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Last Friday it was time open a box with the code AME JUN 12 at the local Casa Almere We were smoking with some friends I’ve had for a while. With 7+ years of age I suspected they would be good by now. After opening the box we all had a sniff of the full bundle and it smelled wonderful. Typical Cohiba sweetness with some grassy and spice noted. Construction and burn were excellent throughout the cigar. The taste was full and sweet creamy. Grassy and spicy noted were very much present. A fine cigar well worth the wait.

So, I don't really have too much of an amazing story behind this one. Just a bit of wonderful generosity by a fellow forum member, who tossed in one of these in a trade. I am always amazed at how generous the people are here. If only they'd put us in charge, we'd solve world hunger in about a week. I actually hadn't smoked a Cohiba in some time, and have never had a Siglo II, so I was thrilled to get a chance to try this cigar. Preliminaries: Cohiba Siglo II Mareva/Petit Corona 5 1/8" x 42. Nice golden wrapper color. I'd peg it as Colorado Claro. It's not perfect, as it has a bit of mottling, and some veins visible just under the skin. The art deco styling on the band is classy as always, though I don't know how I feel about the holograms on the new ones. Takes to flame easily, and the draw is perfect. The intial few puffs have a bit of astringency and spice on the retrohale, but no spice on the palate. It starts off as a pretty straight medium in flavor strength and body. I can almost taste a bit of the lemongrass flavor associated with this brand, but I could just be talking myself into it. The main flavor I'm getting is sort of like a Danish cookie. It's pleasant and satisfying. Not getting many high notes. It's pretty subtle so far. As I near the half way point, the cigar is becoming a bit more rich, but I'm still more savory than sweet. I think the lemongrass notes I got earlier were just me jiving myself. This is a pleasant enough cigar, but why does it cost nearly as much as a double corona? Construction and burn have both been excellent. Into the final 3rd, and the body and flavor intensity have kicked up a notch. I'm having a hell of a time describing the flavors. It is still very enjoyable, but I understand why many review publications require 3 or more examples before publishing a review. Initially, I would have described this as a nice morning or afternoon smoke, but this final third has shown it could hold its own as an evening smoke as well. It is almost reminding me of a Partagas now, though more french baguette than sourdough. It's a nice smoke. I think I prefer a sweeter profile, but I'd absolutely keep a 5 pack of these around. Final smoke time is going to be around 65 minutes. So many thanks to the gentleman who included this. I really appreciate it.