El Presidente Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Ken and I completed a Cohiba Lancero review today and this question came up. Have you ever smoked an aged Cohiba that had "expired". Technical definition: to come to an end: such as. a : to exceed its period of validity Cigar definition : Multiple cigars from your box of Cohiba simply had no defining flavour character remaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSXCIGAR Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Pretty unlikely since the oldest commercially available Cohibas are from 1984 and the Siglos from 1992. And the old Cohibas were known for aging exceptionally well. Possible even the oldest are still excellent. I would say anything that's described as "expired" could be chalked up to poor storage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 29 minutes ago, NSXCIGAR said: Pretty unlikely since the oldest commercially available Cohibas are from 1984 and the Siglos from 1992. And the old Cohibas were known for aging exceptionally well. Possible even the oldest are still excellent. I would say anything that's described as "expired" could be chalked up to poor storage. Cohibas are certainly known for aging exceptionally well. It was part of the reason we asked the question. I have had plenty of Montes (from that period) that have "expired", Upmann far fewer. Cohiba none to my immediate knowledge. Everyone's tastes are different. Let's see if we can run a gauge on a broad cross section of members experiences. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Never had a Cohiba that expired either. And I've had my fair share of Cohibas. Oldest ones I have at the moment are from '06. Smoked an '07 CoRo a few months, and it was fantastic. No signs of heading to The Hell of Expired Cigars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mprach024 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Nope, then again wasn’t buying Cohibas when I was 6 let alone aging them to ever try the 40 year old sticks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigFish Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 … yes. Every Cohiba Robusto I have smoked. 🐷 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Like El Pres mentioned, I've had Montecristo expired examples, as well as a Sancho Panza and Hoyo de Monterrey but not Cohiba. Put it this way, I smoked a 2003 Cohiba Double Coronas and 2004 Cohiba Sublimes last year and I can assure you they both had plenty of life left in both of them. The same can be said for my mid-2000s Esplendidos, Lanceros and Robustos. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Heels82 said: Take it easy on the Cohiba aged stocked push there "Elon" @El Presidente. Sky rockets in flight? ....the aged Cohiba horse bolted a few years ago Today was one of the more enjoyable vid reviews and I am not sure if it was Ken or I who asked the question about Cohiba/aging and expired examples. I generally smoke Lancero, CORO, CCE, III and V on the few times I light up Cohiba. Still, in 25 years, I can't recall wishing I had smoked one "earlier". Then again, after todays (MAR June 20), one wonders why you need to age quality Cohiba at all in 20/21. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tstew75 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 They just don't expire 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypots Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 One of the first boxes of Cuban Cigars was a '01 box of Esplendidos. I got them from a vendor who is still well regarded. Back then I knew nothing.The cigars were hard as a rock but drew well. They didn't stay lit but I didn't know then just how important moisture management was. I have one left. She it, after what I paid for them, about the price of one now, lol, I figured I'd wait on them/ I'm glad I did. I smoked one about two years ago that was terrific. I'm thinking I'll burn the last one on some significant date soon. So no, I haven't smoked an expired Cohiba and the few old ones I have are in their varnish boxes, tubes, or plastic bags. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightonCorgi Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Had some cardboard Lancero's that didn't have much left to them. On the papery side of flavors. I think they were '01's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlson Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Nope. Earliest was a '96 Esplendido I had a couple years back. It was wicked pissah. Not so with many others, especially Monte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLC Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 I’ve never had one that was expired. The oldest ones I’ve smoke lately were all around the 10-17 year range and each were great and definitely benefited from the time done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCCubano Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Smoked a 97 Lancero with a friend who loves aged cigars. It had zero flavor. Got me off of anything aged for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBirdman Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 I have had some cardboard Siglo III's that taste like they're fading fast. Good reason to smoke them up but definitely past their prime. Never had an expired stick from a cab, tubo, or SLB though. At current prices I can't justify gambling on C/P Cohiba anymore. Tubos on the other hand suit Cohiba quite well IMO, if you can stomach the (increasingly absurd) premium for the tube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nino Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 3 hours ago, joeypots said: One of the first boxes of Cuban Cigars was a '01 box of Esplendidos. I got them from a vendor who is still well regarded. Back then I knew nothing.Tthe cigars were hard as a rock but drew well. They didn't stay lit but I didn't know then just how important moisture management was. I have one left. She it, after what I paid for them, about the price of one now, lol, I figured I'd wait on them/ I'm glad I did. I smoked one about two years ago that was terrific. I'm thinking I'll burn the last one on some significant date soon. So no, I haven't smoked an expired Cohiba but the few old ones I have are in their varnish boxes, tubes, or plastic bags. ^^^^^^ This up there is the correct reply - 100 Points !! 🙂 I have never had an expired Cohiba - or let's put it this way : The "expired" Cohibas I had were the best Cohibas I had ... 🙂 Just my 2 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast & Taste Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 3 hours ago, rcarlson said: Nope. Earliest was a '96 Esplendido I had a couple years back. It was wicked pissah. Not so with many others, especially Monte. Now THAT'S a flavor description. Big Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy_jack Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Never had an issue. Always tastes of grass and hay and excellence 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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