JC Newman

February 22, 2022

Serino Royale Maduro XX Robusto (5 1/8 x 48)






Video review HERE.


(Description taken from Cigar-coop.com website)

Serino Cigar Company is run by industry veteran Tony Serino. For over two decades, Serino has worked in the industry importing and selling premium bundle cigars. With the Serino Royale line, Serino unveils his own super premium line. To produce this line, Serino has teamed up with Omar Gonzalez Aleman of La Corona Cigars S.A.. Gonzalez is the former head director of the La Corona Factory in Havana.


Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro (Habano 2000 seed)

Binder: Nicaraguan

Filler: Esteli, Nicaragua; Jalapa, Nicargua (Aged Five Years)

Country of Origin: Nicaragua (La Corona SA)


Vitolas Available

The Serino Royale Maduro XX is available in four sizes. Each are packaged in 20 count boxes.


Sublime 6 1/4 x 54 (Reviewed 8/5/17)

Toro: 6 x 52

Belicoso: 5 1/4 x 52

Robusto: 5 1/8 x 48 REVIEWED TODAY



For a robusto the cigar has a nice feel in the hand.




The test draw after cutting the cap was good. The initial flavors at light up were a sweet, tangy  apricot, brown sugar, light cinnamon, semi-sweet chocolate, and black coffee. There was black pepper rated at 7 1/2. A very sweet start with nice lower level notes.



At the first third (25 minutes) the ash was still intact. The apricot is extremely sweet. The chocolate and black coffee notes are rather light. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is apricot and light chocolate with good lingering black pepper. I love the sweet apricot. Add in nice brown sugar and you have a nice, sweet cigar. I rated the first third 94.




Moving through the second third (48 minutes) there was a decrease in the nice, sweet apricot. I don't really have the chocolate notes any more. But there is more of an earthy coffee and it has increased. There is also some nutmeg in a rather high amount. The cigar is still medium bodied. The finish is light apricot and nutmeg with good lingering black pepper. The cigar lost a little in this third. I rated the second third 92.




The cigar lasted 1 hour 5 minutes. In the final third there was a small increase in the apricot and the chocolate notes returned in a low amount. The nutmeg and earthy black coffee was still very much in play. The cigar is still medium bodied. The finish is unchanged. This cigar is pretty good. The first third is amazing. If you haven't tried Serino Cigars you might want to look into them. I held the score of 92 for the final third.




Overall Score: 92.67

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