 | | Origin: | Cuba | Manufactured: Hand Made |
| Gauge: | Medium | Length: | 165 |
| Format: | Cervantes | Ring: | 42 |
| Weight: | 10,8 gr. | Score: | 6.4 |
| Presentation: 2 Layers in a Box of 25 |
Average user rating  
Review #8: A mild and floral cigar, I was disappointed. There certainly is a woody flavour here as could be expected from a "Cedros." I had burn problems for the first half which might be attributed to it's poor construction. ...not a great draw either. There was 4 years of age on this cigar, but not enough to make this a fantastic cigar. I don't think I'll be smoking many of these anytime soon. - Submitted by cookj1 on October 17, 2007
Review #7:  Hola. I bought four single Cedros De Luxe No.1. Normally I avoid 42-ring gauge cigars, because I found some bad ones, some poorly rolled, but especially in mostly of them, draw problems. However, I am interested to taste well aged cigars with cedar wrapper, it was an opportunity when I found a 2001 open box in the Spanish Estanco I use to buy my cigars. I took some notes while smoking:
The cigar presence is not the best one, there’s a lot of Premium cigars better dressed, this one is rough, dark with some veins, forget about silky and oily tact, maybe the cedar presence along these years of aging also acts. Without the cedar wrapper it remembers much more a thinner Cazadores than a Lonsdale.
It wasn’t difficult to cut and light the cigar, not too open draw but acceptable for an aged Cervantes vitola. Woody and fine notes along all smoke, medium strength. Creamy at second third. No presence at all of bitterness, but a little one-dimensional smoke. At last third the wrapper ripped a bit, however it do not disturbed the smoke, one hour and ten minutes of relaxed smoke.
After reading the posts before and comparing them with my own experience, I think Romeo y Julieta Cedros De Luxe No. 1 is a good smoke only when well aged. Yes, all wood, leather and spicy notes are there, a bit more of strength would be nice. The cigar deserve better care when rolled.
- Submitted by olisiponense on May 7, 2007
Review #6: I finished a box of these recently. I'm a huge RyJ fan, but I won't be purchasing these again. The smoke is great, but I cannot deal with the inconsistancy of this cigar. It seemed like every other cigar was plugged.... terrible draw. I'm half-way through my RyJ Ex#4... Not one bad one. Every stick has been almost flawless (and delicious.) - Submitted by newbie on September 8, 2005
Review #5: A gift from a friend who just got back from the caribbean, I was at first impressed with the presentation and then the soft woody nose. Lit up fine but ran into issues immediately with the draw. Packed tighter than most R&Js I have had I thought at first the stick was plugged but she finally opened up about a third in. The taste was similar to the tubed Romeos I have had with leather and white pepper dominant over a cream finish. Built up the most impressive ash cylinder I have seen with almost two inches before it fell off. A good smoke but it left me wanting more complexity and the draw let it down. - Submitted by Uncle on April 25, 2005
Review #4: From a July 02 box, the cigars are fully aged. They have the expected Cedros taste, full and leathery with some spiciness - no mistaking this for anything but the classic Romeo. The aroma was good. Unfortunately, the taste is the only good thing about these cigars. The first one had a rather tight draught, not fatal but very annoying. This persisted to the midpoint, where the flaw burned over and the cigar suffered a minor burst. The draught improved after that, however some hasty repair work was required to save the cigar. A second sample burned correctly but the wrapper came off before lighting. Again, repair work was required, this before even getting the thing lit! Score: taste 85, cigar 10.
Stuff like this is turning me off Cubans. At their best, rough hewn and rustic. Anything less is a gamble. Habanos simply doesn't pay any attention, quality varies too much and the cigars themselves are uninspiring and one dimmensional - it is up to the tobacco to make the cigar, rather than making a cigar from tobacco. It will be interesting to see Habanos reaction when the wall comes down - the competition from modern cigars is fierce and the Cubans won't stand a chance. - Submitted by Stacks Overflow on February 21, 2005
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