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Cigar Review: Book of Love by Romeo y Julietta Brand: Romeo y Julietta Vitola: Toro 6 x 52 Filler: Dominican Wrapper: Ecuador Sumatra Binder: Dominican Smoking Time:  52 minutes Body: Bold Flavor: Medium to Full Price: $13.00 What Makes it Special: From the company, “The Romeo y Julieta Book of Love is one of the most flavorful blends we’ve ever made for the Romeo y Julieta brand,” said Pedro Ventura, director of operations, in a press release. “The most predominant tobacco in the blend is the Dominican Piloto variety from two regions of the Dominican Republic – Navarrete and La Canela – located in the heart of the Cibao Valley. This cigar from Romeo y Julieta, with its great complexity and medium-to-full body, will satisfy even the most educated of palates.” Blended by Raphael Nodal with the venerable team at Plasencia, this cigar is a 6 x 52 toro with an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper, a Dominican binder, and filler, with two piloto tobaccos from the Navarette and La Canela regions bringing the body. Produced by Tabacalera de García in La Romana, Dominican Republic. with MSRP set at $13 per cigar, it is packaged in a ten-count bright red box designed to look like classic books. Visual/Prelight Draw: The Sumatra wrapper is oily with no blemishes or large veins. It smells of rich earth and dark chocolate, with a sweet grain like milo or sorghum at the foot. Cold draw shows notes of sweet tea as well, with a medium effort. First Third: This starts deceptively mild in both body and flavor, showing only the hint of sweet tea from the cold draw at first. Ash is white and clean and holds well. Around an inch in the flavors start to move towards medium strength as the sweet grains and dark chocolate…