Room 101 sends out the Ichiban branding for this series of cigars which are abnormally cheap for a "luxury" and "small batch" brand. These cigars typically retail for about $2.50 USD per stick, which is amazingly frugal for a hand rolled cigar, and comes in various vitolas including a churchill, toro, torpedo, and a robusto, with this review focusing on the later.
The Dominican manufactured cigar feature a blended mix of aged tobaccos from Nicaragua and is wrapped by a beautiful Ecuadorian habano leaf. There are also maduro and connecticut leaf variants in the Ichiban series from Room 101.
Wrapper: Ecuador
Binder:
Filler:
Length: 5"
Ring Gauge: 50
Size: Robusto
The Smoke: This well constructed cigar has a light tan leaf that maintains well during the entire smoking process. The flavors of the cigar features cedar and light nut along with some light herbal and grass notes. The smoke is light and creamy with the body of the smoke is light to medium bodied. The five inch long robusto smokes for about 50 minutes and retain's its construction during the entire session. The burn rate is fairly even but it does seem to burn a bit faster on one side of the cigar and is fairly noticeably towards the end of the cigar's life.
I found this cigar to be very enjoyable with its flavor and smoking experience and represents a no non-sense and cost effective smoke. I think I have found a new everyday cigar to keep around and puff on.
The Score: Buy a Box of 20
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