Ramon Allones Superiores

Headed over to the shop today to enjoy a smoke, and decided to have something out of my 'good stuff' stash and picked out the Ramon Allones Superiores from the 2010 La Casa del Habano release.   This cigar is a Corona Gorda a with a beautiful, leathery, light brown wrapper, and only had a production size of 5000 boxes of 10.  As a lover of all things Ramon Allones and Corona Gorda, I'm really looking forward to this smoke!


Pre-light - Not much smell, but a bit of sweetness and grass.  The draw has a perfect tug to it.


First Third -The Superiores starts out with a blast of hay, leather, and creamy coffee it a fitting light-medium body.  The draw is fantastic with thick smoke and a very nice dark gray ash.  About a half inch in some heavier leather and coffee flavors come out, though balanced by creaminess. 

Second Third - There is a bit of spice and nuttiness in this third, combined with the still tasty creamy coffee and some hay.  The body is still medium-ish and the construction continues to be spot on.  It is an effortless, tasty smoke!


Third Third - The flavors in the last third are similar to the second, with a bit more sweetness added to the coffee, leather, nut and creamy flavors.  Definitely a complex combination that flows together perfectly.  Construction is great, and the draw produces a cool smoke even to the nub.

Conclusion and Score - I absolutely loved this cigar.  The rich, complex mix of creamy and hay flavors with the darker nut and leather notes created an exquisite experience.  Certainly not as full in body as the regular production RA, the Superiores was light-medium, though not losing anything in the flavor department.  I'd love to see these become a regular size, as I loved the size of the stick (and obviously the flavors.)  For me this was worth a 94 point rating, one of the best I've had in a while! 

Tatuaje Anarchy

Earlier 2010 (last year now!) Pete Johnson of Tatuaje blended a 'secret' cigar called the Anarchy for Smoke Inn in Florida.  Details about the sticks were leaked over time through Pete's Twitter and Facebook, and the sticks were fully released for sale in early December.  Some are still available, but it is a limited production cigar so they won't be around too long (though not as limited as the Halloween releases).  The shape is an interesting figurado hybrid- tapered at both ends but a larger gauge at the foot.  It also sports an interesting pigtail and a very dark Ecuadorian wrapper.  I have read a few reviews, ranging from good to excellent and am looking forward to seeing for myself!  Thanks to my awesome brothers at CS, I received a whole box for my birthday, and since that is tomorrow, I figure it's time for a review!

Pre-Light -  The wrapper is a beautifully dark chocolate color that is plenty oily.  It smells of a creamy tobacco, and the pre-light draw is medium with some sweet notes similar to the Drac when it was first released.

First Third - The first puffs crackled (odd, I know) with a full bouquet of leather, wood, oatmeal and some mildly spicy earthy notes.  The body seems to be lighter than I had expected but the flavors are certainly full.  The draw has a perfect tug, and the burn is very straight so far.  The initial blast of flavors cools down to a relaxing (but not boring) profile after an inch, dominated by leather, wood and some cream.

 Second Third - The individual flavor have morphed into a concoction tasting of woody leather with some molasses.  The D/A/B have all be great so far with no need for touch-ups.  Though still quite tasty, there are puffs in which the flavor is muted, something I have seen other reviewers note... not sure if this is just a fluke of something age may iron out.   

Third Third - Similar leathery wood flavors to the second third with a bit of nutmeg in the background in this third.  The D/A/B have been consistent throughout and I am really enjoying this cigar.  Definitely worthy of nubbing.

Conclusion and Score - I love the leather and wood flavor of the Anarchy and the other notes that popped up throughout.  The construction was top notch, and the size quite fun.  Looking forward to seeing how these will age as they seem like a great candidate.  I would rate it a 92 with a possibility for some more points if the small kinks in the middle can straighten out... great stick now though too, track some down!