Tom's Cigar Reviews

Roly (Natural)

The Roly is a mixed filler bundle cigar by The Reyes Family. They come in a natural or maduro wrapper. Today I’m doing the natural wrapped version. I paired this cigar with water. So let’s get right to my thoughts on the Roly.

Wrapper: Ecuador Sumatra

Binder: Honduras

Filler: Dominican

Size: 6.5 x 46

Price: Around $40.00 for a bundle of 25

Pre-smoke & Construction:

The first thing I noticed about the cigar is its rough appearance. The wrapper is lumpy with wrinkles and small veins. When I squeezed the cigar, it was fairly loose with a few tight spots. The wrapper and foot had a slight sweet woody odor. The pre-light draw was good with slight resistance, and had mild woody flavors.

I did no burn corrections, and the ash held for about a half of an inch.

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Flavor:

The first third had mild earthy notes with a very very slight spice when passing smoke through the nose. A toasty nuttiness came about as this third came to a close. Simple but decent.

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The second third developed a little. A slight butter with creaminess combined with a mild earthiness. Those same hints of nutty flavors remained and complete the flavor profile.

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Although the last third didn’t have major changes, it was enjoyable. The nutty, buttery aftertaste stuck and coated the inside of the mouth. The mild earthy notes remained and hid behind the creaminess. The spice I mentioned before became a little sweet, and had a toasty finish.

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Conclusion:

This was a decent mild to upper mild bodied cigar. As with many bundle cigars, there wasn’t a ton of changes or complex flavors. But for under $2.00 a stick, I think it easily meets its price point. There was no harshness or bad flavors. I prefer to pair a cigar like this with coffee in the morning. The Roly is worth trying if you enjoy a mild, simple cigar.

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Posted in: Cigar Reviews, Value Cigar

Tags: family, reyes, roly

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7 Responses to “Roly (Natural)”

Mike - KnightRid March 4th, 2010 at 8:56 am

Wow. I will have to give these a try. I could have sworn I read some site calling them a full bodied cigar. How wrong they were!

Mike

joe March 4th, 2010 at 10:08 am

how do these compair to the flor da oliva that you just did not to long ago. Also were did you pick these up at?

Tom March 4th, 2010 at 5:34 pm

Joe – At the moment, I’d probably prefer the Roly over the Flor de Oliva. I may have gotten them from Bonita Smoke Shop, I can’t recall.

Mike – Since you like to dabble in bundled cigars like I do, you may find these decent. But you never know, you and I tend to disagree a good bit (not that that is a bad thing!).

Luke - AspiringGent March 6th, 2010 at 4:31 am

Dunno if it’s just the pic or what, but the cigar looks seriously crooked. It has a nice dog-leg to it!

Rick March 7th, 2010 at 12:28 pm

Thanks Tom. Like you said, it sounds like a good morning coffee cigars. Will have to give them a try.

Tom March 8th, 2010 at 4:16 pm

Luke – your right, these aren’t the pretties cigars. This was was bent for sure. But hey, for the price it’s hard to be picky.

Micah March 23rd, 2011 at 4:04 pm

I got a bundle of these free one time with another order.They were decent, but nothing to write home about. I would rather put other 2 dollar cigars in my humidor.