Cohiba Siglo II (TBS JUN 06)

[Professor Twain]

Thanks for the review, Rob. I have two boxes with this code in my Czarador locker. I think that I can wait until 2010 for these, maybe by that time I will have room for them in my humidors.

[stever]

» Not a classic Cohiba Siglo II at this time. Lacking the lemon grass and

» honey + coffee notes I have always enjoyed. Yet it brings its own game to

» the table.

Great honest review.

I have some from June '06, but with the ASB factory code. I'll have to smoke one to see what it's profile is. The '06 tubos I've smoked thus far seem to be classic SIG IIs.

[Colt45]

Sounds a bit like some '06 Siglo 1s I smoked over the winter.

Does any Havana line burn straighter than Cohiba?!

[chef2275]

I think that i did not mention that about half way through, just one puff of the cigar, it was like getting an expresso shot, and then back to the main show. Great review. Can't wait to have some that have 5+ on them.

chef

[shortsqueeze]

Nice review Rob. Beautiful looking cigar. Forgive me if this information is available elsewhere, but what kind of camera do you use?

Josh

[El Presidente]

» Nice review Rob. Beautiful looking cigar. Forgive me if this information

» is available elsewhere, but what kind of camera do you use?

»

» Josh

Simple and dusty Canon EOS 350 D

[motownflip]

Thanks for the review and the great pics.

[stever]

Rob:

Just finished smoking an ASB JUN 06 and it definitely has the classic SIG II profile: sweet honeyed grassiness with coffee notes and some toasted tobacco flavors. My smoke was also quite rich and full-bodied halfway through, with some roasted nut and licorice flavors present.

Why is it that a different factory code from the same month and year results in a different "non classic" profile for a cigar like the Cohiba Sig II? I would have expected more consistency with a marque such as Cohiba. Is this atypical?

It raises the question in my mind of the extent to which one should not merely be paying attention to the month and year, but also focusing on a particular factory.

Is it possible to known the entire yearly production run with factory codes and months for a particular cigar such as the SIG II? I for one would like to be able to buy the non-typical profiles for a particular marque, especially if they have the potential to be true gems.

Is Habanos focusing too much on flavor consistency across a production run of tobacco rather than focusing on consistency between factories? Or is the issue with the production of the tobacco itself?

El Prez, I'm sure you have the answers to these and life's other perplexing questions. ;-)

[El Presidente]

» Is it possible to known the entire yearly production run with factory

» codes and months for a particular cigar such as the SIG II? I for one

» would like to be able to buy the non-typical profiles for a particular

» marque, especially if they have the potential to be true gems.

You have a better chance of finding out Fidels Swiss Bank Account Number»

» Is Habanos focusing too much on flavor consistency across a production run

» of tobacco rather than focusing on consistency between factories? Or is the

» issue with the production of the tobacco itself?

I can tell you the focus now is on Blend Integrity. They feel they have construction and tobacco quality issues under control.

[El Presidente]

After a discussion with Chef Mike yesterday, I reached for a Cohiba Siglo II this morning to enjoy with my coffee on the deck.

I am a fan of this cigar as it is without doubt one of the best Mareva's in the world. This cigar looked just like a Cohiba Siglo II should....tan, well filled, great construction. Aroma at cold was all toasted muesli.

Cerrated the cap and found a slightly resistant draw. I like them like this. Cool tobacco on the lips with hints of honey.

Fired up the foot. Full bodied with plenty of white smoke. Settled quickly. Smoky, meaty flavours. Dense cigar. Suprisingly no Cohiba grassiness or honey which I expected after the initial aroma at cold and pre-light draw.

Smoky, dried meat flavours persist with the first elements of licorice shining through. Still full bodied. Some young vegetal notes of black olives lingering in the background.

Becoming more woody through and past the midpoint. Smokey notes developing more into burn't toast and tarry toasted Velta Abajo tobacco. All restrained elements of sweetness now gone. Flavour profile becoming more closed, one dimensional.....brooding.

Still full bodied. Wet firewood blended with burn't toast on the palate. No bitteness. Plenty of horsepower in this cigar and one to put down for a few years. If anything I am bored with it by this time but still have a healthy dose of respect for its potential.

Not a classic Cohiba Siglo II at this time. Lacking the lemon grass and honey + coffee notes I have always enjoyed. Yet it brings its own game to the table. One of those cigars that I know will develop and evolve quickly in the months ahead. Looking forward to trying again at Christmas 2007 to see where it is going. Unlikely to settle and find its true self until 2010.

87/100 4/6 Smokerings.