Connoisseur's Corner: Pre-Boom Cubans

 

(Cigar Aficionado) The year 1991 was a fine one for Cuban cigars. Cigars were still being wrapped in tobacco leaves grown from rich Corojo seed, and the pre-boom industry was still in a calmer, unhurried state. Cigars from this year are wonderful smokes, as was the case with this splendid Cohiba Robusto (which sports an old Cohiba band, decorated with dots instead of squares). Despite its age of 24 years, it was full of life and vibrant flavor. Putting it down was nearly impossible. It was a classic, and quite nearly perfect. A second classic was a much younger smoke, a special cigar made exclusively for La Casa del Habano franchises when it was first released. We also took a look at three very different vitolas from the exceptionally large Romeo y Julieta portfolio ranging in age from nine to 24 years. Continued