Robaina famosos

[sptcigars]

I wanted to write a brief review of this past weekend's smokes. I recently recieved two habano's from a friend. One was a RASS and the other a Robaina Famosos. The other thing to know is that I've been wanting to make my own irish coffee for sometime and actually found a very simple and easy recipe from CA magizine.

My friend told me that the Famosos is dominated by flavors of chocolate. Now, I usually enjoy my cigars with either red wine or Jameson or some scotch but thinking that this Famosos has chocolate hints, I thought that this is the best time to get what I need to make that Irish coffee. Who doesn't like chocolate and coffee!??

I made the coffee, sat down and lit the habano.....

Two words, BLOWN AWAY.

It's as if these two were made for one another. I couldn't get enough. The sweet coffee with that slight pinch of jameson and the chocolate and spice notes of the famosos. The cigar was consistent to the very end. Absolutely no bitter, no sour, no strong tobacco flavor nothing but chocolate and spice.

Maybe it was the coffee that blocked any bitter in the cigar. Maybe it was the fact that the cigar was aged 3 yrs. Maybe my mood was just right and I had the mindset that this cigar was going to taste chocolatey so it did. Whatever it was, it worked. I was totally in love with both the irish coffee and the Famosos. I don't think that I could find a better combination.

[El Presidente]

And that is how a Famoso should be You have runs of them like this. I am not sure what the visual aspects of your cigar were like but in my experience the "chocolate sticks" come with a shiny colorado wrapper and often with a hint of red tinge. I can generally pick if a box has this flavour profile because at cold there is a wonderfull sweet cocoa aroma.

Great review on a great cigar when at its best. On the downside recent boxes have fallen away from the traditional Famoso in terms of flavour profile. I am finding a lack of cocoa and chocolate nuances. Earthier now, more leather. Will need to try again.

[Colt45]

This is a cigar that took me a while to reconcile with - they do seem to need time.

Early samples were dull and disjointed. My last try was a deep, rich, full flavored

powerhouse.

It did show some chocolate brownie notes, but not the lighter, mousse-like chocolate

I associate with the Unicos.

Thanks for the post - it reminds me I have one left.

[shrink]

Just for old times sake, I burned a '97 Famoso on the deck this evening. A real 'iron fist in a velvet glove'. It was as smooth as a baby's ass, sweet as honey, and spicier than a red chili pepper.

[sptcigars]

."I am not sure what the visual aspects of your cigar were like but in my experience the "chocolate sticks" come with a shiny colorado wrapper and often with a hint of red tinge."

yeah, I am new to posting and this site forum but as I see others posting reviews with pics, I will have to do the same with future reviews. My only hope is that I can get a box of these with the same flavors.

Prez, the wrapper wasn't that shiny, but it did have a little red tinge to it. What I did notice is that although the wrapper didn't appear to have tooth, the ash was dominated by it. That, from what I hear, is a trait of good habano. Do you agree??

[jwm8592]

» Prez, the wrapper wasn't that shiny, but it did have a little red tinge to

» it. What I did notice is that although the wrapper didn't appear to have

» tooth, the ash was dominated by it. That, from what I hear, is a trait of

» good habano. Do you agree??

What is meant by the wrapper having or not having "tooth", but the ash was dominated by it??

thx

[sptcigars]

» » Prez, the wrapper wasn't that shiny, but it did have a little red tinge

» to

» » it. What I did notice is that although the wrapper didn't appear to

» have

» » tooth, the ash was dominated by it. That, from what I hear, is a trait

» of

» » good habano. Do you agree??

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» What is meant by the wrapper having or not having "tooth", but the ash was

» dominated by it??

» thx

what I mean is that although I couldn't really see the little bumps in the wrapper, aka tooth, they really appeared in the ash.

[Justinwzp]

» what I mean is that although I couldn't really see the little bumps in the

» wrapper, aka tooth, they really appeared in the ash.

grain is what it's called on the ash

FYI

[n2advnture]

» Just for old times sake, I burned a '97 Famoso on the deck this evening. A

» real 'iron fist in a velvet glove'. It was as smooth as a baby's ass,

» sweet as honey, and spicier than a red chili pepper.

O.R.! Nice!

~Mark

[sptcigars]

» » what I mean is that although I couldn't really see the little bumps in

» the

» » wrapper, aka tooth, they really appeared in the ash.

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» grain is what it's called on the ash

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» FYI

I've never heard it called grain, on the ash or wrapper. Always heard tooth.

[jwm8592]

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» what I mean is that although I couldn't really see the little bumps in the

» wrapper, aka tooth, they really appeared in the ash.

Thanks, yeah that makes sense. Alot of times the wrapper appears clean, but once an area has burned, or ashed up its really pretty marked up.