Room 101 Shogun Habano Robusto

📌 Brand: Room 101
📌 Line: Shogun Habano
📌 Size: Robusto (5" × 54)
📌 Weight: 14.3 g
📌 Age:5 years
📌 Origin:Dominican Republic

Tasting Notes

• Cedar – Woody backbone with light sweetness

• Earth – Rustic, grounding core

• Black Pepper – Prominent spice, sometimes uneven

• Dark Cocoa – Bitter edge, faint but present

First Impressions

The Shogun Habano Robusto shows off a medium-brown wrapper with slight oil and visible veins. Cold draw offers cedar and pepper. Firm in hand, though seams appear a touch uneven, raising small concerns about burn.

Smoking Experience

• First Third – Opens with cedar and pepper, earthy undertones follow. Burn begins slightly uneven.

• Second Third – Cocoa appears faintly, earth grows stronger, but flavor sharpness builds. Requires a relight mid-way.

• Final Third – Spice ramps up, cedar remains, and cocoa fades. Another relight is needed along with touch-ups, impacting enjoyment.

Pairings

• Alcohol – Woodford Reserve Bourbon, caramel and oak to balance the earthy core and pepper.

• Tea – Keemun Black Tea, smooth and slightly smoky, softening the harsher edges.

Music Pairing

“Fight the Power” – Public Enemy,

strong and raw, reflecting the bold but rough character.

Final Thoughts

The Room 101 Shogun Habano Robusto delivers decent flavors of cedar, earth, and spice but struggles with consistency. Multiple relights and touch-ups detract from the experience, keeping it from shining as it could.

Final Score: 6/10
Why not a 10?
Construction issues and burn corrections disrupted the smoke, while the flavor profile lacked balance and smooth evolution.

Only cigars that deliver flawless draw, balance, flavour evolution, construction and satisfaction get a 10.