Kenfessions - Cohiba Medio Siglo | Laphroaig “The 1815 Legacy Edition”

[Ferrero]

Cohiba Medio Siglo | Laphroaig “The 1815 Legacy Edition”

By KBG

 

Saturday evening, long week and a family birthday lunch – it felt like a cigar evening but, to be honest, normally I probably would have skipped it as all too much trouble. Then I thought, what about that stumpy thing? Perfect.

So, I fired up the Cohiba Medio Siglo and, given the discussion on the forum, went for a really good Islay malt, the Laphroaig ‘1815 Legacy’. This was a one-off release from the current distiller to honour his predecessors, from “first-fill, over-charred ex-bourbon barrels, before further maturing in large, new European oak hogsheads”. It is a really good Islay.

Continue reading here: https://kenfessions.com/2018/03/12/cohiba-medio-siglo-laphroaig-the-1815-legacy-edition/

 

[alloy]

Wow!. I've been tempted to buy a box, but after this review, I'll buy CoRo's instead.

 

[Buck14]

I have found that Cohibas in general are incredibly overrated - they have a similar “moldy hay” flavor profile to Davidoff, my least favorite cigar brand in the world. I’m not suggesting that Cohibas are as bad as Davidoffs, but they do have a resemblance.

I’ll mainly stick to 15 or so CC Marcas I like.