What we’ve got here is a new classic in the making, the wonderfully dark and delicious Romeo y Julieta Media Noche Robusto. For those of you who have forgotten their first year of Spanish class, ‘Media Noche’ translates to Midnight, a name which accurately describes the color of the spectacular Mexican San Andres Maduro wrapper blanketing each of these delectable stogies. Not content to sleep on a hard-won reputation for supreme quality and taste, Romeo y Julieta has blended the finest selection of aged Dominican longleaf tobacco for filler and binder to make this cigar one of their strongest and most complex ever.
San Andres wrappers are well known for their deep, rich color and smooth flavor, but they certainly aren’t going to win any beauty contests. Despite the flair brought by regal purple and gold double bands, the outer layer of a 5” X 54 Romeo y Julieta Media Noche Robusto is noticeably rough and rugged, with some prominent veining and a good bit of tooth. However, once you spark the layered foot and take the first slow pulls thorough the free-flowing draw, you’ll be taking this thing to the dance. At first flush with abundant coffee, black pepper, and earth, the palate soon detects more subtle hints of leather, almonds, coriander, citrus, and salt. A silky sweetness like butter cream enters during the second third, accompanied by a cedar and cocoa backbone to take you to the nub.
Gone are the days when Romeo y Julieta cigars were commonly relegated to breakfast or lunch smokes, while more robust selections took care of business after the sun went down. The medium-full Romeo y Julieta Media Noche Robusto is dressed and ready to stand beside your smokiest Scotches, your Tawny-est Ports, your smallest of small-batch Bourbons. For what little money these will set you back, you’ll even have some cash left over to have a hearty breakfast before heading off to bed.
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