Cigar:            Romeo y Julieta Reserve Maduro #4

Size:             44 x 5.00

Wrapper:          Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro

Binder:           Nicaragua

Filler:           Nicaragua/Peru/DR

Strength:         Medium

Origin:           DR

Suspected Age:   

Vendor/Price:     Famous-Smokes

Beverage(s):     

Smoke time:       75 minutes

Date:             2004-06

Posted to ASC:   

Not impressed.

Construction:     Double cap was nice and in good condition.  Moderately firm, with

no hard/soft spots.  Medium veins and slight tooth on wrapper.

Prelight:   Cut well.  Nice aroma with some cocoa.  Tight draw.  Sweet on tongue.

First third:      Poor smoke volume.  Little flavor, some cedar and leather.  Draw

remained tight. 

Second third:     Uneven burn with ragged ash.  A bit of garlic in the flavor. 

Nicotine buzz about 1/2 through. 

Third third:      Same.

Overall:    Not impressed.  Burn was annoyingly uneven on both sticks I smoked.