Someone asked me if I had ever tried a RyJ Reserve Real, I said no I usually dont smoke domestic Romeo's since they are pretty mild- and I personally like spicy fuller bodied smokes. So this friend of mine bought me one to try 
I let it sit in the humi for 10 or so days, and decided to fire it up yesterday morning. I was pleasantly surprised. The construction of the cigar was near perfect. Firm and heavy feel, like a good cigar should be. The pre-light aroma was good, so I xikar'd the end. Pre-light draw was excellent though little to no flavor imho.
I roasted the tip, and puffed. Started pretty mellow and I thought, ****- another basic RyJ mild mild mild. About 1/2 inch or so in, it kicked up to medium and stayed there Lots of thick smoke, very even burn and slightly spice (slight). The ash was firm and white, looked like it was gonna hold on during the entire smoke but since I was driving at the time, the wind pretty much broke it off for me
I nubbed the cigar, which for a usually domestic "mild" cigar is a rare for me. I would say overall the cigar is a solid 8 out of 10, or a 87 score.
Its mild to medium bodied, with good flavor through out, and it increased in strength a little as I smoked it down- so it did get a bit stronger the further down I got.
If you havn't tried one because of the stigma of RyJ's (locally) being mild, give one a try- you might like it... I did.
:thumbs: Toaster
I let it sit in the humi for 10 or so days, and decided to fire it up yesterday morning. I was pleasantly surprised. The construction of the cigar was near perfect. Firm and heavy feel, like a good cigar should be. The pre-light aroma was good, so I xikar'd the end. Pre-light draw was excellent though little to no flavor imho.
I roasted the tip, and puffed. Started pretty mellow and I thought, ****- another basic RyJ mild mild mild. About 1/2 inch or so in, it kicked up to medium and stayed there
Lots of thick smoke, very even burn and slightly spice (slight). The ash was firm and white, looked like it was gonna hold on during the entire smoke but since I was driving at the time, the wind pretty much broke it off for me I nubbed the cigar, which for a usually domestic "mild" cigar is a rare for me. I would say overall the cigar is a solid 8 out of 10, or a 87 score.
Its mild to medium bodied, with good flavor through out, and it increased in strength a little as I smoked it down- so it did get a bit stronger the further down I got.
If you havn't tried one because of the stigma of RyJ's (locally) being mild, give one a try- you might like it... I did.
:thumbs: Toaster