cohiba maduro genios

[wolfie]

cohiba maduro genios
length 140
ring 52
construction , beautiful dark smooth wrapper , no soft spots...beautiful
age .....unknown , a single from Cuba
method of cut.....punch
method of light.....triple jet

Away we go.....

First third
smooth earthy chocolate , cocoa flavours ,
thro the nose warm dark ebony wood ( which continued thro out the cigar ) beautiful
1" in , a touch up required

Second third , same as the first , smooth.........pretty much one dimensional , not a bad thing as the flavours are enjoyable

Final third
the flavours and strength have ramped up a notch , a light spice added and the cocoa has really taken over , strong cocoa flavours , imagine putting a teaspoon of cocoa powder into your mouth , intense flavours and v dusty and dry

band removed and nubbed

all in all a v enjoyable cigar , a little more age would maybe ? have mellowed out the powder dryness at the end .

couple of pics

[RobBooth]

Great write-up and photo.

I tried one of these a couple of weeks ago and was disappointed but I suspect that it was too young.

Really nice aroma on the pre-light draw with a distinct hay note though the draw was a little tight.

It's probably the best looking cigar I've ever had. It had a dark, thick, rich and oily wrapper, well constructed and that yellow and gold band really set it off, they look good enough to eat!
I found it a one-dimensional smoke too, there was no distinguishable change of flavour throughout, the draw remained pretty tight, the cigar didn't pour smoke.

Going into the last third it turned sour and I had to concede defeat leaving it just above the band mark and that's why it disappointed me. I really wanted this cigar to wow me (for it's price) but it didn't. I do have another one sitting in my humidor, from a different source, and I'm hoping this one will turn my opinion.

[Johnny Thunder]

Great review wolfie. Another for me to add to the list.

[TheMonk]

Bought a box of these recently, still haven't tried 'em though!