San Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-full
Room101 Hit & Run Redux: flavour profile and cigars like it
Room101 Hit & Run Redux is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium to medium-full. It has a San Andrés wrapper grown in Mexico and filler from Nicaragua and the United States. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, earth and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Alec Bradley MAXX and Macanudo Inspirado Brazilian Shade.
What does Room101 Hit & Run Redux taste like?
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Mexican San Andrés |
|---|---|
| Binder | Ecuadorian Sumatra |
| Filler | Nicaraguan C-98 and Pennsylvania tobacco. |
| Strength | Medium to medium-full as published by es.halfwheel.com |
| Body | Above medium during the reviewed Gordo. |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Ventura family, Dominican Republic. |
| Blender | Matt Booth and Robert Caldwell. |
| Factory | Tabacalera William Ventura (William Ventura), Tamboril, Dominican Republic. |
| Sizes | Robusto 5×50 · Toro 6×50 · Gordo 6×60 · Perfecto 5.12×60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Brooks Whittington (es.halfwheel.com): 85 points, Gordo, 6 x 60 (2024)In our words: Cedar, anise, and earth led. Burn corrections lowered the score.
- John McTavish (developingpalates.com): 5.65 of 10, Robusto, 5 x 50 (2024)In our words: The opening was complex. Later thirds lost complexity.
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 Room101 Hit & Run Redux
The line. Redux shipped in March 2024 as a new blend. cigardojo.com
The brand. Room101 was founded by Matt Booth. STG acquired Room101 in 2022. Booth became creative director. es.halfwheel.com
Cigars like Room101 Hit & Run Redux
- Alec Bradley MAXXClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
- Macanudo Inspirado Brazilian ShadeAlso fitsBrazilian wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- VegaFina 1998Also fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cream and nuts, less earth and leather, about the same strength.
- AVO Syncro South America RitmoAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Caldwell Long Live the Queen MaduroOne step furtherSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, more pepper and spice, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Room101 Hit & Run Redux as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.