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RoMa Craft Tobac Wunderlust Gran Corona
Written by Cigar Geeks Member: Adwinistrator

75
Cigar Geeks Rating

NOTE: This was a blind review, so our reviewers only received an unbanded cigar to sample and critique.

RoMa Craft Tobac has built a solid following with its stateside releases, and a few years back the company seemed to double down on its U.S. fans' loyalty by creating a new line that wouldn't be available domestically. There's nothing like wanting something you just can't have, or may not be allowed to have, or really even supposed to have. The Wunder|Lust debuted exclusively in Germany in February 2016 as a limited release in 4 sizes. In September 2019, a fifth size of the Wunder|Lust vitola was released, a corona gorda size named Fiorella in honor of Skip Martin's youngest daughter. Limited in number to 5,000 cigars. Obviously, U.S. cigar aficionados are finding ways to obtain a few of these to smoke and enjoy.

RoMa Craft Tobac Wunderlust Gran Corona

Brand:: RoMa Craft Tobac
Name:: Wunderlust Gran Corona
Length:: 5.625
Ring Gauge:: 46
Country of Origin:: Nicaragua
Filler:: Secret
Binder:: Indonesia
Wrapper:: Brazil
Color:: Colorado Maduro
Strength:: Medium
Shape:: Corona Grande
Notes:: European only release

This cigar was enjoyed with Water

Pre-Light: 8 Points of 10 Possible

Colorado maduro wrapper, slightly oily with prominent veins, and a greenish water spot.

Cigar feels slightly soft when squeezed.

Used a guillotine cut, which works perfectly.

Wrapper aroma of cedar, graham, and slight vanilla.

Lighting and Burn: 12 Points of 15 Possible

Perfect white solid ash throughout, no flakes, 1-1.5" breaks.

Great burn throughout until the final third, when it started to canoe and required a touch up, but the tunneling impacted flavor too much.

Construction: 25 Points of 30 Possible

Good double cap, cut clean and never came apart.

Great draw until it opened up a bit with tunneling at the end.

Wrapper held up great and never tore or flaked.

Late tunneling caused some issues with the final third.

Flavor and Aroma: 30 Points of 45 Possible

Pre-light: Dark, rich tobacco, with a slight grape aroma.

1st Third: White pepper to start, took a bit to settle down. Immediate profile of chalk, cedar/oak, and mesquite.

2nd Third: Body has been ramping up a bit. Mostly chalkiness with a bit of anise. Retrohale mainly white pepper, with slight grape coming in and out.

Final Third: Getting a bit acrid, still mostly chalky and white pepper. Some tunneling and a canoe caused the flavor to go off pretty bad.

Summary

This cigar was very confusing to my palate.

Great construction, and that pure white ash tells me some quality tobacco was used.

The profile could be summed up by: overpowering chalky white pepper, with some fleeting notes of cedar, oak, and grape.