Brun Del Ré Bicentenario Robusto Test Report
Brun Del Ré Bicentenario is dedicated to the 200th anniversary of Costa Rica in 2021. I tested two copies. Thanks to Urs Portmann Tabakwaren AG for the generous donation.
A cigar test is subjective
Note: How the cigar tastes is influenced by personal taste preferences, taste memories, the shape of the day, what you have eaten or drunk before. Even the lighting mood in the room has an influence on the experienced taste. The notes described here therefore do not have to match your own impressions.
Fact Sheet Brun Del Ré Bicentenario Robusto
- Format: Robuato (length: 127 mm / ring size: 50)
- Tobacco:
- Wrapper: Connecticut Ecuador
- Leaf: Costa Rica
- Filler: Costa Rica, Nicaragua
- Price: Status December 2021
- CHF 14.50 / box of 20 CHF 290.00
Personal impressions of pleasure
Recommended acclimatization: 3 days with cellophane in the humidor.
First half
- Tongue, palate: Slightly peppery (fades after a few minutes) / bittersweet / slightly tart / nutty / creamy
- Retronasal: Very much burning wood / slightly peppery
- R+ ZiZo vacuum technology: Coffee and earth
- Umami: juicy / meaty
- Strength 3/5
- Note: I noticed the pronounced bitter taste of the 1st sample. It lasted about 12 minutes and then dissipated. I didn't have this impression with the 2nd sample; I recognized the Connecticut wrapper from Ecuador with its typical taste nuances of bittersweet and somehow "roasted" wood. This is not a fault of the cigar. In the conclusion, I go into a little more detail about what happened here.
Second half
- The pepper is only very softly perceptible, very softly... super smooth, this pepper (how do they do that?) / more nut, even much more nut / caramel (something sweet, maybe caramel) / more wood / less bitter / less acidity
Conclusion
The Brun Del Ré Bicentenario looks great. With its three anillas, it looks mighty festive. A great sight. It is excellent when rolled and the draw resistance is optimal. The wrapper leaf from Ecuador was surprisingly more bitter than I am used to. At first I thought it came from another country. Only with time, around the second half, did I recognize the typical taste: bittersweet and roasted wood. I love these wrapper leaves from Ecuador.
I noticed the pronounced bitter taste of the first sample. It lasted about 12 minutes and then dissipated. I didn't have this impression with the 2nd sample; I recognized the Connecticut wrapper from Ecuador with its typical taste nuances of bittersweet and somehow "roasted" wood. This is not a fault of the cigar, but was due to the fact that the cigars had been out too long in the cold and dry season. This can happen in the run-up to Christmas or during the Covid-19 pandemic.
This clearly shows the importance of acclimatization: if you leave this cigar in the humidor for just one day longer, it recovers quite quickly.
The burn is very good and it glows for a long time. The ash is reasonably compact. It went off several times without warning me, the bitch. PATCH, on the pants. A little later: PATCH on the laptop keyboard - after excellent, Vasilij, you complete idiot. A third time... noooo! This time I almost caught it and still: PAT on the floor. Stupid blogger. (I guess that means me).
It was super interesting to test this cigar. I would like to thank Urs Portmann Tabakwaren AG for their generous donation. You can find the link to buy it in the resources section below.
Oh yes, there's one more thing: the strength. It starts very carefully with a 2/5, but the strength soon increases. Towards the finale, a good portion of 3/5, perhaps even a little more. Please be careful: the cigar may look sweet, but it is a little sea breeze, which has ruffled my hair a little.
Comb it, splash some gel in, done. The hairstyle is in place and I'm off home now.
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