Esplendido's.....WOW !!

[Guest cohiba]

OK FOH members, this is my first review.

Cohiba Esplendido

MKO SEP 04

A Czar hook up !!!

I have smoked a few from this box over the last 9 months, very disappointing !!! Just wasnt sure about this popular stick. Just a quik note, after receiving my Aristocrat cabinet and letting all my boxes acclimate to their new home, there has been a noticable difference in the flavor of ALL cigars !! Just a correct storage condition i guess. Well with this in mind i wanted to retry my Esplendido's, so glad i did !!!

They had a slight oil sheen, caramel color, and wonderful Cohiba smell. No prelight draw because i forgot to, LOL, just wanted to dive in.

This beauty took the flame very well. Right off the bat i got the Cohiba classic taste and great volume of smoke. Im very excited. The burn was perfect. The flavor balanced out better after the first inch or so. Then BAM the creaminess i was looking for slapped me in the face. The flavor maintained a steady medium, the strengh was a step higher than i expected, perfect. This cohiba flavor and creaminess mantianed very consistant down to the nub. Very little after taste. The smoke volume picked up naturally towards the end. This was a tremendous experience for me. Total smoke time 1 1/2 hrs, combined with wonderful conversation with my wife, and many, many Carmel Pale Ale's !!!!! This was a great evening that will be hard to beat.

I feal with more time and patience this is going to be even better.

Thanks Prez for a great box !!!

Cohiba

[DrAlejandro]

sounds like a GOOD night dude... nice review

[Professor Twain]

Nice review, I have smoked only smaller Cohibas to date, sounds like a great cigar.

[Smokin Bulldog]

Nice first review!

[El Presidente]

Bloody nice first review

Good base product + Good contolled storage + Time = Great cigar.

[doohnibor]

» Bloody nice first review

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» Good base product + Good contolled storage + Time = Great cigar.

Nice Review!! I'm a big fan of the Esplendidos. In fact I'm a big fan of anything Cohiba!!!

:-P

[genevapics]

Very nice review Cohiba. SOunds like the Aristocrat is working out nicely.

[anacostiakat]

Nice review!

This is one I have shied away from due to cost and some criticisms on construction.

Will have to try them. Thanks for the review.

[Mel]

I have a box of May 05 that are OK but not the bomb. They probably need more time. I bought a box of 00 off the aged stock list and waiting for them to get over the travel sickness. I am taking the family to the Bahamas for a week and I am taking some of both with me, I will report when I get back.

[connoiseur29]

I've sampled esplendidos from PFK JUL05.

They were amazing right out of the box, they still are. It was like smoking pure milk chocolate and cream. I am being very judicious with this box.

[tandblov]

I bought a box for my sons birth to be smoked on his birthday each year.

Lets just say, it's hard not to crack 'em open some times!

[Professor Twain]

» I bought a box for my sons birth to be smoked on his birthday each year.

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What a great idea.