The El Rey del Mundo Oscuro Robust just might be that cigar that I would smoke should I be allowed only one more cigar in my life. El Rey, which by the way has the best name in cigars, is unabashedly bold and flavorful and very reasonably priced. Almost every time I am buying cigars in bulk I'm throwing in some of these. I'd buy boxes if my humidor was bigger but se la vie.
Upon removing tissue paper I was left gazing at the a dark, oily Ecuadorian wrapper. After I snapped out of it I checked the cigar and found it to be firm without any evidence of soft spots or defects. The cigar itself had very little smell and my mouth was watering at this point so I gave it the snip and fired her up. Once lit this cigar starts off with tons of flavor. There are woods and rich coffee notes. The draw was a little tight but it never hurts to work a little for what you want! There was rich voluminous smoke and a tight white ash.
As I worked my way through the cigar I found hints of black pepper and a medium spice that gave a nice warmth to the smoke. By the end of the cigar I felt my whole mouth warmed and there was a bold resurgence of the coffee bean flavor.
The robusto is a great size for this cigar. You get a nice ring size to cool the smoke a bit giving you the full appreciation of the flavors. Even so, it is a bit of a kick in the face, but I'm in to that sort of thing. If you like full bodied cigars and haven't smoked on of these then get on it!
Wrapper: Ecuador
Filler: DR, Hon, Nic
Binder: Hon
Rating: 92
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