Cohiba gift set

[chefchris]

ChefChris,
What have your impressions of the cohiba's been? Have you smoked many? As a newb I would be interested to hear another newb's impression of them.

**not intended as a hi-jack of this thread**

I personally have not smoked one. I have two (ISOM) in my humi. From what I have read, they are more full in body, and being a newb, i'm still in the medium phase right now. I will smoke one soon, possible this week.

Another thing i have read is that Cohiba's are best aged as you will get a "grassy" taste if smoked to young. If you let them age, as with anything, it mellows and blends. I, cannot speak on this for myself, but read this from a trusted BOTL.

Plus, for the price, you could spread your money around alot better.

just my opinion.

[ashauler]

I personally have not smoked one. I have two (ISOM) in my humi. From what I have read, they are more full in body, and being a newb, i'm still in the medium phase right now. I will smoke one soon, possible this week.

Another thing i have read is that Cohiba's are best aged as you will get a "grassy" taste if smoked to young. If you let them age, as with anything, it mellows and blends. I, cannot speak on this for myself, but read this from a trusted BOTL.

Plus, for the price, you could spread your money around alot better.

just my opinion.

Oh, OK.

Doesn't the "grassy" taste apply to all young ISOM's? I have read here that they go through a sick phase where this taste can happen, and that it does go away with aging. Although in my newbiness, I am not sure I can even properly identify a "green" stick,....I just know from notes that I take when trying different cigars if my experience with a particular cigar has improved over time.

I usually pick up 2 sticks when I get new ones, I smoke one relatively soon after I buy it (a week or so) and let the other sit for an additional period of time before I smoke it just to see the difference. Since I only started smoking in July, I have some that I have only smoked the first one and the other is still sitting there. Mostly the ones that I didn't just love on the first try.

I have never smoked an ISOM, but thanks to CLS515, I have a partagas shorts with 1yr of age on it all set to go tomorrow!! Should be firing it up about 2pm.