One Minute Review- El Rey del Mundo Especiales (ER Italia)
[UPDATE: Larry G's Name came out of the box when I drew, so he wins the El Rey del Mundo Especiales (ER Italia)! Email me your address through the site, Larry, and I will will get this out to you! ~brooks]
I had high hopes for this cigar.
It had everything going for it...Great looking stick with a light brown wrapper, an interesting shape (I am a sucker for a Pyramid), and a great smell (hay and tobacco)...
Alas, I was to be disappointed.
- Country of Origin: Cuba
- Wrapper: Cuba
- Binder: Cuba
- Filler: Cuba
- Size: 5.5 Inches
- Ring Gauge: 52
- Shape: Pyramid
- Est. Price: $21 (est)
- Date Released: 2009
This cigar epitome the reasons cigar lovers have come to hate the idea of "Regional Editions" releases of Cuban cigars...Unlike, say, the Ramon Allones Phoenicio or the Por Larrañaga Magnifico, the El Rey del Mundo Especiales (ER Italia) was boring, bland and even annoyingly Flat in terms of taste for pretty much the entire stick.
The main flavors (those I could actually taste anyway) were a little pepper (esp in the first third), chocolate, cedar and some spice...but everything seemed to be muted for the whole smoke, almost like I was smoking through a filter...
The cigar had a decent draw and burn, and it was a smooth cigar no doubt, but the lack of any dominant flavors really hurt the experience...after smoking it for 1 hour and 20 minutes (which was a surprise for stick of this size, it burned VERY fast, but never hot) I did not even feel like I had smoked at all...
The Bottom Line: Extremely mild and almost totally tasteless (albeit very smooth), the El Rey del Mundo Especiales (ER Italia) is a truly disappointing example of what Cuba can put out. While Cubans are typically less spicy then NC, they usually have a bit more flavor to compensate...well, not this one. This is one of those sticks you would give to a first time smoker who wants to try a Cuban cigar...if you liked them enough to waste $20 on them that is...
Final Score: 77
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