Limitada 2019 Ramon Allones in the test

Limitada 2019 Ramon Allones in the test. It was already available in Germany in 2020. It was launched on the market in Switzerland in 2021. Great cigar, great tobacco, great quality. The cigar is presented here > The official importer for Switzerland (Intertabak AG) has announced that the long-awaited Limitada has arrived in Switzerland. On 7 April 21 in the casas and on 14 April 21 in the specialist shops.

A cigar test is subjective

Note: How a cigar tastes is influenced by personal taste preferences, taste memories, the form of the day, what you have eaten or drunk beforehand. Even the lighting in the room has an influence on the flavour you experience. The notes described here therefore do not necessarily correspond to your own impressions.

Fact Sheet Limitada 2019 Ramon Allones

• Format: Torpedo (length: 140 mm / ring size: 52)
• Tobacco: Complete Cuba
• Boxing Date (BD): ENE 21 Attention: The seal and the Habanos sticker are NOT on the box, but on the outer carton. Please take a look at the importance of the outer box below.
• Price: Status April 2021
  • CHF 22.00 / box of 10 CHF 220.00
  • EUR 15.90 / box of 10 EUR 159.00
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Personal impressions of the flavour of this Limitada 2019

First half

• Tongue, palate: very nutty / bittersweet / slightly acidic / woody
• RetronasalPepper / cocoa (dark chocolate)
• R+ ZiZo vacuum technology: Full load of roasted flavours of almonds (with skin) and lots of wood
• Umami: juicy / roasted
• Strength 3/5

Second half

• It becomes a little harsh. No fault of the cigar! It still needs some time to mature.

What is „retronasal“?

Retronasal cigar enjoyment enhances the flavour. What it is, why it works and how to do it please read here. Take a look at the ZiZo vacuum technology in particular. Incredible enhancement of cigar enjoyment!

What is the „R+ ZiZo vacuum technology“?

This is the consummate pleasure of a cigar. Hard to describe. I'll try. Here's an example: a baby sucking on a dummy. Try this technique with a cigar. Very little smoke gets into the mouth. But it passes over the tongue and goes straight through the nose. I tried it with about 10 cigars before I mastered it. Please be very careful with this technique when practising: the smoke hit the back of my larynx several times. That was really bad. But now that I can do it, it's a perfect technique for enjoying a cigar.

What is umami?

This means „savouriness“, „spicy“, „essence“, „meaty“. This mixture of taste sensations is perceived on the centre of the tongue. You can find a good article about this on Wikipedia. 

Acclimatisation recommendation: With box in humidor 3 years.

Cuban cigars and the important ageing phase

Cuban cigars are super tasty for the first 1 - 3 months after rolling. After that, the cigar begins to mature. The tobacco used is not yet ready for tasting. Cuba has too few resources. The tobacco cannot mature as long as it should. The cigars are rolled and hardly have a resting phase. Depending on the brand and format, the maturing phase in the humidor at home takes between 2 and over 8 years (or even longer). Very important: this is not a fault of the cigar.

Cuban cigars prefer to be stored no higher than 69%. With a conventional storage of approx. 72%, it becomes too moist and can lead to a strong draw resistance. This is not a fault of the cigar, but Cuban tobacco does not like it too moist.

If you buy single copies

Place the cigar with the cellophane in the humidor. If your cigar does not have cellophane: Put them in tubos and then in the humidor. Or you can put the individual cigars in a Zippo bag and put a small Boveda inside. You then seal it and place it in the humidor. Cigars that are stored open without cellophane or a box lose their flavour very quickly. This is demonstrated in this article with experiments.

What is the boxing date of the cigar (BD)?

There is a stamp on the back of the box. There you can see when the cigars were placed in the box. From this point onwards, Cuban cigars are excellent for tasting within 1 - 3 months. If you have not bought a whole box, please ask your retailer for the boxing date.

Note: The boxing date can also be affixed in other places. E.g. on the outer carton.

Here is the short video explaining the outer carton

Conclusion Limitada 2019 Ramon Allones

A great quality product. The burn was wavy over long passages and had to be corrected with the fire. This is not a fault of the cigar. The tobacco is already working hard and therefore still needs some time to mature. After around three years, this will be a fantastic cigar! If you still have the opportunity to buy it, you should stock up at specialist retailers or authorised online shops. Two boxes would be an advantage (if you can still get hold of that many).