Cohiba Siglo I UAO OCT 18 (OYMRW)

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For this review, I opted to go for a Siglo I. One could argue these are too expensive to offer good value. But the way I see it, when time is constrained and you want something that offers tons of flavor, these tend to deliver. I’d rather pay for this and enjoy it fully, than pitch half of a better value cigar because I don’t have time to finish it. 

This is why I choose this format quite often, time constraints. Weather is not so much a factor in this as I can smoke inside. 

This morning I have a little time to sit out in the garden and have a coffee before having to go do some home improvement projects. So I chose a small cigar to pair with a Lungo and relax a little before grabbing my tools.

Pre-light: 

I chose this little veiny bastard (not a euphemism). By far the roughest looking one out of the bunch. It’s PACKED above the band, rock hard like a Davidoff. Then at the head it has a major soft spot. Doesn’t seem that promising.

After cutting it, the draw is snug and I’m not sure if this is going to go well. The cold draw reveals just a little hay and tobacco.

First half:

Upon lighting this little guy, the draw is really tight initially but loosens up with about 5 puffs and is snug but absolutely fine. Putting off plenty of smoke to get some good flavors. I get some toasted tobacco only in those first tight draws, and after it opens up there’s these lovely dried fruit notes. When paired with the coffee it brings this to the forefront. This is better than expected. The ash is a little flakey but holds on quite well.

Once it’s up to steam, there’s a pronounced wood note that takes over the palate. The fruity flavors take a backseat and only show up on the finish, joined by a bit of dried grass every so often.

Second half:

This is where things start to deepen, the woody draw flavor gets joined by a deeper earth and really envelops the palate. The dried fruit is now a more pronounced raisin and has joined the core flavors in force. The dried grass fleets in and out on the finish, it gets drowned out in the earthyness. And strewn through this all is a floral aroma that has shown up in many Siglo I’s for me. 

Just after half of the cigar, the ash drops off and soon after that the draw opens up in a big way but doesn’t bring more or different flavor. 

Conclusion:

It left me satisfied, a very lovely smoke with a coffee to start off the day. I ended up smoking it in 55 minutes. I’m a slow smoker, but 55 minutes for this tiny thing is long even for me. I attribute that to the snug draw, which luckily didn’t affect flavor too much. 

86/100