The #RamónAllones brand dates back to 1845, created by Ramón and his brother, Antonio. Like many Cuban brands after the Revolution, the government took control and began selling the rights to other companies to produce cigars. A brand by the name of General Cigar produced a non-Cuban version of Ramón Allones but was not received well. This year General has licensed out the brand to world renowned @ajfcigars . A.J. took the classic Ramon Allones to the next level by making it a true Nicaraguan puro (meaning all parts are from a single location). I’m anticipating this cigar to have a deep rich flavor and a load of spice. –
The cigar has a very oily dark chocolate color with a speckled, toothy wrapper. The light took some time to get going but once going the ventilation seemed to be on par with the average cigar. It took up to my third or fourth full pull to pick up this portion’s flavor profile. The cigar starts off with cedar flavors with a dry walnut finish. Halfway through the first 3rd, I begin to get a little pepper. Finishing up the first half, the cigar continues to grow in pepper flavor and the cedar falls back to a relaxing secondary note. –
The cigar, unfortunately, needed to be relit twice during this portion of the smoke. The good thing is that this doesn’t interrupt the flavor at all. With even addition spice added to the smoke, slight caramel sweetness comes in. This gives the cigar a savory profile. With approximately two inches remaining in the cigar, the inhale has notes of leather joining in with the spice. The cigar is full body with the delivery of flavor being strong yet smooth. –
Once again, I had to relight the cigar before finishing the last portion. Maybe a straight cut instead of a V cut would open the cigar up more. The leather and cedar are still the two main flavors giving the cigar a robust profile. I would recommend this cigar to those smokers that have been smoking for some time and is slowly moving from medium to more full-bodied smokes. I’m having mine with a pretty decent California red wine. It’s subtleness goes well with such a strong cigar.
