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!