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Cigar Review: Aging Room La Boheme

  • Writer: ChiTown Cigar
    ChiTown Cigar
  • Sep 6
  • 2 min read
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CTCP DEPT.

INCIDENT: CIGAR REVIEW

CASE NUMBER: CCR2025-08-30

DATE/TIME OF INCIDENT: 2025-08-30, 14:53 CDT

LOCATION OF INCIDENT: Cedar Room

REPORTED BY: Marty C


-I. INCIDENT TYPE: Product Assessment - Cigar


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-II. PRODUCT INFORMATION:

  • PRODUCT NAME: La Boheme

  • BRAND: Aging Room

  • VITOLA: Pittore (5.125x52)

  • MANUFACTURING ORIGIN: Nicaragua at AJ Fernandez

  • COMPONENTS:

    • WRAPPER: Hybrid Connecticut Broadleaf / Habano

    • BINDER: Nicaraguan

    • FILLER: Nicaraguan

  • PRICE: $23.92 USD


-III. NARRATIVE OF ASSESSMENT:

On the aforementioned date, this reviewer conducted an assessment of a cigar identified as the "La Boheme" by Aging Room. The assessment spanned approximately 80 minutes.

  • A. SENSORY EVALUATION (TASTE):

  • FIRST THIRD: Cigar begins with a well balanced sweetness and chewy oaky earthiness and a mild spice. Retrohale is smooth with a hint of spice.

  • SECOND THIRD: Creamy oak with an earthy tobacco sweetness and mild spice

FINAL THIRD: Toasted oak with an earthy sweetness


  • COMPLEXITY: Not a lot of transitions but a well balanced flavor with just the right amount of sweetness.

  • STRENGTH: Medium strength medium full body.

  • RESIDUAL FLAVOR: A mild spice on the tip of the tongue and lips

B. PHYSICAL EVALUATION (CONSTRUCTION):

  • QUALITY: Toothy dark brown wrapper with some visible veins and a light oily sheen

  • TACTILE SENSORY: Firm

  • PREPARATION: Straight cut was clean

C. FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION (DRAW):

  • RESISTANCE: Perfect

  • SMOKE PRODUCTION: Moderate.

  • CONSISTENCY: Remained consistent

D. VISUAL EVALUATION (APPEARANCE):

  • AESTHETICS: A great looking cigar

  • MARKINGS/BAND: Dark Blue with Gold lettering. Footband includes “by Rafael Nodal”. At the center there is a painting what I assume is the character Mimi from the Italian Opera La Boheme by composer  Giacomo Puccini

  • OVERALL PRESENTATION: Elegant

E. COMBUSTION EVALUATION (BURN):

  • CONSISTENCY: Burn was perfect throughout

  • RESIDUE (ASH): White

  • INTERRUPTIONS: No touch-ups required

  • DURATION: 80 minutes


-IV. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS:

La Boheme was originally created in 2014 but this is a rerelease with an entirely new bland. The wrapper is a Connecticut broadleaf / Habano hybrid from Connecticut (the first time Rafael Nodal has used this leaf) with all Nicaraguan binder and fillers and is produced at Tabaclara AJ Fernandez. The line is named for the Italian opera La Boheme and the vitolas are named for characters from that story. The cigar is pricey with vitolas ranging from $18-$25. The construction and burn were fantastic and the presentation was elegant. I enjoyed this cigar quite a bit as a flavors fit my wheelhouse and I was they were priced lower so I could enjoy more. The blend was well balanced with a medium-full body and just the right amount of sweetness for my palate.


-V. RECOMMENDATIONS/CONCLUSIONS:

  • PAIRING SUGGESTIONS: An old fashioned or a root beer.

  • RE-ASSESSMENT PROBABILITY: For the price probably not. I feel like I can get similar flavor profiles for a lower price. Try one!

  • TOTAL SCORE: 90/100

  • FINAL OBSERVATIONS: I liked this cigar quite a bit but I wish it was priced lower. The blend was well balanced with just the right amount of sweetness for me. I finished both cigars I smoked for this review to the nub trying to make them last.


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