My buddy has been on me to get a box of these. How do they compare with the BBF? Basicaly the BBF is a robusto with a pointy tip so i`m hopeing they taste simalar as i like the BBF. We are low on robustos so i think i will give em a try.

haha...someone finally seconded my opinion. BBF is nothing more than a pointy robusto!
To the untrained palate, they are essentially the same cigar. Plenty of power and earthy cuban spice. However, connessieurs say that they are totally different, the RC being milder and tasting different. I am somewhere in the middle. However, saying that they are a must have is debatable. I have a box, but if I wanted something that I would consider a must have, it would be an aged box of Rafael Gonzalez Lonsdales...you won't be sorry.

The Belicoses Finos "pointy Robusto" (lol) has a more defined peppery, spicey taste. Royal Coronas are milder and lack the body of the Belicosos Finos. Both are great smokes, but I give the edge to the BF.

For me, the RC is the weakest robusto there is. I like the Bolivar line...the Coronas Gigante, the Coronas Extra, even the Petit Corona (don't tell anyone...). But the RC is simply a waste of a cigar insofar as robustos are concerned. There are MANY out there that are better. And while you may think that the Belicoso is simply a pointy robusto, you can then say that a corona gorda is just a short churchill, a churchill is just a short double corona, a corona is just a short dalia, a dalia is a re-shaped corona gorda, a corona is just a petit corona, and a petit corona is just a cigarette, so a cigar is just a cigar, unless it's a Marlboro, in which case it's a double corona. Guess again.

I don't find them to be that similar to one another. I could probably draw a closer comparison between the RC and the Boli PC.

I like the RCs. I think they are worth trying.

The BBF is an experience. The BRC is merely a good cuban cigar.

Well i would just assume get more BBF as the ones i have are great. My freind however seems to have his heart set on the RC. Rather than talk him out of them i think i will go for a box. Then i can choose next time. I have a feeling i will like them anyway.

I'm with Chadwick. BBFs are a little spicier, a little more body. Both have that Boli character and earthiness

best choice would be to get both boxes, expecially since there are two of you. sure its a little more cost upfront, but its not like you won't smoke them. Chaulk it up to a learning experience, a side by side comparison would reveil the differences between the smokes. The BBF is absolutely better, but as others have said, not because the Royal is bad, but because the BBF is so good. You won't be sorry with either, so get both (a holiday gift for yourself!)

I already have the BBF. I still have some PSD 4 and a few assorted robustos but my buddy is all but out of this vitola and it`s his turn to pick. I try to keep various sizes on hand. As i said i love the BBF and my choice would be the Coro in the robusto dept. but these are much cheaper so i`m not complaining. Funny i realy didn`t find the BBF very spicey and peppery. At leaste not like a partagas. Very deep earthy flavor on mine. If the RC is similar to the PC as someone posted i should like them. Andy

There's no resemblence between the RC and the PC...the RC is an anomaly for what is otherwise an outstanding line.

If you are a fan of the PSD4 I think the brc might be a let down. Just my opinion but I like the pSD4 better than the brc but not as much as the bbf. The rass is pretty good too and cheaper from some places than the brc. Might think about that one. Nice spicy peppery smoke with some complexity.

Smoked one RASS liked it alot have one more hangin around. The RC was not my first choice by far but like i said not my choice this time. I`m sure i will like them though even if i`m not overwhelmed.

Make sure you give us a review when they arrive, Muskrat.

I was always a BRC fan. Not any longer since the 04's PSD#4 came out.

I do enjoy the BBF and BCG.

Just had one. What a great smoke. Very similar to the BBF. Mine were 02 Reddish wrapper. Great draw very deep earthy flavor. Not spicey at all just deep tabacco flavor. Very happy with this choice.

haha, again. If you reference your last review/results reply and my first reply to your question, Rat, you will see that you have an untrained palate...welcome aboard, lol.

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I am shocked that RyJ would launch into such a well-crafted rip on the pointy robust line. When I look at a BBF, I see a robusto with a pointy tip. It is when I am thinking about price, mostly, not to refer to the fact that a shape is a shape and the smoke is the same, just a different time period for the smoking experience. But when I look at cost, I am thinking...why pay more for about the same amount of smokable cigar? And I understand that RyJ has no reason to ever agree with me on anything, but we usually ain't that far removed philosophically speaking. I sure like the way he loops them purty words together, too. hehe
But realistically, I never made the size connection with any other two vitolas, it just strikes me with the campana and the robusto. Odd.

Well, there are a lot of reasons for my conclusion. One thing is that the belicoso is much more difficult to roll than the robusto, and so better rollers are making it. Also, the blend is a bit more intense in terms of power when it comes to the belicoso (historically, anyway). They're just different cigars.

Rather than think of the belicoso as a pointy robusto, it's MORE appropriate to think of it as a short pyramid...Monte 2, for example.

The Royal Corona just scored 90 in the newest Cigar Insider.. Not bad.