All tagged Bolivar Royal Coronas

Bolivar Royal Corona - Buller’s Calliope Rare Muscat

Bolivar Royal Corona - Buller’s Calliope Rare Muscat

Ken Gargett
By Ken Gargett - 2021

Sometimes, you just know it is not going to be your week.

Had to duck into my GP. I have the best GP in the world but he does tend to view time as a somewhat flexible construct (my appointment was for 9. He opens at 8.30 but these days of phone consultations, the 8.30 went in at 9.10 and I went in at 10 and a long queue forming). And I was only there because his idiot temp receptionist insisted I come in for my cholesterol prescription and that I simply could not collect it – waste of time. But I digress.

I step into the waiting room and what is he playing? Dylan's ‘Knocking on Heaven’s Door’.

I mean, seriously? And I was twenty years younger than the…

Bolivar Royal Corona – Melton Sparkling Red NV (d’gorged 2019) - Michter’s US*1 Straight Rye

Bolivar Royal Corona – Melton Sparkling Red NV (d’gorged 2019) - Michter’s US*1 Straight Rye

Ken Gargett
By Ken Gargett - 2020

We are into the home straight for the Robusto Rumble and here we have one of the big guns – the Bolivar Royal Corona.

Now, I may have to offer Whipcrack an apology. During a recent video review, he was banging on about some Boli being exceptional of late. I wasn’t paying attention. Well, be fair, how many of you do? I have a vague feeling it was the Boli RC. But it has long been a highly regarded, and I think too often neglected, robusto. It was the Cigar of Year for a popular cigar publication, way back in 2006, if I recall. And not often a Cuban gets over the line for that honour.

This was also a chance for redemption for Bolivar, after their very ordinary performance with the Hong Kong Regional Release. And redeem themselves, they did.

50 ring gauge, so large enough, without being the hideous monster we see so often these days.

This was incredibly aromatic, with…