JohnS' Smoking Diary 2025

[loose_axle]

On 5/15/2025 at 5:40 PM, JohnS said:

This was the first cigar from a box I have rested for seven years. The first third started with coffee, that distinctive Cohiba grass/hay and some honey. The middle third picked up in that grass/hay so that the smoked took on herbal qualities, whilst the last third saw those herbal flavours remain until the end and continue to strengthen. It was very reminiscent of lemongrass and not what I was expecting from this cigar after seven years of rest.

The main difference between this Cohiba Lanceros smoked at seven years of age and other Lanceros I've smoked in the past at ten to fifteen years and over was the baking spice, softer mocha coffee flavours and more defined vanilla bean prevalent in those older examples. Oh, and those hints of honey. You really want that honey profile to shine through when you smoke an aged Cohiba Lanceros. Trust me!

This is good to know thanks John. I opened my CoLas last year at the 3 year mark for a special occasion but they weren't up to scratch. I was thinking of testing them again in about 10 years but the plan is to leave the majority of the box another 15-20 years. I also really don't like Cohiba when they go lemongrass/ vegueros flavour profile on you. 

[99call]

On 5/15/2025 at 8:41 AM, JohnS said:

floral presence which was magnificent, together with a walnut-inspired feel on the palate.

This is my favourite thing about the RGPC.  It's got that great foundation and spine of flavours, but this overlay of florals and nuttiness is what really elevates them for me. It breaks my heart when people say they are bland or uninteresting. 

[JohnS]

On 5/18/2025 at 6:45 AM, loose_axle said:

This is good to know thanks John. I opened my CoLas last year at the 3 year mark for a special occasion but they weren't up to scratch. I was thinking of testing them again in about 10 years but the plan is to leave the majority of the box another 15-20 years. I also really don't like Cohiba when they go lemongrass/ vegueros flavour profile on you. 

So true. I concur with you here.

23 hours ago, 99call said:

This is my favourite thing about the RGPC.  It's got that great foundation and spine of flavours, but this overlay of florals and nuttiness is what really elevates them for me. It breaks my heart when people say they are bland or uninteresting. 

Yes, when they are like this, they definitely transcend to 'another level' for me also.