Pre-light Experience

The wrapper on the rectangle pressed Aging Room Blue Amber Blue Maestro is dark brown with some lightly raised veins that have a lighter brown around them in some areas. The seams are smooth and the tapered head is well finished, but does have a nick in it. That area shouldn’t be a problem as it will be cut off before smoking. There are two bands, both in a metallic blue, gold and silver color combination. The primary denotes the brand, while the secondary denotes the line. The aroma from the wrapper brings what I can only describe as sweet paper. The foot brings more sweet paper along with some cedar and spice. The pre-light draw brings some raisin bread, cedar and dusty earth.

Aging Room Blue Amber Blue Maestro

First Third

The cigar begins with toasted cedar, earth and black pepper. At a quarter inch in, the black pepper becomes a bit creamy. At three quarters of an inch in, the creamy black pepper mellows a bit but has a long finish. The retrohale is lightly zingy black pepper with toasted cedar and earth. As the third comes to a close, the toasted cedar is a bit ahead of the earth, with creamy black pepper in the middle of the profile. The strength is right at medium.

Aging Room Blue Amber Blue Maestro

Second Third

As the second third begins, the creamy black pepper mellows a bit more. At a quarter inch in, the creaminess changes from being dedicated to the black pepper to becoming a creaminess to the profile as a whole. At a half inch in, some coffee joins the profile. The retrohale is now toasted cedar, earth, creamy coffee and some mild black pepper. At an inch and a quarter, the earth increases a bit. As the third comes to a close, the toasted cedar is just ahead of the earth, with black pepper, creaminess and coffee just behind the middle of the profile. The strength remained at medium.

Aging Room Blue Amber Blue Maestro

Final Third

As the final third begins, the earth increases to become even with the toasted cedar up front. The retrohale is now toasted cedar, earth, creamy coffee and fuller black pepper. At a half inch in, the black pepper becomes pretty mellow. As the cigar wraps up, the toasted cedar and earth are even up front, with creaminess and coffee just behind the middle of the profile and some black pepper in the background. The strength remained medium.

Aging Room Blue Amber Blue Maestro

Burn

The burn was a bit wavy throughout but would always self-correct. The cigar did go out once at the end of the first third, requiring a re-light.

Aging Room Blue Amber Blue Maestro

Draw

The draw was perfect, with just the right amount of resistance that I prefer.

Overall

The cigar began with toasted cedar, earth and black pepper. The black pepper gained some creaminess fairly quickly. Then, the creamy black pepper mellowed a bit. The second third saw the creamy black pepper mellow some more. Then, the creaminess moved to a supporting note of the entire profile. Later, some coffee joined in and the earth increased a bit. The final third saw the earth become even with the toasted cedar up front. Then, the black pepper became pretty mellow. The Aging Room Blue Amber Blue Maestro started with an average flavor profile, focused around toasted cedar, earth and creamy black pepper. It took a step up in the second third as the coffee joined in and the creaminess was helping the whole profile. It took a step down in the final third as the earth moved up and the black pepper waned. The profile was fairly average overall aside from the bump up in the second third. I wish the cigar had started off on that foot. This is a very expensive cigar and the flavor profile doesn’t do enough to justify that in my eyes. Not something I’ll likely return to.

Aaron Loomis

SCORE

5.90

Cost/Point

$6.95

Scoring System

Personal Cigar Review: Aging Room Blue Amber Blue Maestro