Hopsmaster
Friday, July 29, 2016 8:34:24 PM
Just bought 10 Cohibas and so far the first two wouldn't even smoke. They are so dried out they start fallen apart right after you light them ! Very disappointed !
Speyside
Friday, July 29, 2016 8:42:27 PM
If you bought them here call customer service. They are very good at their job.
corey sellers
Friday, July 29, 2016 8:55:53 PM
I agree the ones I have got off of here have been fine smoked 2 both were good smokes
stinger88
Friday, July 29, 2016 10:53:00 PM
Hopefully, if purchased during the summer, you let them rest for a little while. If not, you are risking a crappy burn.
frankj1
Friday, July 29, 2016 10:59:47 PM
cuban or crap?
Whistlebritches
Friday, July 29, 2016 11:33:35 PM
I have some Cohiba Robusto's from 06 that have never really became what they should have.......but 06 was an off year for Cuban tobacco.
MACS
Saturday, July 30, 2016 8:39:54 AM

I have some Cohiba Robusto's from 06 that have never really became what they should have.......but 06 was an off year for Cuban tobacco.

Whistlebritches wrote:

Says who?? I've had a number of boxes from 06 that have been phenomenal.

bridwell52
Saturday, July 30, 2016 11:47:35 AM
I have bought Cohiba Black at least 3 times here and they smoke great. Always let them sit in humidor 2 weeks
Whistlebritches
Saturday, July 30, 2016 12:10:19 PM

Says who?? I've had a number of boxes from 06 that have been phenomenal.

MACS wrote:

Just an observation from a very small sampling.....Cohoba Robusto's,Punch Punch and Partagas Petit Corona Especiale.All from 06 and all not nearly as good as their 08 counterparts.I have some Party Shorts from 07 that never made it either.Everything from 08 spectacular,the only other years I have are 09,10 & 12.Some of those I haven't even broke into yet.

In all honesty I just don't appreciate Cuban tobacco as much as I once did.There are just so many DR's and Nicaraguan's that are equal to or better.Construction most certainly is always better.But again this is subjective......if you only appreciate the flavor profile of Cuban tobacco you'll find it no where else.The flavor profile of a good Dominican or Nicaraguan is just more in my wheelhouse I suppose.

deadeyedick
Saturday, July 30, 2016 12:26:31 PM
Can't say I have found anything that floats my boat like Cubans but I have favorites from all areas for their different profiles.

It's always the same and that includes DR, Nic as well as Cubans. Some boxes are stellar and others are not. IIRC a 50 cab of PLPC from '06 are what made me buy cabs from '08, '09 which were all wonderful. I don't remember '06 as being a down year in general but I guess it depends on which label you were smoking.

Thunder.Gerbil
Saturday, July 30, 2016 12:36:41 PM

In all honesty I just don't appreciate Cuban tobacco as much as I once did.There are just so many DR's and Nicaraguan's that are equal to or better.Construction most certainly is always better.But again this is subjective......if you only appreciate the flavor profile of Cuban tobacco you'll find it no where else.The flavor profile of a good Dominican or Nicaraguan is just more in my wheelhouse I suppose.

Whistlebritches wrote:

I'd say that production quality has gotten a lot better in the last 5 years, sure, once in awhile you can get a bad one, but that happens with every manufacturer.

TMCTLT
Sunday, July 31, 2016 1:11:48 PM

Just an observation from a very small sampling.....Cohoba Robusto's,Punch Punch and Partagas Petit Corona Especiale.All from 06 and all not nearly as good as their 08 counterparts.I have some Party Shorts from 07 that never made it either.Everything from 08 spectacular,the only other years I have are 09,10 & 12.Some of those I haven't even broke into yet.

In all honesty I just don't appreciate Cuban tobacco as much as I once did.There are just so many DR's and Nicaraguan's that are equal to or better.Construction most certainly is always better.But again this is subjective......if you only appreciate the flavor profile of Cuban tobacco you'll find it no where else.The flavor profile of a good Dominican or Nicaraguan is just more in my wheelhouse I suppose.

Whistlebritches wrote:

Yessir +1 🍺

Sharty
Wednesday, August 3, 2016 6:02:34 PM

Just bought 10 Cohibas and so far the first two wouldn't even smoke. They are so dried out they start fallen apart right after you light them ! Very disappointed !

Hopsmaster wrote:

Me's assuming they were red-dots? Me tried one a year or so ago that had been sitting in me's humidor for several months and it was pretty awful. Squishy and strange. Smoked like one of those "grab bag" samplers :P

dharbolt
Wednesday, August 3, 2016 7:17:29 PM
Is you a pirate? And is yous humi kept at 70% ^^^
Sharty
Thursday, August 4, 2016 9:00:23 PM
Me keep sticks from 65 to 69 via Bovedas. And no, none of the other sticks kept along with the Cohiba had that problem. It was a squishy, bad roll.