Cohiba Sig 1 vs H. Up 1/2 corona

[rhcolbert]

I get it.  Not the same thing, not a competition, blah blah blah.

but if they did have to compete without age, what would you grab? Finished a young sig 1 a few min ago and am now into the 1/2 corona.

HUHC actually wins for me.  Maybe I'm nuts. Just a damn good cigar young with solid construction.  I've had much better luck with these than any cohiba from a consistent construction standpoint. Great lil cigar while I enjoy the longer evenings outside.   

I think aged the cohiba will win.  going to let them sit a year and do the matchup again.  Back to back just like today so I can see what the results are.

[RazorbackFan]

HUHC wins for me, too. Bought my first box blind a few months ago and I'm burning through them. Tasty little things and I can stretch them out to about 45 minutes. I'm a slow smoker, though. 

Not as experienced with the Sig 1s, but I've had a few and my vote goes to HUHC. 

[rhcolbert]

30 minutes ago, RazorbackFan said:

HUHC wins for me, too. Bought my first box blind a few months ago and I'm burning through them. Tasty little things and I can stretch them out to about 45 minutes. I'm a slow smoker, though. 

Not as experienced with the Sig 1s, but I've had a few and my vote goes to HUHC. 

Bought blind as well.  So tempted to get more 

[JohnS]

If you have to compete without age then the H.Upmann Half Corona would definitely be the choice to go for. In my opinion, the Cohiba Siglo I is the strongest cigar in the Linea 1492 line (but I'm comparing the line from Siglo I to V, not including the VI which I consider different to the rest of the Siglo line), and to appreciate its nuances I'd be inclined to give it a minimum 2 to 3 years until it's closer to mild-medium in body.

[KFBR392]

HUHC does rock.  Young or with age. 

[PuffDaddie]

I agree HUHC does rock.

[planetary]

3 hours ago, JohnS said:

(but I'm comparing the line from Siglo I to V, not including the VI which I consider different to the rest of the Siglo line)

John, can you expand on this?  Either here, or in a different thread.  I'm intrigued.

[LLC]

Agree young it would be the HU but given the choice I'd take an aged Siglo I.


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[SticksAndSticks]

Definitely Siglo I IMO. They just have that richness that turns a short smoke into something completely satisfying. I find with HUHC the flavors are great but more straightforward, compared to the HUPC they don't deliver half as much.

[shlomo]

43 minutes ago, planetary said:

John, can you expand on this?  Either here, or in a different thread.  I'm intrigued.

Been spread around the web and forums for years. I don't get it either.  Very similar to the rest of the line.

[jp1979]

I've put a hurtin on a box of AMO Nov 16 Sig 1 and haven't touched my HUHC since I got the Sig 1

[Shaunster]

In my opinion the siglo 1 is a good smoke, but so is the half corona. The siglo 1 is double the price, so the half corona wins. 

[JohnS]

On ‎12‎/‎05‎/‎2017 at 1:25 PM, planetary said:

John, can you expand on this?  Either here, or in a different thread.  I'm intrigued.

I'll elaborate on it in this thread.

On ‎12‎/‎05‎/‎2017 at 2:11 PM, shlomo said:

Been spread around the web and forums for years. I don't get it either.  Very similar to the rest of the line.

In my humble opinion, it is not. However, I don't wish to 'de-rail' this thread other than to say that the later release of the Siglo VI in 2002 (10 years after the Siglo line was announced) and its subsequent acclaim (amongst the habanos cigar community) in contrast to the rest of the Siglo line suggests otherwise.