Cohiba Siglo III UNK 2017 (MC2020RW)

[MrBirdman]

I know there are some, perhaps many, who feel Cohiba are overrated. And indeed their price is getting harder and harder to justify. But when I smoke a Siglo III I always feel they’re worth every bit of their value. With three years, they exude such class, refinement, and flavor that I want to light another one up as soon as I finish. This one was no exception. It arrived in a fiver from our host, covered in “bloom” but not on the foot, and you’d certainly never know from smoking it. 

First third: Opening blast of dry hay, sweet citrus, and that peculiar grassy creaminess that I only find in Cohiba. Lovely. 

Second Third: Same as first but growing in intensity, with a woody flavor coming in  

Last Third: Intensity continues to build, and a coffee flavor begins to dominate, though it’s coffee infused with grassy citrus. I miss the creaminess from the early going but appreciate the development  

Final: The word here is consistency, and that’s what this delivered. Not remarkably different from any Sig III I’ve smoked over the last year or so - and that’s just what I want from it.

95

[Connoisseur Kim]

That's classic lomg corona from Cohiba@MrBirdman! Wish I have a Siglo III box in my stash

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[Kaptain Karl]

Great review! 

[MrBirdman]

Interestingly, I just checked BR to see what aged versions are going for and, would you believe it, there has not been a single Siglo III auction on the platform yet (at least according to the advanced search function). More VI’s than you can shake a stick at, a couple Gran Reservas, even some V’s.

Not that I’d ever put mine up for auction - I know @Elpresidente loves the III’s too so maybe that’s part of the explanation... 

[Fugu]

No serious smoker would ever sell his aged SigIII ?

[MrBirdman]

15 hours ago, Lrabold89 said:

So the question is .......did you wipe the mold off of the cigar before you smoked it?


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When I was younger I was taught not to smoke mold - they were referring to smoking it on something else, mind you, but the lesson stuck ?.