted August 27, 2013 Nice review and pictures. I smoked two singles of these so far and they were very young but showed a lot of potential. I put my box in one of my storage coolidors in the basement Love the bands!!
ramon_cojones Posted August 27, 2013 Posted August 27, 2013 Thanks for the review capn, sounds like I may like this pl.
mk05 Posted August 27, 2013 Posted August 27, 2013 Classic Por Larranaga flavours of sweet nuts and sweet cedar. The berry fruits have taken centre stage, deep and dark black and red current...UK Magnifcos release a few years back these are almost identical at this stage. They are nearly the same as the PL Magnifico and regalias de Londres apart from the size Almost identical to Magnificos? Holy crap. Quite a statement on these little buggers! I'll have to give it a try now. Thanks for the review.
CaptainQuintero Posted August 27, 2013 Author Posted August 27, 2013 Almost identical to Magnificos? Holy crap. Quite a statement on these little buggers! I'll have to give it a try now. Thanks for the review. The second comment was @ the bands!! Obviously you're not going to get the same experience in this vitola as the magnificos but it's the closest blend I've tasted to it, maybe no black tea in these but I guess time will tell! Certainly I would be happy to call this "mini magnificos" Huge potential!
Larsy Posted August 29, 2013 Posted August 29, 2013 Thanks for the review on these. Was very interested to hear about them. And gorgeous photos!
garbandz Posted September 4, 2013 Posted September 4, 2013 Great review,nice back story about the initials on the band.Photos were very helpful.........
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