Añejo is Spanish for “aged,” and so you can probably guess what makes the Romeo y Julieta cigar interesting: the aged tobaccos! But to get to them, you’d first have to get past the outer leaf. It’s a rough and rustic stalk-cut Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. If you’re not knowledgeable about Broadleaf, it’s a strain of tobacco that grows strong and hearty, and is sometimes challenging to work with. While other tobaccos are tender and delicate, Broadleaf is rebellious. You’ll find toothiness, veins, and edges that aren’t fancy and pretty like on some sticks. The flavor is quite nice, though. Earthy and a touch sweet – perfect for making Maduro if you have the patience.
Cigar Aficionado has put the stamp on this cigar, giving it a 91 rating. The interior blend is an interesting roll of tobaccos. The core leaves are sun grown double fermented 2009 Honduran and Nicaraguan fillers. These are bunched up into a roll of Dominican Olor 2008 binder. Light it up for flavors of creamy coffee, dark chocolate, cedar, and gingerbread sweetness. Note, however, that shades of chocolate will be carrying the whole experience. It’s there when you inhale the aroma out of the box, it’s there on the cold draw, and it stay with you as you go from one third to the next. There are a few notes that come and go like lemon cake and baking spice, but your old friend dark cocoa is there from beginning to end. To us, that’s an hour well spent. If it sounds good to you too, this is a cigar to try for sure.
