Cohiba Robusto, UME AGO 14, BPCRW

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   This memorable cigar was one of the last of a box. Not the best box of Cohiba I've ever had but a few construction issues were more than made up for by flavor. I cracked the box in July '19 and  burned through it quickly. Usually I savor a box of Cohiba and it takes a while to smoke them all but the poor construction of many of the cigars in this box made me feel that other cigars would be better left to rest while the COROs burned. With more than six years of box age the cigar was proof to me that Cohiba demands aging. If you like them young I won't argue but I think they come into their own at about five years of box age and only get better as time passes. I'm glad I sold many of my RE and EL Cuban cigars a while ago and put that money into regular production Classic and Siglo series Cohiba, especially since  prices have gotten so high.

   This CORO was exceptional. The draw was perfect, a bit tight on a solid cigar, there were no soft spots. Once lit it was pure Cohiba. Grass and citrus laden tobacco burned with out a harsh note anywhere. I spent an hour drawing slowly to savor the flavors as I blew the smoke out of my nose. Sometimes when a cigar is very good I find myself taking small, slow draws while I retrohale and and sort of envelope my face with the smoke. That's how I smoked this cigar. It took about an hour and I found I wasn't paying attention to the football game I was watching because it was so good.I'm going to give the CORO a very good rating.