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(Description taken from Cigar-Coop.com website)
The RoMa Craft Tobac Intemperance Whiskey Rebellion 1794 is a new cigar blend that was originally a shop exclusive to Famous Smoke Shop in Easton, Pennsylvania. Today it is available nation wide.
The cigar name pays homage to the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. It was in 1791 when the first tax on any product was imposed by the United States federal government on whiskey. When farmers in Western Pennsylvania protested the team, this led to the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. When the project was announced Eric Guttormson, owner of Cigar Dojo commented, “When Skip (Martin) approached me with his idea for the Whiskey Rebellion cigar, I couldn’t have been more excited. I love the cigars Skip and Michael (Rosales) produce and tying this release to the Whiskey Rebellion seemed like the perfect fit in today’s battle over government overreach.”
Blend Profile
The blend to the Whiskey Rebellion 1794 incorporates a similar binder and filler profile to the other blends in the Intemperance line. The difference is that this cigar uses an Ecuadorian Habano Ligero wrapper.
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Ligero
Binder: Indonesian Besuki
Filler: Dominican and Nicaraguan
Country of Origin: Nicaragua (Nica Sueno)
Cigar Dojo (Robusto): 5 x 50
Hamilton: 4 x 46
Jefferson: 4 1/2 x 50 REVIEWED TODAY
Mc Farlane (Perfecto): 5 x 50
Bradford: 5 x 56
Washington: 5 1/2 x 54
The cigar has an average feel in the hand for a short robusto.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good. The initial flavors at light up were cedar, a lot of sweet cream, brown sugar with light cinnamon, earthy nutmeg, and a black coffee base. At the outset it seems to be a white pepper which I rated at a 7. The cream is very sweet and is a primary flavor at the outset.
At the first third (28 minutes) the cedar is more pronounced and the brown sugar is defined. The cream notes have toned down. There is also a little cinnamon in the mix. There is quite a bit of earthy black coffee and nutmeg. The finish is one of sweet cream with nice lingering black pepper. The cigar is medium bodied at this point. The cigar is nice but low key. It's not very interesting to me. I rated the first third at 90.
At the second third (45 minutes) the cigar is getting more earthy. The nutmeg flavor is more prominent. The black coffee is also getting quite earthy. These earthy notes are taking away a lot of the other front end sweeter flavors of cedar, brown sugar, and cream. The cigar is still medium bodied. The finish is unchanged. I lowered the second third score to 88.
The cigar lasted 1 hour. About what I expected. In the final third the cigar got more earthy and lost more sweetness. The cigar ended medium bodied. The finish is pretty much unchanged but there is also earthiness on it also. There was nice lingering black pepper (it changed over from white to black somewhere along the way). The problem I have with this cigar is the lack of sweetness and overabundance of earthiness. For the final third I rated the cigar at 86. To give these cigars a try you can purchase them HERE.
Overall Score: 88
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