log1k Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Let me preface this by saying that this is my first review ever , and that my palate is not as refined as some of yours, so bear with me. On Friday I decided to smoke my last Cohiba Robusto. Needless to say I wasn't disappointed. This was one of the best looking CoRos I had ever seen. Very sexy to say the least . I cut it using my Palio and burned it with my new mini creme brulee torch. Instantly I was hit with a ton of flavor, the flavor you'd expect from a CoRo. After the flavor bomb I began paying attention, hell I had no choice but to pay attention, this cigar was demanding it ! I didin't find the CoRo quite as "grassy" as a Siglo VI, but in my opinion I find it more refined(thats what I smoke more of them). The smoke was in abundance and very creamy...gave me that full feeling. If I had to pick one flaw it would have to be the draw. It was actually too loose for my liking, but I guess it's better than it being plugged. Cohiba Robusto: 90/100 - a classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 » Instantly I was hit with a ton of flavor, the flavor » you'd expect from a CoRo. Can you describe the flavors a bit more? (not a knock or criticism) Good first go :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy2 Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Must say that wrapper looks a little rough and bumpy for Cohiba brand. Also i never seen a Cohiba wrapper with that many shades of dark browns. Were did you get it ? Also nice first review keep them coming.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puros71 Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Im with Jimmy, the cigar looks to dark to be a Cohiba. HM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrink Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 I cut it using my Palio and burned it with my new mini creme brulee torch. Interesting. I once described a Lancero as having a flavor like creme brulee. Thanks for the review, and nice pix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 » the cigar looks to dark to be a Cohiba. all the pics look a bit dark - it can be tough to judge color given variables in lighting, etc. I recently bought an ashtray, that I thought was going to be a gold color, due to how the website pics looked. It ended up being dark pewter in color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cls515 Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 » » the cigar looks to dark to be a Cohiba. Yeah I noticed how dark the cigar was as well. Really dark. Take a look at the band too. The I in Cohiba looks to be off centered. I grabbed a band from my coolidor and the I in Cohiba is directly in between the H and B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike33 Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 » Yeah I noticed how dark the cigar was as well. Really dark. Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed that..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoryOllis Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 » » » the cigar looks to dark to be a Cohiba. » » Yeah I noticed how dark the cigar was as well. Really dark. » » Take a look at the band too. The I in Cohiba looks to be off centered. I » grabbed a band from my coolidor and the I in Cohiba is directly in between » the H and B. Yes, you're right. Even in this grainy webcam shot you can see the even spacing. Bear in mind there are some very tasty knock-offs that are good cigars even thought they MAY not be what their labels profess. Man, I have to get a decent camera if I'm going to be doing this! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy2 Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 I dont want to upset log1k but what i really think it is a fake. I am a nut when it come to Cuban cigars and very passionate about this hobby like the most of us. And i can tell fakes most of the time and have been wrong in the past about my conclusions . The wapper looks Mexican, Honduran or Nicaraguan. Most Cohiba robo in my 6 + boxes that i have smoked from many vendors have always been a classic flat colored brown and not oily as much as the sample above in the pic. Also there seems to be to much oil pockets in the ash i have seen alot of this with Honduran or Nicaraguan tobacco. Even the foot of the cigar the way Cuban tobacco is rolled (bunched) looks as if it was not rolled the Cuban way. It all comes down from where Log1k got the box. As we all know we see new things coming out of Cuba that we have not seen before that also leads us to be fakes in which there not when chimed in by even more experienced smokers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
log1k Posted January 21, 2007 Author Share Posted January 21, 2007 I have a direct picture of the band let me post it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
log1k Posted January 21, 2007 Author Share Posted January 21, 2007 here is the band.... I have smoked a lot of CoRos in the past and this has matched the profile....I've also seen dark CoRos as well. As for the band, I think its spot on... P.S. This came from the LCDH in Mexico.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy2 Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 That band is way off and the (I) is a dead giveaway. Also the Gold Line around the word Cohiba is thick it should be a thin gold line around Cohiba. Also the Gold line that is across the band should be a wider size than the Gold line around the word Cohiba . Which if you look good they are the same size lines thats a no no. The Line that goes across the whole band should be wider than the one around the word Cohiba which should be alot thinner. I was told also that the Stamp that stamps the word Cohiba is one worded stamp no margin for error like the (I) on your band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopez Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Also, the loops in the C in "Cuba" are wrong. The upper "tail" shouldn't cross back into the closed loop. The lower tail, I've seen what I knew to be real ones where the lower tail barely touched the main body of the C, but never where it's crossed back over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy2 Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Very bad copy your right Lopez Havana Cuba the letters are way off from the real one's. Sorry Brother. Well at least you know where you can get the real one's.. Remember we are here to help each other and alot of us have been taken to the cleaners in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genevapics Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 » Also, the loops in the C in "Cuba" are wrong. The upper "tail" shouldn't » cross back into the closed loop. The lower tail, I've seen what I knew to » be real ones where the lower tail barely touched the main body of the C, » but never where it's crossed back over it. BINGO!!! You beat me to it. Your Habano, Cuba is way off. I am NO WILKEY... but comparing my Lancero label (from the Czar) to your Robusto label... yours is way off. My conclusion: Your Robustos are fake. JMHO. Hope I am wrong.:-| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 I'd agree with the general consensus on this one. Looks fake to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
log1k Posted January 22, 2007 Author Share Posted January 22, 2007 Someone's head is going to roll....I am very angry right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy2 Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 I have been there before but look at it this way you have alot of people here who will help you not make the same mastake again.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
log1k Posted January 22, 2007 Author Share Posted January 22, 2007 » I have been there before but look at it this way you have alot of people » here who will help you not make the same mastake again.. I know, I work hard for the money I spent on these cigars :-| Thanks to everyone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobsled Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Sorry to see you got a bad one, at least it was still a smoke you enjoyed though. Have heard mixed feedback on the LCDH Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
log1k Posted January 22, 2007 Author Share Posted January 22, 2007 Initially I must say I was very angry that it was a fake, but now I just want to thank everyone for pointing it out. I looked my other Cohibas and the bands were very different. Chalk it up to expierence...as they say live and learn. Thanks, George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genevapics Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 » Chalk it up to expierence...as they say » live and learn... Well said. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB24 Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 What are you going to say to you "source?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
log1k Posted January 22, 2007 Author Share Posted January 22, 2007 » What are you going to say to you "source?" Well my source evidently has give me legit and non legit....i won't order from them ever again Here is a pic of the bands I have...you guys can tell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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