Cohiba Siglo II (my first isom)

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This being my first ISOM I will be including pics along with my review. (sorry that some are blurry, cameras fault)

Just like the AF I reviewed last week, I don't have much to compare this to, but I'll do what I can.



Clipped the triple cap right off with a double blade cutter. Prelight draw gave a bit of spice and a strong tobacco flavor. The taste it left on my lips was a very sweet spicyness.

Lit with matches. The first half inch was very peppery and burned when exhaling through my nose. Soon the pepper turned into a very creamy smoke with hints of pepper, but it mostly dissapeared and was just a creamy sweet tobacco flavor.




Near the middle I picked up some woody flavors and it remained sweet, I can't pick out any chocolate or coffee flavors that other reviews suggest, but it is definately sweet and creamy.




Shortly after this pic I started getting a bit of harshness probably due to some tar buildup, I blew lightly through it and it disappeared for the most part.

Getting closer to the band now, and the cigar is picking up in flavor, the peppery taste is back but not as harsh through my nose. The peppery taste goes away again and the last few puffs are creamy and sweet, I had to let this go out earlier than I would've liked because the wrapper was coming off and the tar taste was back.




I really liked this smoke, it lasted a good hour, and changed flavors more than the other things I've smoked. Is it complex? Probably, but I could only pick out the basics. I hope to revisit this sometime when my taste matures and I can pick out more flavors.

A side note, the smoke from the lit end of the cigar reminded me of Mcdonalds Fries... It was by no means bad, I just found it a bit strange, I'd never had anything like that before.




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