Sumatra wrapper · Medium
Romeo y Julieta 150th Anniversary: flavour profile and cigars like it
Romeo y Julieta 150th Anniversary is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a Sumatra wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Peru, Honduras and the Dominican Republic. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Kristoff Sumatra and ADVentura Blackfins Parlay.
What does Romeo y Julieta 150th Anniversary taste like?
No tasting notes in our sources yet, so this cigar has no flavour map. Its matches lean on wrapper, origin and strength.
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Sumatra |
|---|---|
| Binder | Mexican San Andrés |
| Filler | Peruvian, Honduran, & Dominican |
| Strength | Medium as published by smokeinn.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Altadis U.S.A. |
| Factory | Tabacalera de Garcia |
| Sizes | Romeo y Julieta 150th Anniversary Prologue 5×50 · Romeo y Julieta 150th Anniversary Prologue - 5 Pack 5×50 · Romeo y Julieta 150th Anniversary Balconet 6×54 · Romeo y Julieta 150th Anniversary Balconet - 5 Pack 6×54 · Romeo y Julieta 150th Anniversary Crescendo 7×50 · Romeo y Julieta 150th Anniversary Crescendo - 5 Pack 7×50 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Cigar Aficionado (cigaraficionado.com): 87 points, Romeo y Julieta 150th Anniversary Prologue (Cigar Insider – May )
- Cigar Aficionado (cigaraficionado.com): 89 points, Romeo y Julieta 150th Anniversary Crescendo (Cigar Insider – May )
Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
About Romeo y Julieta 150th Anniversary
The line. The 150th Anniversary collection was announced for PCA in April 2025. Shipments were expected by May. Tabacalera de García introduced special rolling methods for the release. cigarjournal.com
Cigars like Romeo y Julieta 150th Anniversary
- Kristoff SumatraClosest matchSumatra wrapper · MediumSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- ADVentura Blackfins ParlayAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · MediumSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Apostate The InitiatoryAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · MediumSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Cuesta-Rey Centro Fino SungrownAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · MediumSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Hiram & Solomon Traveling Man SumatraOne step furtherSumatra wrapper · MediumSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Romeo y Julieta 150th Anniversary as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- altadisusa.com/cigars/romeo-y-julieta/romeo-y-julieta-150th-anniversary
- cigaraficionado.com/index.php/article/what-s-in-a-brand-name
- cigaraficionado.com/rating/romeo-y-julieta-150th-anniversary
- cigaraficionado.com/rating/romeo-y-julieta-150th-anniversary-1
- cigarjournal.com/romeo-y-julieta-launches-the-150th-anniversary-collection
- smokeinn.com/Romeo-y-Julieta-150th-Anniversary
- atlanticcigar.com/romeo-y-julieta-150th-anniversary-crescendo-7x50