Cohiba Siglo II MSU SEP 18 (CRW)

[rcarlson]

For a Cohiba, I have one word that I've never applied to one: power.  Opening flavours of pepper and spices with a hint of wood, with some grassiness.  Not much richness.  A very concentrated stick.  This is the smallest rg I've had with in a Cohiba and had hoped that it would blast the subtle, clean sweetness of the the larger rg's. I've had (e.g. Siglo VI, Esplendido).  Too much strength for the subtle Cohiba tastes that draws me to the marca. No doubt it needs much more age, but it is the review weekend and I gotta take a crack at winning one of these.   

Otherwise, nice draw, nice construction, good looker.  Just not the subtle depth that I would say makes a Cohiba a Cohiba.  I would only give it a "B -."   But, I am confident that it could improve dramatically with another year or more on them. 

I don't see that these are widely discussed and would be curious what others have to say about it.  For me it's just "okay."    

    

 

[Rega25]

I ordered a box of these during the year end clearance and can’t wait to get them in.  It’s a shame that we need to burn one before they’ve matured in order to get a baseline but I see why it’s recommended now. Nice review!