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(Description taken from Halfwheel.com website)
The Romeo y Julieta Envy Amulet has begun arriving in stores.
It’s a limited edition 6 x 55 toro extra size that is made entirely of Nicaraguan tobaccos. Plasencia Cigars S.A. is making the Envy Amulet, which is a follow-up of sorts to the Romeo y Julieta Eternal, another cigar Plasencia made for Altadis U.S.A.
The MSRP is set at $17.50 per cigar and it is sold in boxes of 11. Production is limited to 100,00 cigars, roughly 9,090 boxes.
“This blend was in the making for quite some time because we knew the aging process would bring out amazing notes from these Nicaraguan tobaccos,” said Rafael Nodal, head of product capability for Tabacalera USA, in a press release. “Once perfectly aged, the rest was a matter of finding the ideal size to capture and display them to the fullest! So here it is, this cigar is absolutely fantastic!”
The cigar is nicely made and has a nice feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was effortless. The initial flavors at light up were citrus peel, brown sugar, and leather. There was black pepper rated at 7. Not the best start with nothing sweet but the brown sugar.
At the first third (28 minutes) the flavor notes are unchanged. But the leather is very much elevated. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is leather with good lingering black pepper. There's a lot of leather. I rated the first third 88.
As I moved through the second third (56 minutes) the leather kept increasing. The leather now has earthiness also. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is heavy leather with good lingering black pepper. The cigar is very heavy on earthy leather with minimal sweetness. I rated the second third 84.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 17 minutes. Here in the final third I had earthy leather. If you stretch your imagination you might get whisps of citrus peel but don't expect much. The finish is heavy earthy leather with very good lingering black pepper. The cigar is medium to full bodied. This cigar was disappointing. I expected much more for this price. Plus it's billed as a bringing out the amazing notes of Nicaraguan tobacco. I don't think it did. I rated the final third 80.
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