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 April 7, 21 in the Casas and on April 14, 21 in the Specialist Shops.

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 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 taste of this Limitada 2019

First half

• Tongue, palate: very nutty / bittersweet / slightly tart / woody
• RetronasalPepper / cocoa (dark chocolate)
• R+ ZiZo vacuum technology: Full load of roasted aromas 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 taste. What it is and, why it works and how to do it please read here. Especially look at the ZiZo vacuum technology. Incredible increase in the enjoyment of the cigar!

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 pacifier. Try this technique with a cigar. Very little smoke enters the mouth. But this passes over the tongue and goes right through the nose. I tried it on about 10 cigars before I mastered it. Please be very careful with this technique when practicing: the smoke got to the back of my larynx several times when I did this. It was really bad. But now that I can do it, it's an accomplished technique for enjoying a cigar.

What is umami?

This means "savory", "spicy", "essence", "meaty". This blending of taste sensations is perceived in the middle of the tongue. You can find a good article about it on Wikipedia. 

Recommended acclimatization: With box in humidor 3 years.

Cuban cigars and the important maturation phase

Cuban cigars are super tasty after rolling for the first 1 - 3 months. 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 have hardly any resting period. Depending on the brand and format, the maturation phase in the home humidor takes between 2 to over 8 years (or even longer). Very important: This is not a fault of the cigar.

Cuban cigars prefer storage no higher than 69%. At a conventional storage of about 72%, it becomes too moist and can lead to a strong draw resistance. These are not faults of the cigar, but the 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 single cigar in a Zippo bag and put a small Boveda in it. Then you put it closed in the humidor. Cigars that are stored open without cellophane or a box lose their flavor very quickly. This is proven in this article with experiments.

What is the Boxing Date of the cigar (BD)?

On the back of the box is a stamp. There you can see when the cigars were placed in the box. From this date Cuban cigars are excellent to taste within 1 - 3 months. If you did not buy a whole box, please ask your dealer for the boxing date.

Note: The boxing date can also be placed 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, you should stock up at a specialist retailer or authorized online store. Two boxes would be an advantage (if you can still get hold of that many).