Cohiba Robusto UEB MAY 2018 (CRW)

[Benson]

Similar to the other 2018 CoRo reviews I’ve read this weekend, I had a feeling this stick wasn’t quite ready even before I went at it. Still, it had been about 6 months since I had tested the first out of this box and it wouldn’t hurt to check in.

Pre light I just got leather and warm tobacco.

1st third: really cedar dominant, with bits of pepper and spice. The draw is snug for a robusto, and smoke output is minimal. About 15 minutes in I noticed some tar buildup at the cap so I cut a bit more off the top; this noticeably opened up the draw and brought in the 2nd third flavors.

2nd third: shifts to much bigger leather notes, with cedar still coming in here and there among the pepper and spice but nothing like the first third. Getting a bit of twang as well, but nothing like Cohiba profile like I’m used to, this was feeling a lot more like Upmann to me.

last third: not too much change, just a deepening of the full leather/tobacco flavor. Once past the band I was starting to get some bitter notes so I let it go out.

Rating: 83  My first CoRo was out of a sampler and must have had some age on it because it smoked amazingly and I feel like I’ve been chasing that dragon ever since. I bough this box well over a year ago and I’m itching for these to get to their prime, but they obviously are not there yet.

Cheers gents thanks for reading.

 

 

[rcarlson]

Well, it's a good-looker.  Surely time will improve.

Good luck on the drawing.  

[ohbob976]

That’s how I feel about my Coro experience. First one was incredible from sampler. Trying to find that ever since. So far unsuccessfully 

[rcarlson]

22 minutes ago, ohbob976 said:

That’s how I feel about my Coro experience. First one was incredible from sampler. Trying to find that ever since. So far unsuccessfully 

Me too.  Haven't found the bliss others have. . . yet.  

[RDB]

It's the theme of the CRW so far... generally not that great when young!