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[saintsmokealot]

Alex Robusto

[TheFullMontecristo]

Sir Winnie

[havanaclub]

BMP OCT 16 CoRo post dinner, very satisfying.


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[JohnS]

Cohiba 1966 2011 - Edición Limitada 2011

The Cohiba 1966 2011 Limited Edition was a release that marked the 45th Anniversary of the Cohiba marca. It's a large cigar, a Canonazo Especial with a ring gauge of 52 and a length of 166 mm (or 6½ inches). The only other release in the Habanos catalogue with these dimensions is the similarly-reputed Trinidad La Trova LCDH.

I must again thank @Trevor2118 for gifting me this cigar to review. It comes with a pigtail, which I find curious as traditionally Laguito No.1 (38 rg x 192 mm or 7½ inches) and Laguito No.2 cigars (38 rg x 152 mm or 6 inches) come with a pigtail.  The following Habanos cigars have (or had prior to discontinuation) pigtail caps:

•  Cohiba Lanceros
•  Cohiba Coronas Especiales
•  Montecristo Especial
•  Montecristo Especiales No.2
•  ALL Trinidad vitolas including the Fundadores and special releases such as the 2016 Topes Limited Edition and the recent 2017 LCDH La Trova
•  Davidoff No.1 and No.2
•  Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo de Dauphin and Odeon
•  Vegueros Especiales No.1 and Especiales No.2
•  2011 Cohiba 1966 LE
•  2017 (and 2019) Cohiba Talisman
•  Cohiba Behike 52, 54 and 56

The main thing I can glean from the original size and purpose of the Cohiba Lanceros and Cohiba Coronas Especiales is the fact that they are both long and skinny 38 ring gauge cigars and were initially handed out as diplomatic and VIP gifts. Consequently, most of the cigars listed above are (or were) 38 ring gauge cigars. Trinidad as a marca was also a diplomatic cigar prior to being introduced publicly in 1998. Trinidad was marketed as a premium marca and all vitolas have had pigtails. The Cohiba Behike 52, 54 and 56, introduced in 2010 as regular production cigars had pigtails and recently the Cohiba Limited Editions, the 1966 and Talisman have been released with pigtails.

I assume the best guess as to why these cigars have pigtails is to assist with clipping the cap without the use of a cutter.

Another feature of Limited Edition cigars is the maduro-shade wrapper. The wrappers on Limited Editions are aged two years and commonly influence a chocolate-y flavour on the cigar profile. What's the difference between the wrapper on a Limited Edition and the wrapper on the Cohiba Maduro 5 and Partagas Maduro Series?

Maduro wrappers utilised in the Cohiba Maduro 5 series (released in 2007) come for the very top of shade-grown plants, with extra aging (5 years) and fermentation required. These result in an added 'sweetness' 'to the flavour of the blend.

The Partagas Maduro No.1 was released in 2015. Habanos S.A described this cigar as follows, 'The Partagas Maduro No.1 offers the smoker all the flavour and intensity of Partagas, with a very special wrapper, selected from the best leaves harvested from the top levels of the “ Shade-Grown ” tobacco plant and which has developed, after an additional period of fermentation, a texture and intense color that are the ideal complements to the full flavour blend of Maduro No.1'.

And so, maduro wrappers in this sense differ from the maduro-shaded wrappers due to the process undertaken to produce these wrappers, which require extra aging and fermentation.

What about Limited Edition cigars? Do these utilise maduro-shaded wrappers or technically-speaking, are they maduro-processed wrappers? The wrappers on the cigars are described thusly, 'Limited Edition wrappers are darker than those found on standard Habanos. Darker wrappers come from the leaves picked from the higher levels on shade-grown tobacco plants, which are thicker. Such leaves demand longer periods for fermentation and ageing so they are left in bales for at least two years before the cigars are made.' In my opinion, these maduro-shaded wrappers are a little sweeter than normal, helping to influence the common 'chocolate-y' flavour of Limited Edition cigars.

I untwisted the pigtail on this cigar and clipped the cap with my thumbnail. Initial cold draw notes were of distinctive cocoa and refined barnyard flavours.

In the first third I noted cocoa, refined grass/hay, a little anise or licorice sweetness, spice and plenty of plumes of smoke.

In the middle third the intensity of the cigar lifted a notch in its cocoa and spice. The retrohale was very strong, I must admit that it was a little too spicy through the nose for me. At this point I reflected that this Cohiba 1966 EL was like a Cohiba Siglo VI on steroids.

The ash and construction was impressive throughout. At the end of the middle third and into the final third I was intrigued in regards to how the cigar settled and didn't pick up intensity further.

