In June, Skip Martin tweeted a picture of yet another RoMa Craft Tobac store exclusive. This time, it was a box-pressed version of the Intemperance BA XXI blend headed to Outland Cigars. The cigar, which was released on Oct. 4 at the store’s Lite Up Charlotte event, measures 5 x 56, the same dimensions as the line’s Breach of Peace vitola. It’s actually only the third store exclusive for the Intemperance line and the eight vitola overall. For those hoping for another box-pressed Intemperance, that seems unlikely. Martin told halfwheel the fragility of the Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper on the EC XVIII will make it unlikely that there will be a direct counterpart. Cigar Reviewed: Intemperance BA XXI Revenge Country of Origin: Nicaragua Factory: Fabrica de Tabacos NicaSueño S.A. Wrapper: Brazilian Arapiraca Binder: Nicaragua* Filler: Nicaragua* Size: 5 Inches Ring Gauge: 56 Vitola: Robusto Gordo MSRP: $8 (Boxes of 12, $96) Release Date: Oct. 4, 2014 Number of Cigars Released: 600 Boxes of 12 Cigars (7,200 Total Cigars) Number of Cigars Smoked for Review: 4 While the Revenge looks somewhat large, once in the hand, it’s hardly a concern. The Brazilian wrapper smells like a mixture of leather and peanuts. From the brushed foot I pick up ...
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