Search the Community

Cohiba Medio Siglo SGA ABR 17 Pairing: Nesspresso Intenso Sur Glace w/a splash of almond milk. Or as Ken might call them, Cohiba thumbs. If you haven't already watched the FoH video review on this smoke, do yourself an enormous favor and go watch. The @El Presidente and @Ken Gargett are their usual selves. Pure entertainment for the masses. That being said, this cigar is overpriced for its format. There are a few other PR options out there including the HdM Petit Robusto and the Party D5, where you get more value. Then there's the conversation of, is this just a shorter version of the CoRo. That's a no-go! Although those candied hay and honey flavors Cohiba has in their flavor profile are present… This bad boy stands alone. At cold, this smoke is impeccably rolled with some barnyard and twang coming off the foot. The draw is just right. It has to be because if you get a wind tunnel here it's a 20 smoke and if it's too tight your ears will pop with every pull like you're on an airplane. Toast the foot. Few puffs and we're moving! Notes in a stream: Grassy. Golden. Honey. Sweet hay. Caramel. Toasted tobacco. Roasted coffee. Full. Dark. Dense. Coffee. Sweet. Observations: This thing starts off at like 6/10. Coming to the halfway mark you're at about 9-10/10. It's short enough that I imagine they wanted/needed to get to the point. Think of a mixed drink. This isn't that. This is a shot of tequila, or for my Colombian friends some aguardiente. Some of the flakiest ash I've ever seen on any stick. Burned a little wonky at times but just let it sit. It autocorrected every time. Bursts of sweetness even after it got serious and stopped playing around. Like the last sip of an espresso, where you get the darkest sweetest coffee. I could hear the volado crackling. Almost like the fuse on fireworks, that hiss as it burns. Never paid attention to this before but looked and saw some of the parts that were burning a little faster. I'll reiterate, this cigar is clearly overpriced for a PR. However, if you're about getting to the point. Smoking a cigar and feeling like you smoked a cigar, meaning having some long flavors stay with you… Then give this a try. Grab some singles when you can. I tried one about two months ago and instantly knew I had to have a box. Btw, the highlight of the FOH review is Rob asking Ken how his draw is. Go check it out. I thoroughly enjoyed this stick. If you enjoyed reading, don't be shy and “thumb” me up. Get it!? Cheers FOH, Javi They did it better!