Byron Venecianos Belicoso

Byron Venecianos Belicoso is the 6 1/2 x 56 belicoso in the Byron 20th Century line.

Byron is made by Selected Tobacco, the house of Nelson Alfonso, the Cuban artist credited with the Cohiba Behike branding, and the whole brand is rolled at Tabacos de Costa Rica in Santiago de Puriscal. Byron was founded in Havana in 1850, as the packaging reads, and named for the English poet Lord Byron, an avid cigar smoker; Cigar Aficionado traces it to Alfonso's own ancestors, and Byron says the family recovered the name in 1998. Byron says its cigars rest for years after rolling, against the roughly 60 days it calls typical. Cigar Coop describes the 19th, 20th and 21st Century lines as one for each century the brand was active, each paying homage to that century's Cuban cigars; this is the Serie Siglo XX.

Cigar Aficionado's 2023 ratings list an Ecuadorian wrapper and a Peruvian binder over Dominican, Nicaraguan and Peruvian filler, as our distributor does. Byron rates every 20th Century size medium to full; Cigar Insider rated the three it reviewed in 2023 medium. The boxes are yellow lacquer, and each cigar wears a Lord Byron portrait band over a “RESERVA” band.

The Venecianos is a 6 1/2 x 56 belicoso, added with the Mesolongis at the 2019 IPCPR trade show. Cigar Insider scored it 91 on September 19, 2023, and Cigar Aficionado scored it 91 again on December 1, 2023, rating it medium, with almond, coffee, orange peel, cinnamon and a bitter-vermouth finish. Byron says it rests four years after rolling.

• Size: 6 1/2 x 56 Belicoso
• Wrapper: Ecuadorian
• Binder: Peruvian
• Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan and Peruvian
• Strength: Medium-Full
• Origin: Tabacos de Costa Rica, Santiago de Puriscal, Costa Rica
• Box: 25 cigars

Offered by the single, the five-pack or the box of 25.

Venecianos Belicoso FAQ

What does Byron 20th Century taste like? Byron has not published tasting notes. Cigar Insider's 2023 reviews found graham cracker, wood and sweet herbs in the Londinenses, almond, coffee and orange peel in the Venecianos, and cedar, citrus and dried passion fruit in the Mesolongis.

What shape is the Byron Venecianos? A 6 1/2 x 56 belicoso, as Cigar Coop described it at its 2019 launch. Cigar Aficionado classes it as a torpedo-style figurado.

Where is Byron made? At Tabacos de Costa Rica in Santiago de Puriscal, Costa Rica, where Selected Tobacco rolls the whole Byron brand. United Cigars distributes it in the United States.

Where can I buy the Venecianos Belicoso in Yuma, Arizona? In the walk-in humidor at Sun of a Gun Cigars & Spirits, 1651 S Arizona Ave in Yuma, or right here online. Call 928-276-3500 to ask what is on the shelf today.

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Brand

Byron

Line

Byron 20th Century

Vitola

Belicoso

Length

6 1/2 inches

Ring gauge

56

Wrapper

Ecuadorian

Binder

Peruvian

Filler

Dominican, Nicaraguan and Peruvian

Strength

Medium-Full

Country of origin

Costa Rica

Factory

Tabacos de Costa Rica, Santiago de Puriscal, Costa Rica

Format

Single, 5-Pack, Box of 25

Box count

25

Tasting notes

Almond, coffee, orange peel and cinnamon (Cigar Aficionado)

Ships from

Sun of a Gun Cigars & Spirits, Yuma, Arizona