Review Notes: Having smoked the Churchill and loving it, I was a bit underwhelmed by this corona. The wrapper is exl. with no burn problems, but the flavor let me down somewhat. This is a mild-med. strength cigar with the emphasis on mild. I'm not picking up much more than a slightly nutty and creamy profile, along with a cedary taste. This is a good cigar, it's just not much else.

Review Notes: Smokth and lite

Review Notes: The initial appearance and presentation were solid. The dry, smooth wrapper was a lovely shade of golden brown, and the stick presented with a subtle, earthy aroma. The single red R&J band had a bit too much glue on it, so the wrapper peeled a bit as the band was removed. The cap cut cleanly, but the wrapper at the cap was a bit off and one side peeled and frayed despite my use of a a razor-sharp double-guillotine cutter. The initial light was easy and even, with a consistent burn at a rate of about 1 inch every 12 minutes. The solid/compact ash was a dark grey color, and the resting smoke was light blue and fragrant. No relights or other maintenance was required. The draw was still throughout the 60 percent of the cigar I smoked. I enjoy a firm draw, so this was a pleasing aspect of the Reserva Real. The tobacco had a light/mild intensity with a smooth smoke but a fairly bland flavor. Altadis says the cigar has a medium body and a slightly sweet flavor, although my experience was that it was more on the mild side and more bland than sweet. Apart from the wrapper issues, it appears that the binder and filler burned at different rates — at ashing, a hot nub protruded from the middle of the cigar. At the 60 percent mark, the cigar became substantially more acrid, but not hot. The flavor went from bland-but-pleasant to disgustingly harsh in a manner of minutes, and it had nothing to do with the heat of the burn. In all, I spent about 40 minutes with this cigar. I do like RYJ cigars and would smoke another without hesitation.

Review Notes: I've seen a lot of bad reviews for this cigar, and many good reviews for the same stick. I believe the difference is in the aging/proper humidifying. The one I had the pleasure to smoke was surrounded by cedar and kept in a glass tube, original seal unbroken until smoke time. Now this is coming from a newb who's only had a chance to sample a couple ronseca and a. fuente. The first few puffs were much nicer than my previous cigars, some costing eight bucks a stick. The taste was pleasant and not overpowering. Aftertaste was fresh with no bitterness or numbing effect. Taste and body intensified, as expected, but then went mellow near the middle. Strengthened again near the end. I don't usually smoke past the band, but with this I was inclined to do so. Not disappointed. The burn was consistent, needing little rotation. Smoke was reasonably thick, and ash broke about every quarter. I did have a problem with draw, was constantly massaging, right down to the end. Perhaps some one had a bad day? Overall a great smoke, will definitely enjoy again.

Review Notes: It was a decent cigar, not bad, but not really good. Burned well, but was harsh due to it burning so hot. Would not go out of my way to try again.