Cohiba CE MEL SEP08 (COHRW)

[CptGoodTimes]

The Stick: Cohiba Coronas Especiales from September 2008 & the MEL factory 

Opening remarks: Attractive wrapper that felt well made. A nice pigtail cap, and sweet prelight smell.  I used my punch & cold draw was tight. Burn was razor sharp from get go with twangy tangy initial flavors. 

 

First 1/3: Just a richness from the start. That Cohiba hay, lemony tanginess, some sweet cocoa or might be sweet coffee cream.  Those are sometimes difficult to distinguish for myself. 

 

Second 1/3:  The hay/lemon zest fades out completely. Leaving behind a sweet milk coffee cream that does the tango with a dark black coffee/cocoa.  In & out they trade dance moves ???

 

Final 1/3: And just like that...bitterville. This is the fourth CCE I’ve had from this box, and the first to go completely bitter in the final third. So much so, I ended before the band played its last sonata. Oh well.  It was still a delightful morning with this vitola.  

 

Final thoughts:  Hard to beat a nice aged CCE.  This one was a nice medium and rich smoke. Speaking of smoke, lots of it from the get go. This was on its way to a 98, but not making it to the band knocked it down to a 93.  Nothing like getting the rugged pulled out from under you when your on cloud 9. 

 

Cheers,

CptGoodTimes