Aging vs. Young - Cohiba Siglos vs. Clasica

[cigarzfan]

So, I've had a couple of young Clasicas - CoRos from early 2019 - and my impression was that they were too young and didn't get much enjoyment out of them.

I recently had a young Siglo 4, again from early 2019, and it was excellent. Smoked it and enjoyed it to the nub.

In short, which line is more readily accessible young while remaining CoRos age? Do you think Siglos in general are better young than Clasicas?

Niching down even further, do you think certain vitolas within the range are more accessible in infancy? 

[Tstew75]

Most of the Classica line doesn't start to shine until about age 3-4. It is possible to smoke a young one & it be delicious? Of course. But this line (& CoRos in particular) need time...smoking them young is a bit of a shame.

Siglos on the other hand smoke pretty great out of the gate. Yes they age well too, but the blend seems milder & more accessible young. I love young Sig 2/3/4s. Though I don't buy them, I keep hearing that young Medio Siglos are great too.

[Wailbait]

36 minutes ago, Tstew75 said:

Most of the Classica line doesn't start to shine until about age 3-4. It is possible to smoke a young one & it be delicious? Of course. But this line (& CoRos in particular) need time...smoking them young is a bit of a shame.

Siglos on the other hand smoke pretty great out of the gate. Yes they age well too, but the blend seems milder & more accessible young. I love young Sig 2/3/4s. Though I don't buy them, I keep hearing that young Medio Siglos are great too.

Could have been my answer verbatim.  Cohibas are relatively spendy for me so I like to “stack my enjoyment odds” as much as possible.   I personally don’t light a single one up til at least a couple years. The Siglo III MAY be my one exception.  Somehow the size/blend works ok when younger.   

[JohnS]

4 hours ago, cigarzfan said:

 Do you think Siglos in general are better young than Clasicas?

The recent poll on the most flavoursome Cohiba today included Cohiba vitolas from 2015 onwards. That general poll suggests that the Linea 1492 vitolas (i.e Siglo line) are less flavoursome than the Clasica linea in that age bracket.

Personally speaking, there are a number of factors that can influence your decision making here one way or another. I've had young Cohiba Robustos that have been awesome and others not ready in the last few years. The same applies for Cohiba Siglo I and II's.

Part of the fun in this hobby is ascertaining when a box of cigars begins to enter its peak period. Traditionally, this has necessitated smoking through a box and leaving the cigars to age, coming back to it perhaps every three to six months (or even twelve), depending on the marca and vitola. If a Cohiba Robusto is not ready I'd suggest to leave it and come back six to twelve months down the track and note the difference/s. If you have smoked a Linea 1492 cigar young and you enjoy...same thing, smoke another in a few months and work out if it's right for you to smoke more from the box or not. 

[SonGoku]

Not that I’ve smoke a great quantity of them, but for my taste I don’t care too much for young Cohiba’s. Smoked a 10 year old CoLA that was on of the highlights of the year. Tried another one with around a year of age and was disappointed. Same with fresh Espléndidos, CCE, Siglo III, IV and V. I got some +10 year old CoRo, Siglo I and VI that are excellent. So from my limited experience, for me Cohiba needs age before they shine.

[havanaclub]

I would agree, classica line takes a bit more time to shine, where Siglo line is approachable young. Both imo do best with 4+ years of age.


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[La_Tigre]

1 hour ago, Wailbait said:

Could have been my answer verbatim.  Cohibas are relatively spendy for me so I like to “stack my enjoyment odds” as much as possible.   I personally don’t light a single one up til at least a couple years. The Siglo III MAY be my one exception.  Somehow the size/blend works ok when younger.   

I agree, possibly the best cigar I had last year was a young Siglo III.

[Chucko8]

Through my exploration and taste I've found the classic linea are more flavour packed and benefit greatly from a 5 year down period. Some Siglo 2's from 2018 that I've smoked over the past year I have found to be easy enough to smoke, though would no doubt be better in another 2 years time.

[Wookie]

I don't always love the Cohiba but when they shine they are spectacular in my opinion. That said, the ones that shine for me (classic line) seem to always come from my oldest boxes (2015-2016)

[shlomo]

7 hours ago, cigarzfan said:

So, I've had a couple of young Clasicas - CoRos from early 2019 - and my impression was that they were too young and didn't get much enjoyment out of them.

I recently had a young Siglo 4, again from early 2019, and it was excellent. Smoked it and enjoyed it to the nub.

In short, which line is more readily accessible young while remaining CoRos age? Do you think Siglos in general are better young than Clasicas?

Niching down even further, do you think certain vitolas within the range are more accessible in infancy? 

Fairly certain you answered your own question. Other people's opinions are fine, but your opinion is the only one that matters.

[cigarzfan]

1 minute ago, shlomo said:

Fairly certain you answered your own question. Other people's opinions are fine, but your opinion is the only one that matters.

Thanks! I agree.  It was just a (really) small sample size of one!