Romeo y Julieta Exhibition 4 HQ

[Hohenthal]

Quite many posts on this forum deal with inconsistency in blend / construction regards the

R & J marca -

this example was a strong reminder of what has made Romeo y Julieta great.

Rolling: immaculate, not the slightest box press to it (from a dress box!),

firm long "salt and pepper" ash, smoking time 1h 20min.

Beautiful colorado colorado wrapper with a touch of red, thin but silky-tensile, oily.

Aroma / draw at cold: sweet tobacco, perfect draw after thumbnail - ("cuban") clip.

Opening and first third:

creamy cocoa, like melted chocolate couverture; morella cherry, cedar, (a touch of coffee).

Second third:

more of first third, plus:

a beautiful toastiness like fresh baked bread, roasted almonds,

occasionally a touch of liquorice.

Final third:

toasted tobacco / bread character, fresh cut cedar, no harsh or bitter edge whatsoever, nutty;

dark cherries waved good-bye at the last but one draw,

some lovely incense at the very end.

An occasional faint "mint" note in the second half

- which I more commonly associate with young cigars -

tells me that this box, however terrific now, has a great future ahead.

Being a concert violinist and yet burning my fingers at less than 1cm remaining,

that means something!

Frightfully, almost shockingly good!

94/100

[El Presidente]

I remember picking that box

Construction was perfect. the wrappers had that tensile reddish hue wrapper. Aroma at cold slight sweetness.

All in all the perfect R&J Exhibicion No 4 and the result was thankfully spectacular.

Unfortunately these days I don't see many R&J 4 (or many R&J at all) with that necessary mix to ensure a great cigar. I get excited when I do.

[partifan]

I had 10 from a '99 cab that were just out of this world. The cigar was magic. However, the only RyJ I'll buy these days is the cazadore because I'm too afraid of the inconsistencies and have been burned by the short and wide.

[Hohenthal]

I remember picking that box

Thanks again, Rob!

[cottierm]

Thank for sharing this positive review of one of my favorite cigars of the 90s. Returning to cigars after an interruption of ten years, the R&J Exhibition 4 was the first box I bought and although from 2008 was and still is quite a disappointment. Thank for giving me back faith in at least some of them!

Best,

Michel

[CanuckSARTech]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing, Alex. Sounds like another great pick, Rob. Kudos.