Pre-light Experience

Aaron: The wrapper on the Bentley Green Edition Robusto is a uniform medium brown with a network of lightly raised veins. The seams are smooth and the caps well applied. The cigar seems pretty light for its size. The band is green, white and sliver and has the brand name and logo. The aroma from the wrapper is a mix of earth and cedar, while the foot brings cedar with a bit of earth and spice. The pre-light draw brings lightly musty cedar and floral perfume.
Seth: The Bentley Green Edition Robusto is an average looking robusto. The green and silver look nice against the dark natural colored wrapper. Some Colorado and red aspects, but mostly dark natural. Medium sized veins throughout with aromas of rich earth, spices, cocoa, tobacco and barnyard.
John: The Bentley Green Edition Robusto came in cellophane and didn’t have a UPC sticker but did have a QR code, possibly from the retailer. There is a single band. I weighed the cigar at 10.7 grams and measured the humidity to 59.2% with the HumidiMeter Pro. Aromas from the wrapper included sweet tobacco, bread and mild barnyard. Out of the foot, I could detect sweet tobacco and faint hay.
Jiunn: The Bentley Green Edition Robusto has a near Colorado Maduro wrapper shade. Veins are well pressed, seams tight, bunch and roll even, and the head is well wrapped and capped. Pre-light aromas consist of minor notes of cedar and barnyard.

Bentley Green Edition Robusto

First Third

Aaron: The cigar begins with toasted cedar, an acrid wood bitterness and some mild black pepper. At a quarter inch in, the wood bitterness becomes pretty light. At a half inch in, some earth joins the profile. The retrohale is toasted cedar, earth and black pepper. At an inch in, the earth is right behind the toasted cedar and the acrid wood bitterness picks up a bit. As the third comes to a close, the toasted cedar is just ahead of the earth, with some acrid wood bitterness and black pepper just past the middle of the profile. The strength was slightly below medium.
Seth: The first third begins with sweet tobacco and earth notes that are paired with some faint cocoa flavors. Toast, dry wood and spices are present as well. Solid medium strength and body.
John: The first third starts with flavors of sweet wood, spices at light-plus strength, and dry wood at light-plus defining the post draw. Some mossy earth comes into the post draw after roughly 5 minutes. As the first third continues to develop, there are hints of chocolate present on the retrohale. A light mesquite smoky flavor is coming through the center of the profile as it marches towards the halfway point. Dryness on the post draw is approaching medium strength as it continues.
Jiunn: The first third’s flavor profile tastes thin and hollow. There’s a baseline of hay grassiness mixed with a vegetal sweetness and cedar. Retrohaling gives a more raw/spice driven cedar and amplified vegetal sweetness. The finish is short with aged cedar. Strength and body is medium.

Bentley Green Edition Robusto

Second Third

Aaron: As the second third begins, the acrid wood bitterness is now in the middle of the profile. The retrohale is now toasted cedar and earth, with a bit of wood bitterness and black pepper. At an inch in, the acrid wood bitterness gains a greenness to it. As the third comes to a close, the toasted cedar is just ahead of the earth, with the acrid, green wood bitterness now just in front of the middle of the profile and some black pepper in the background. The strength remained at slightly below medium.
Seth: The second third is really a continuation of the first. Sweet tobacco and earth notes that are paired with some cocoa, dry wood and toast flavors. Still medium in strength and body.
John: The second third greets me with a post draw defined by dry wood at medium strength and tannic wood on the finish. Some sweet tobacco at light-plus comes into the retrohale. By the halfway point, sweet wood is finishing each puff.
Jiunn: The second third has more cedar influence but the cedar now tastes stale. Aside from that, still getting the same grassiness and vegetal sweetness from the first third. Strength and body remains medium.

Bentley Green Edition Robusto

Final Third

Aaron: As the final third begins, the acrid wood bitterness mellows a bit. At a quarter inch in, the acrid wood bitterness increases to become even with the earth. The retrohale remains toasted cedar and earth, with a bit of wood bitterness and black pepper. At an inch in, the acrid wood bitterness mellows significantly. As the cigar wraps up, the toasted cedar is just ahead of the earth with black pepper and acrid wood bitterness in the background. The strength remained at slightly below medium.
Seth: The final third is really in line with the first and second. No change and solid to the end.
John: Creamy wood kicks off the last third with dry wood at mild levels to finish, and lingering into the post draw. The profile remains unchanged until the bottom half, where mild bitterness joins the post draw. That bitterness increases in intensity through the bottom half.
Jiunn: The final third feels pretty much the same as the second third. It’s the same flat and monotonous profile providing stale cedar, hay grassiness and slight vegetal sweetness. Strength and body finish the same medium.

Bentley Green Edition Robusto

Burn

Aaron: The burn was straight throughout and the ash held on in inch and a half increments.
Seth: Great burn from start to finish.
John: The burn started straight in the first third, becoming uneven. The uneven burn continued into the second third eventually requiring a touch-up. There was waviness through the remainder of the review.
Jiunn: Flawless burn performance providing an even burn, cool burning temperature, and tight ashes.

Bentley Green Edition Robusto

Draw

Aaron: The draw was perfect, with just the right amount of resistance that I prefer.
Seth: Fantastic draw.
John: The draw was slightly into the resistant spectrum, roughly 1-1/2 to 2 notches.
Jiunn: No issues with the draw as it gave the best balance between air flow and resistance.

Overall

Aaron: The cigar began with toasted cedar, an acrid wood bitterness and some mild black pepper. Some earth joined a bit later. The second third saw the bitterness pick up a bit and then later gained a greenness to it. The final third saw the acrid bitterness pick up a fair amount and then at the end of the third became very mellow. Construction was perfect. The Bentley Green Edition Robusto had a fairly subpar flavor profile as the acrid wood bitterness put a damper on the experience. Not sure what caused it, but it just overshadowed the other components. Not a great first impression from the brand, but hopefully the White Edition offers a better experience. Unless my cigar was a one-off and the other have significantly better experiences, I can’t see myself coming back to this.
Seth: The Bentley Green Edition Robusto was an average cigar, but I guess that is a win for 2024. Price friendly cigar. I would have recommended making it super premium, like a Bentley, and making the cigar better as well. Nothing major to complain about as a smoker, but as a critic, disappointing.
John: The Bentley Green Edition Robusto had some pleasant flavors at points, but I found the profile largely linear, uncomplicated and lacking in depth to engage me through the review process. Both the burn and draw had minor issues, with a touch-up for the burn and a draw slightly into the resistant spectrum. This marks my first cigar from the Bentley line, and while the Green Edition isn’t something I’d return to, I will continue to explore their other offerings to compare. Total smoking time was a bit on the quicker side at 1 hour and 32 minutes.
Jiunn: My first introduction into this brand lends to a lackluster experience. Especially being made at Joya, the profile was surprisingly hollow and flat. I don’t think I’ve ever used those words to describe Joya made cigars until now. I’ll need to reserve some hope for the Connecticut Shade. For this Bentley Green Edition Robusto, it’s an easy pass.

Aaron Loomis

SCORE

4.68

Cost/Point

$2.99

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Seth Geise

SCORE

5.75

Cost/Point

$2.43

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John McTavish

SCORE

5.50

Cost/Point

$2.55

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Jiunn Liu

SCORE

5.75

Cost/Point

$2.43

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Team Cigar Review: Bentley Green Edition Robusto