In conclusion, this Cohiba 1966 EL was medium in strength throughout, was full of flavour and rich on the palate. Even though it's the type of cigar one only pulls out on a special occasion, it was a quality cigar indeed!

Cohiba Robustos Supremos 2014 - Edición Limitada ARG Dic 2014

The Cohiba Robustos Supremos 2014 Edicion Limitada was the sixth Limited Edition, coming three years after the release of the excellent Cohiba 1966 Edicion Limitada. It was noted as the biggest ring gauge release in the Habanos catalogue for the time, at 58 ring gauge. I have always used my Credo 3-in-1 punch cutter on cigars like this, I find the largest punch on the cutter, for above 48 ring gauge, is ideal for smoking larger ring gauge cigars and 'sipping' them from the back, so-to-speak.

The cold draw on this cigar contained notes of cocoa, refined grass/hay and baking spice.

The first third had typical Limited Edition flavours: namely cocoa, refined grass/hay and spice. It also had a touch of coffee and honey sweetness. It was full on flavour and rich on the palate, giving of larger plumes of smoke than a normal cigar. It reminded me of a Cohiba Maduro 5 Magicos on 'steroids'.

The middle third saw the cigar settle further, those consistent cocoa, refined grass/hay, spice, slight coffee and honey sweetness remained and the intensity of the cigar didn't really change. The retrohale was quite heavy, very strong through the nose and spicy.

The final third had similar flavours to the middle third, with a pick up in refined baking spice, and the cigar settled even further.

So, despite not being a complex cigar, the flavours of this Cohiba Robustos Supremos continue to satisfy past the five-year mark. I envisage that I'll have a another from this box in the next twelve to twenty-four months to compare notes to this review.

[bigbwalls]

Royal Robusto - March 17

First Cuban in awhile. Been on a non-Cuban spree. This is a nice change of pace. 

[Wookie]

1 hour ago, RDB said:

2015 SLR Regios for a not too taxing evening smoke. I know the Pres likes these young, but I like ‘em for a delicate smoke with a little age. Sweet thing, mild and easy.

is that a 1983 Auslese? dont know them well. but love spatlese, auslese....hell all the german whites

[Silverstix]

Changing it up a bit tonight. Nice cigar for sure, but reinforces the fact that I just like the Cuban tobacco profile better.




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[SigmundChurchill]

[LLC]

REG DIC 17 Connie B. Good but not as consistently good as the Connie A.
Enjoyed with. Cuba libre






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[FatherOfPugs]

Hot and fairly humid today. Fired up something good.

[Astar20]

RYJ cazzie LAT JUL 17

[Theophilus]

Quintero Y Hermano-Favorito ASR OCT’18

[Guest Nekhyludov]

ASR MAY 19 ManTua ROTT. Thanks MB!

[JayHabanos]

Hoyo


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[BoliDan]

Monte 4

Sig 2

[Ej456]

[jvd1291]

I ended my workday with a Siglo 3 this evening. Very tastey. Was my only one though. I've got more Siglo 1's though.

[RDB]

8 hours ago, Wookie said:

is that a 1983 Auslese? dont know them well. but love spatlese, auslese....hell all the german whites

In fact it’s a Fuder 83 bottling, not a 1983! The year is 2011, so it’s still sweet. This maker (Maxim Grünhaus) often makes four different Auslesen from the same Abtsberg vineyard. You know, to keep things simple.

[h. ala]

PLPC not sure of year, guessing 08-12. 

[Raskol]

C&C Time. HDM le hoyo de seco (2018) - 24:24

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[StogieSteve23]

3 hours ago, VKUTT said:

My Weimy, Murphy. When I saw the pic of the Lab I thought it might be a Lab/Weim mix! 

Murphy ?.  Not a very good one but here is a picture (2010?) of our Misty RIP.  Unfortunately she was put down the last couple weeks before I graduated college (2012) and I never got to say goodbye. Still a bit sad about that.  I love (most all dogs) Weims, V's, GSP and anything in the Pointer family. My fiancé grew up with Dachshunds (I've grown to now love them too) which is funny because wiener dogs and Weims are for sure some of the most "Velcro dogs" you can have. 

 

 

[RDB]

2 hours ago, Chucko8 said:

An RE Friday with @Nate Chu

 

So, how do those things smoke? Enquiring minds want to know...

[StogieSteve23]

3 minutes ago, RDB said:

So, how do those things smoke? Enquiring minds want to know...

Very good right now IMO and better than even 6 months ago.  Just revisited one from a box yesterday.  Lots of black cherries, dark chocolate and slight cloves.  

 

[KnightsAnole]

Just another perfect San Juan 

[BoliDan]

18 hours ago, Chucko8 said:

An RE Friday with @Nate Chu

Curt, Im coming over to your place...