Cohiba Genios

[brian1]

Smoked my first Genios last night. If it did not have a band I would have a hard time placing this cigar. Very unCohiba like. I have never tasted a sweeter cigar..this thing was like sucking on a candy bar or sweet cake..

It was enjoyable, definately unlike any other cuban I have had. I felt the sweetness overwhelmed all other flavors which was a pity because no doubt the filler and binder leaf are first class. Maybe with time the Maduro wrapper calms down a bit and more flavors will be evident. These could be truly great in a few years depending on how the wrapper ages and blends with the rest. All in all I am a bit puzzled why this line came out as a seperate entity..

[gostgost]

Funny I didn't get that with the first one. Mine was rather bitter I'm hoping in about 3 to 5 years they are perfect. I too am not understanding this line of Cohbia's........

[puros71]

I got a sweet spicy taste. I tried out 5 singles while I was in Habana 2 weeks ago. I thought the smoke were outstanding.

[El Presidente]

They are all over the place;

Some sweet like a chocolate stick

Some spicy

Some pepper and coal.

All are young. All are showing something brewing. Perhaps more than any new release i am looking forward to seeing how these pan out over 18 months - 2 years. If they manage to retain their medium body profile and crystallize flavour into sweet, spicy, pepper, coal then we will see something special.

Warning however. These cigars were never meant for Habanos traditionalists. They have a sweet edge from what is mostly a very fine wrapper.

[northo]

» They are all over the place;

This is what I've heard from almost everyone I've spoken to. Very odd though, for such a big release to be so hit and miss.

It makes me wonder if it might be (whisper it quietly) a lack of expertise when it comes to curing and aging the maduro wrappers, amongst the cubans. I'm sure they brought in some knowlagable cigar guys in from other islands more used to making mauro wrappers for advice. But surely the farmers and other guys porcessing the leaves won't have done it before on anything like such a large scale?

Is it possible that this could have contributed to these inconsistencies? If so might they get better in the future?

[Colt45]

» All in all I am a bit puzzled why this line came out as a seperate entity..

To provide us with the supreme smoking experience. Either that or $$.

[Mel]

No doubt that is was a momey scheme but I like all mine.

[brian1]

It was a money scheme allright but they got the pricing on these so wrong as evidenced now with these hitting the discount shelves in a few differnt retailers.

» No doubt that is was a momey scheme but I like all mine.

[greenpimp]

If they all had tasted like the good ones I've smoked then none of them would be on sale and they would be sold out everywhere. A few were GREAT. And a couple OK, and a couple just sucked.