Review Notes: Since my first rating of this excellent cigar I have smoked several other samples, all of them very good. I smoked one yesterday evening: I cannot but confirm it's one of the greatest cuban robustos, just south of the Cohiba and the Partagas D4, in the same league with El Rey del Mundo or Bolivar Robustos. Only little flaw, it couldn't stay lit after first half. When it was, though, burning ring was even, and smoke aplenty. For the rest, especially smooth but strong(ish) flavours, excellent. Good value, too.

Review Notes: ...which isn't faint praise. The RA looks good, if slightly veiny, burns pretty well and has all the right cuban flavours: cocoa, mainly, leather, toasted coffee. It had been a while (maybe two months) in my second best humidor, at 75% humidity. Good value, too.