RoMa Craft CroMagnon Atlatl
📌 Brand: RoMa Craft Tobac
📌 Line: CroMagnon
📌 Size: Atlatl (Lancero 7" × 38)
📌 Weight: 9.2 g
📌 Age: 5 years
📌 Origin: Nicaragua
Tasting Notes
Dark Chocolate – Deep and rich foundation
Black Pepper – Bold, earthy spice
Leather – Dense and savory character
Espresso – Long, powerful finish
First Impressions
The CroMagnon Atlatl is an imposing cigar with a dark, toothy Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper and the rugged appearance that has become synonymous with the CroMagnon line. It feels densely packed and substantial in hand. Pre-light aromas reveal cocoa, leather, earth, and roasted coffee. The cold draw is perfect, offering rich maduro character before lighting.
Smoking Experience
First Third – Opens with an explosion of dark chocolate, black pepper, and earth. Smoke production is thick and chewy, delivering the full-bodied experience expected from the blend.
Second Third – Leather and espresso notes emerge, creating a deep, layered profile. The cigar remains rich and balanced, with excellent smoke texture and body.
Final Third – The cigar intensifies beautifully, maintaining its complexity and richness. One relight is required, but it does little to diminish the overall quality of the experience.
Pairings
Alcohol – Aberlour A'Bunadh Single Malt Scotch (Scotland) - Rich sherry influence, dark fruit, and spice stand up perfectly to the cigar's powerful profile.
Tea – Aged Shou Pu-erh from Bulang Mountain - Deep earthy character and silky texture complement the cigar's leather, espresso, and chocolate notes.
Music Pairing
“Children of the Grave” – Black Sabbath
Powerful, dark, and relentless — exactly like the cigar.
Final Thoughts
RoMa Craft CroMagnon Atlatl is a bold, full-bodied masterpiece packed with chocolate, leather, espresso, and earth. Rich, balanced, and deeply satisfying, it delivers everything fans of powerful cigars could want.
Final Score: 9/10
Why not a 10?
A single relight interrupted an otherwise exceptional smoking experience.
Only cigars that deliver flawless draw, balance, flavour evolution, construction and satisfaction get a 10.