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Ramón Allones

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Still life of wrapper colors for the Ramón Allones entry. Not that brand’s packaging.
Still life of wrapper colors for the Ramón Allones entry. Not that brand’s packaging.

A quieter full Cuban; Specially Selected is the robusto most shops keep.

BrandRamón Allones
CountryCuba
Typical strengthFull
Typical price bandPremium
Founded1840s
Typical wrappersCuban Habano

Flavor tendencies often mentioned

  • earth
  • cocoa
  • spice
  • leather
Flavor notes summarize public talk. They are not scores from this almanac.

Five-axis editorial estimate

Strength follows the strength field; price follows the price band or approximate USD. Body, flavour richness, and smoothness are editorial estimates from the taste notes—not ratings.

StrengthBodyFlavourrichnessPriceSmoothness
Editorial estimates, not ratings or lab scores.
Strength5 / 5
Body5 / 5
Flavour richness5 / 5
Price4 / 5
Smoothness2 / 5

Often discussed as a low-profile full Cuban. Production and advertising are smaller than the four famous names.

Notable models

Approximate price per stick. Tax varies widely.

Specially Selected

StrengthFull
Typical vitolas4⅞ × 50
Taste notesearth, cocoa, spice
Approx. USDapprox. US$14–30
Approx. HKDapprox. HK$110–235
Price bandPremium
StrBodyFlavPriceSmooth
Editorial estimates, not ratings or lab scores.
Strength5 / 5
Body5 / 5
Flavour richness4 / 5
Price4 / 5
Smoothness2 / 5

Gigantes

StrengthFull
Typical vitolas7 × 49
Taste notesleather, long earth
Approx. USDapprox. US$20–40
Approx. HKDapprox. HK$160–315
Price bandPremium
StrBodyFlavPriceSmooth
Editorial estimates, not ratings or lab scores.
Strength5 / 5
Body5 / 5
Flavour richness4 / 5
Price5 / 5
Smoothness2 / 5

Small Club Coronas

StrengthMedium-full
Typical vitolas4⅜ × 42
Taste noteswood, earth
Approx. USDapprox. US$8–16
Approx. HKDapprox. HK$65–125
Price bandMid
StrBodyFlavPriceSmooth
Editorial estimates, not ratings or lab scores.
Strength4 / 5
Body5 / 5
Flavour richness3 / 5
Price3 / 5
Smoothness3 / 5

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