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I bought a 25 cab of Siglo I's to mature from C.Gars LTD, I also purchased a 3 pack of tubos to smoke in the here and now. The tubos were rolled in 2012,
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I had the Siglo I with a dram of Balvenie portwood.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS:
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First off the Tubos was nice and tight when I removed the cap, in the past I've opened a tubos only to find the cap was a bit loose. I find this disappointing as my paranoid nature is quickly aroused and I wonder what the conditions inside were really like. However there were no such concerns for this cigar.
The cigar had a typical Siglo I look to it, which in my opinion means that from the outside it seems a little rough compared to most other cigars of a similar vitola. The wrapper is rather bumpy, not due to veins but it just seems far less smooth than others. The cigar itself sees to be almost crooked compared to my average RASCC.
The wrapper is a dark chocaltey brown and the cigar itself has the scent of manure, I like that smell, it reminds me of trips to the countryside as a child.
FIRST HALF:
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A little rough to start with, by cohiba standards that is, if this were a RASCC or Partagas short it would be a smooth first few puffs. Since Cohiba is portrayed as the gold standard for not just Cubans but cigars ... ney tobacco, I find myself judging it by a higher standard than I would anyother.
DRAW:
The cigar lit easily and the draw was just right, I'd like to add that on cutting the cap and testing the draw I felt it was a little too loose. However upon lighting the cigar the draw was spot on and only required a moderate drag to get the foot smouldering, just the right amount of effort in my opinion.
SMOKE:
Thick creamy when coming off the foot after a puff, however it quickly thinined once it entered the atmosphere of the lounge. I was pleased with the smoke as it was easily produced with each puff and just the right amount.
TASTING NOTES:
A smooth leathery taste with a hint of wood in it perhaps, starting rough (for a Cohiba) then towards the end of tthe second half it mellowed out to turn into soft leather with a hint of cream.
BURN:
Excellent even burn.
SECOND HALF:
The smoke and draw remained consistent, although the cigar went out once due to neglect. I was by this time feeling the effects of the nicotine and was quite intoxicated, this is probably due to the diet I've been on recently (already lost 6lbs, yay!). The burn started going a bit funny towards the end, I could've corrected it but I was so close to the end I didn't bother as there were only a few puffs left in the old girl!
TASTING NOTES:
The Siglo I became smoother and mellowed out though none of the flavour was sacrificed which still remained at about 60-75% (somewhere at the lower end of medium to full, if you get my drift). The taste now was of cream and leather, in that order.
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CONCLUSION:
An excellent little cigar that lasted a slow smoker a good 45 minutes. The stick is small but it still has a little complexity and does develop, sure it's nothing like that twang you get with a good RyJ Churchill but what do you expect from a tres petit corona? The cost is higher than anyother cigar of this vitola but I feel it is well worth it, I much prefer to smoke the smaller vitolas (fortunately!) so it's not such a massive sacrifice. However when smoking this Cohiba, even one so young, I feel no sacrifice has been made but instead a common sense decision.
As for my obsession with cream and leather I'll be seeing a therapist next week to get me sorted out!
Agricola.
#1.JPG
I had the Siglo I with a dram of Balvenie portwood.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS:
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First off the Tubos was nice and tight when I removed the cap, in the past I've opened a tubos only to find the cap was a bit loose. I find this disappointing as my paranoid nature is quickly aroused and I wonder what the conditions inside were really like. However there were no such concerns for this cigar.
The cigar had a typical Siglo I look to it, which in my opinion means that from the outside it seems a little rough compared to most other cigars of a similar vitola. The wrapper is rather bumpy, not due to veins but it just seems far less smooth than others. The cigar itself sees to be almost crooked compared to my average RASCC.
The wrapper is a dark chocaltey brown and the cigar itself has the scent of manure, I like that smell, it reminds me of trips to the countryside as a child.
FIRST HALF:
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A little rough to start with, by cohiba standards that is, if this were a RASCC or Partagas short it would be a smooth first few puffs. Since Cohiba is portrayed as the gold standard for not just Cubans but cigars ... ney tobacco, I find myself judging it by a higher standard than I would anyother.
DRAW:
The cigar lit easily and the draw was just right, I'd like to add that on cutting the cap and testing the draw I felt it was a little too loose. However upon lighting the cigar the draw was spot on and only required a moderate drag to get the foot smouldering, just the right amount of effort in my opinion.
SMOKE:
Thick creamy when coming off the foot after a puff, however it quickly thinined once it entered the atmosphere of the lounge. I was pleased with the smoke as it was easily produced with each puff and just the right amount.
TASTING NOTES:
A smooth leathery taste with a hint of wood in it perhaps, starting rough (for a Cohiba) then towards the end of tthe second half it mellowed out to turn into soft leather with a hint of cream.
BURN:
Excellent even burn.
SECOND HALF:
The smoke and draw remained consistent, although the cigar went out once due to neglect. I was by this time feeling the effects of the nicotine and was quite intoxicated, this is probably due to the diet I've been on recently (already lost 6lbs, yay!). The burn started going a bit funny towards the end, I could've corrected it but I was so close to the end I didn't bother as there were only a few puffs left in the old girl!
TASTING NOTES:
The Siglo I became smoother and mellowed out though none of the flavour was sacrificed which still remained at about 60-75% (somewhere at the lower end of medium to full, if you get my drift). The taste now was of cream and leather, in that order.
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CONCLUSION:
An excellent little cigar that lasted a slow smoker a good 45 minutes. The stick is small but it still has a little complexity and does develop, sure it's nothing like that twang you get with a good RyJ Churchill but what do you expect from a tres petit corona? The cost is higher than anyother cigar of this vitola but I feel it is well worth it, I much prefer to smoke the smaller vitolas (fortunately!) so it's not such a massive sacrifice. However when smoking this Cohiba, even one so young, I feel no sacrifice has been made but instead a common sense decision.
As for my obsession with cream and leather I'll be seeing a therapist next week to get me sorted out!
Agricola.
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