Cohiba Seleccion Reserva

[Mel]

Brian I am a huge fan of these cigars and consider them to be some of the best on the planet. Just ask CIGARHead what he thought of them. He is ruined also. I believe I have smoked two and a half boxes of these and have three more to go.:-D

[Don Candido]

» Brian I am a huge fan of these cigars and consider them to be some of the

» best on the planet. Just ask CIGARHead what he thought of them. He is

» ruined also. I believe I have smoked two and a half boxes of these and

» have three more to go.:-D

I agree whole-heartedly. Love them! When they first came out, I was buying them, and smoking them. They were awesome then.

I have some I got more recently I have not tried. I need to check these out again. They had their own signature blend that was cohiba, but also clearly a little different.

Brian, this is just a guess, but I am thinking you will shift the order of excellence down a notch for the four you have tried, once you get around to an Esplendidos. They are excellent in the boxes I have tried. I am sure my top three are Robusto, Esplendido and Piramide since those are more my ring gauge, but I am not sure where I would rate each of those three next to each other right now. I need to check these out again.

[Jimmy2]

Where are these still available at a good price someone PM if you have info.Thanks

[shrink]

It's nice to hear that these are smoking well. I haven't cracked my box yet. They are covered in bloom. I think I'll wait another couple of years.

[jdbrown]

Same here..It's damn tempting after reading the current reviews. Makes me think I should grab another box while they are still around.

[Vinny]

» I believe I have smoked two and a half boxes of these and

» have three more to go.:-D

I agree with you. This is better than most regular prod, and it is a must to have. What's amazong with these cigars is that after 5 years they show even more strength that 2 or 3 years ago. I'm pretty confident that you can leave them for the next 10 years and it'll even be better! I have had a complete box, and 2 others are sleeping for 2 or 3 years now.:-D

[brian1]

Jimmy,

A few well known places have these in the 625-650 region. Not bad considering where they were a few years ago.

» Where are these still available at a good price someone PM if you have

» info.Thanks

[brian1]

Don

Yes The Reserva Esplendidio will be interesting because I can compare if to a regular Esplendido I have from 2002. Will be very interesting to compare the 2.

» » Brian I am a huge fan of these cigars and consider them to be some of

» the

» » best on the planet. Just ask CIGARHead what he thought of them. He is

» » ruined also. I believe I have smoked two and a half boxes of these and

» » have three more to go.:-D

»

» I agree whole-heartedly. Love them! When they first came out, I was buying

» them, and smoking them. They were awesome then.

»

» I have some I got more recently I have not tried. I need to check these

» out again. They had their own signature blend that was cohiba, but also

» clearly a little different.

»

» Brian, this is just a guess, but I am thinking you will shift the order of

» excellence down a notch for the four you have tried, once you get around to

» an Esplendidos. They are excellent in the boxes I have tried. I am sure my

» top three are Robusto, Esplendido and Piramide since those are more my

» ring gauge, but I am not sure where I would rate each of those three next

» to each other right now. I need to check these out again.

[shrink]

Yes The Reserva Esplendidio will be interesting because I can compare if to a regular Esplendido I have from 2002. Will be very interesting to compare the 2.

I hope that you will post a review of that comparison, Brian.

[brian1]

Absolutely, when I get around to them I will share review for sure.

» Yes The Reserva Esplendidio will be interesting because I can compare if

» to a regular Esplendido I have from 2002. Will be very interesting to

» compare the 2.

»

» I hope that you will post a review of that comparison, Brian.

[Mel]

»

» Brian, this is just a guess, but I am thinking you will shift the order of

» excellence down a notch for the four you have tried, once you get around to

» an Esplendidos. They are excellent in the boxes I have tried. I am sure my

» top three are Robusto, Esplendido and Piramide since those are more my

» ring gauge, but I am not sure where I would rate each of those three next

» to each other right now. I need to check these out again.

Mr. Candido is spot on again the darling is the Espy.

A note to you guys aging these I have a freind that believes the smaller two vitolas are peaking or past prime. I will say that they are on and may not improve a lot more.?? Just some thing to think about.??

[CIGARHead]

» »

» » Brian, this is just a guess, but I am thinking you will shift the order

» of

» » excellence down a notch for the four you have tried, once you get around

» to

» » an Esplendidos. They are excellent in the boxes I have tried. I am sure

» my

» » top three are Robusto, Esplendido and Piramide since those are more my

» » ring gauge, but I am not sure where I would rate each of those three

» next

» » to each other right now. I need to check these out again.

»

» Mr. Candido is spot on again the darling is the Espy.

»

» A note to you guys aging these I have a freind that believes the smaller

» two vitolas are peaking or past prime. I will say that they are on and may

» not improve a lot more.?? Just some thing to think about.??

That Media Corona is damn good now. It's all I can do not to break my box. Oh, and Mel, I know patience ain't your strong suit so quit trying to make everyone smoke theirs....we don't all have 3 more boxes:cool:

[greenpimp]

You know I almost bought a box of these a couple years ago, but the word on these (on multiple sites, I seem to recall) was so luke warm to negative on their overall worth that I never did. Too bad, apparently.

[BobbyRitz]

I tried the piramid and robusto last year and was underwhelmed.

I'm glad they are starting to spread their wings again.

Rob

[Matthew]

I've been working my way through a box from Jan '03 (which is far inferior to my Dec '02 box). I was very surprised to find that the Esplendido is the best of this box because I expected it to take longer to age than the smaller sticks. Overall, it was quite good, but not a traditional Espy. I'd still take a regular Espy over the '03 Reservas, but my opinion on this may change as the cigars hit the 10 year point.

[brian1]

Never really paid much attention to these, particularly with the decidely mixed reviews these have had in the past. Recently I was offered a box at a blowout price so WTH I took the plunge with somewhat limited expectations particularly as this was an early 2003 box.

I have now had a chance to sample 4 of the 5 sizes..yet to try the Esplendido. I am very impressed with these. In order of enjoyment:

Robusto

Media Corona

Pirimide

Corona Especial

Now with 5 years of box age these are fabulous cigars and easily some of the best Cohibas I have ever tasted. Normally not a fan of the standard CoRo but this CSR Robusto..wow.And the little Media Corona I had last night had amazing flavors for such a small cigar. Definately worth picking up a box FWIW.