RomaCraft Neanderthal HN | Cigar Reviews by HB Cigars

Are you a psychopath? Do you like absurd amounts of nicotine? Maybe addiction problems? Then I have the cigar for you! Buckle up boys, today we are looking at the RomaCraft Neanderthal HN, a cigar packed with flavor and alkaloids. This beast features the notorious Green River Valley Sucker One Double Ligero from Pennsylvania - a tobacco so strong they had to add five other fillers just to balance it out. It's like adding vegetables to your kid's mac and cheese, except the mac and cheese wants to fight you.

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🔥 THE VITALS 🔥

Cigar: Neanderthal HN

Master Blender: Skip Martin & Esteban Disla

Size: 5 x 52/58 (Figurado)

Country of Origin: Nicaragua

Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés

Binder: Connecticut Broadleaf

Filler: Dominican Olor, Nicaraguan (Condega, Jalapa, Pueblo Nuevo, Estelí), Pennsylvania Green River Valley Sucker One Double Ligero

MSRP: $14.00

Aging: Fresh from Nica Sueño factory

🚀 WE ARE LIT!

Draw: Perfect. Like breathing through a $100 bill.

Burn: Straighter than your uncle's political opinions at Thanksgiving

Smoke Output: Thick as morning fog in San Francisco

Ash: Holds like it's got separation anxiety

Good construction with a single skinny burnt orange and white band (a tribute to Skip Martin's Texas Longhorns obsession). The flat cap is a little weird but what can you do - it's like a haircut your mom gave you in third grade, functional but questionable. Great smoke production immediately on light up. The unique figurado shape resembles Frankenstein's head on top and a bowling pin on the bottom. The wrapper has a gritty look with oils and magnesium bumps that make it look like it just finished a CrossFit workout.

🎢 FLAVOR JOURNEY

FIRST THIRD

espresso, pepper/retro, cacao, earth

Espresso leads the charge with enough intensity to make your barista jealous. Pepper dominates the retrohale while cacao provides a sweet counterpoint. Earth rounds out the opening, creating a profile that's basically what would happen if Starbucks opened a cigar lounge. The Pennsylvania Double Ligero announces its presence immediately - this isn't your grandmother's mild Connecticut, unless your grandmother was a longshoreman who chewed tobacco for breakfast.

SECOND THIRD

espresso, dark chocolate, oak, leather 

Espresso maintains its dominance while dark chocolate emerges, creating a mocha profile that would cost $8 at any coffee shop with exposed brick walls. Oak enters the mix alongside leather, adding complexity that justifies why you're smoking this instead of attending your cousin's gender reveal party. The velvet smoke texture coats your palate like an overly affectionate golden retriever - persistent but somehow still welcome.

FINAL THIRD: EARTH, WIND & FIRE (MINUS THE WIND)

earth, pepper, leather, charred oak

Earth takes center stage, grounding the experience like your accountant during tax season. Pepper returns with vengeance on the retrohale, joined by leather and charred oak. The long finish lingers like that friend who doesn't understand social cues at the end of a party. The full strength really shows here - if nicotine was a personality trait, this would be that guy who brings his own hot sauce to restaurants.

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🏆 THE VERDICT:

A- TIER

Flavor: A

Construction: A-

Availability: B+

Price: B+

The Neanderthal is a beefy full-bodied stick that delivers good strong flavors throughout with a velvet smoke texture and long finish. This isn't just strong for the sake of being strong - it's balanced and complex, like a bodybuilder who also reads poetry. Full strength and full body mean this isn't for beginners unless they enjoy lying down unexpectedly.

📊BOTTOM LINE

RomaCraft created a cigar that's basically natural selection in action - smoke this and either evolve or tap out. The Green River Valley Sucker One Double Ligero isn't just marketing speak; it's a legitimate warning label that should come with a waiver. But here's the thing: it's actually excellent. The blend is masterfully balanced despite containing enough nicotine to make a horse reconsider its life choices. At around $13-15, it's reasonably priced for a cigar that doubles as both a smoking experience and a sobriety test. Skip Martin and team have created something that separates the casual smokers from those who view nicotine tolerance as a competitive sport.

TLDR: A paleolithic powerhouse that delivers complex flavors alongside enough strength to make you see your ancestors - perfect for masochists with refined palates.