The Cohiba Siglo I Cigar was introduced in 1992 alongside the other four in the Siglo series to celebrate the 500th anniversary Colombus discovery of the New World! On his exploration, Colombus discovered an ancient tradition of the indigenous people called Cohiba. The treated tobacco leaf invented by the aborigines was developed by the Spanish into what we know today as a cigar. Before Cohiba was Cohiba the brand was only available to Cuban top officials or as a diplomatic gift. When the brand went commercial, a couple of decades after its birth, the Cuban bureau of marketing thought it was fitting to name the brand after the ancient tradition Cohiba! The Cohiba Siglo I cigar itself is a tiny Corona and is very similar in taste to the other coronas in the Siglo line. A creamy sweetness to begin with, following with beany mocha flavours and a medium tobacco taste.
Cigar Details:
- Size : Perla (4″ x 40)
- Origin : Cuba
- Strength : Medium to Full
- Wrapper : Corojo
KJ Harding (verified owner) –
I had high hopes but alas these are not for me. The draw is far too tight, struggles to light properly and goes out. Flavours are fine but the effort required is just too much. If I am honest I think it’s a QC issue on Cohiba’s part, the whole thing is too tightly packed imo, a massage made no difference to it, nor did a poke through. I’m a bit of lazy smoker so I don’t want to be messing about for ages to smoke something. Humidor, clip, the ritual of lighting, relax and enjoy is what I am after and these didn’t manage that at all.
steve7 –
Not sure how anybody can slate the Siglo range, best value for money in the Cohiba lineup in my opinion.
Seems KJ Harding had issues with draw but if you’re going to be smoking Cubans frequently I’d look at storing them at lower %RH than you’re new worlds, investing in a perfecdraw tool and maybe even think about dryboxing prior to smoking.