Cohiba Siglo VI
Size: 52 x 6 Canonazo
Box Code: ROA MAR 06

This cigar is the biggest in the Siglo line. It has a rich, tan wrapper with no noticeable veins. The cigar is well constructed and cuts easily. My butane lighters have become useless in the cold so I’ve switched to matches. The pre-light aroma is wheaty with hints of leather and light coffee.

1 Third
The draw is firm with little flavors except wheat. Nothing much interesting so far. Right now I’m picking up the typical grassy flavors common to Cohibas. The cigar is packed quite tightly possibly contributing to the firm draw.

2 Third
The cigar has begun to open up nicely with burst of white pepper. The pepper subsides yielding flavors of cream and honey. The burn is even with a long ash that falls flush with the foot. The cigar is medium-bodied and picking up nicely in intensity of flavors.

3 Third
The draw has been much more to my liking picking up with the second third and continuing into the last third. The flavors are remaining consistent with honey and cream and a slight butteriness on the finish. No real harshness detected, but the pepper flavors are coming back. The last third is the most enjoyable so far. The aftertaste is “clean.” The ash has held very well throughout the entire smoke.

Overall Impressions
A well-constructed cigar that takes patience to open up. The flavors are there but certainly need more time to develop. I should know better than to smoke a Cohiba so young, but I wanted to see how these were progressing. It’s time to put the box in long-term storage.

Rating
4/6 smoke rings (a good cigar for now)

Nice Review Chris.I have a 10 box(POS MAY07) that i have put away.

Great review Great Cigar Glad you enjoyed it.

4 out of 6 is not that good (66/100).

I have a box from May 03 (LLY), and they are outstanding smokes. Sounds like the Cohiba Siglo VI has gone downhill in the last few years.

I would rate my box of Cohiba Siglo VI's, a 94 or 94. A buddy of mine smoked one from my box last summer and got the Cohiba to last 1.5 hours, and smoked it to the nub.

Well, he did say he partook a bit early. That can add to it. Keep in mind that was a review for THAT CIGAR. Your 03 are probably a totally different beast than his 06. I'd say he's leaning towards saying a good cigar, but not quite ready.

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Originally posted by kuruma:
Well, he did say he partook a bit early. That can add to it. Keep in mind that was a review for THAT CIGAR. Your 03 are probably a totally different beast than his 06. I'd say he's leaning towards saying a good cigar, but not quite ready.

Thank you. I like to use the smoke rings scale rather than a 100-pt. scale.

fired one of these bad boys up last night when the ball dropped, smoked like pure heaven for an hour!! nice review.

My friend just brought me back three of these.
How long should I let it sit before smoking it?

rob

These massive cigars can be stored for years (even decades), and just get better with every year in the humidor.

If you can hold out, leave them in your humidor for 2 or 3 years to get the full potential of this great Cuban smoke.

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Originally posted by fuzzuki:
My friend just brought me back three of these.
How long should I let it sit before smoking it?

rob

I think I'll smoke one in summer and hold onto the other 2

Thanks

One other question.
I just have a small 50 cigar humidor.
Should I keep these in the tube our out of the tube?

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I would pull them out of the tubes to allow them to age properly. The tubes are great when you want to transport a smoke, but tend to slow the aging process.

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Originally posted by fuzzuki:
I think I'll smoke one in summer and hold onto the other 2

Thanks

One other question.
I just have a small 50 cigar humidor.
Should I keep these in the tube our out of the tube?

The Sig6 is a beauty in the art cigar engineering.
I love absolutely everything about it... but it has to be it's complexity and elegance of flavour that I love most about it.

Nice review.

Nice review and super smoke...Likewise I've had draw issues with the new ones I've smoked but it did not detract from the flavor and greatness of the Siglo VI..In my top 5 for sure!

Great review!

I have some sitting and waiting patiently for next New Year's Eve...

I just finished another Siglo VI and with fresh impressions compared to this review. So here is what I can say:

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It has a rich, tan wrapper with no noticeable veins. The cigar is well constructed and cuts easily.

Agreed fully. I can add that the wrapper is slightly oily, and the surface is not very smooth.

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Right now I’m picking up the typical grassy flavors common to Cohibas. The cigar is packed quite tightly possibly contributing to the firm draw.

I won't call it grassy, but rather vegetal. And the draw is easy.

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The pepper subsides yielding flavors of cream and honey. The burn is even with a long ash that falls flush with the foot. The cigar is medium-bodied and picking up nicely in intensity of flavors.

Pepper and some cream, but no honey. And I'd call it medium to full body. Really, quite even burn and ash stayed for almost 2".

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The flavors are remaining consistent with honey and cream and a slight butteriness on the finish. No real harshness detected, but the pepper flavors are coming back. The last third is the most enjoyable so far. The aftertaste is "clean."

Still no honey. Lots of pepper and wood. Aftertaste reminds hazelnut.

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A well-constructed cigar that takes patience to open up. The flavors are there but certainly need more time to develop.

Certainly well-constructed, but in my experience it took just 0.5cm to open up all the flavors.

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4/6 smoke rings

I'd give it a little higher rating. To me it's at least 90/100.

V.O., how old was the young you smoked? I simply pulled the trigger too soon on mine.

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Originally posted by chrisguinther:
V.O., how old was the young you smoked? I simply pulled the trigger too soon on mine.

chrisg, you raise an interesting question. I note that your review indicates a cigar ~18 months old. With Siglo VI, my own admittedly limited experience has been that they are very nice when still young in the 3-12 month range, but then seem to flatten out between 12-36 months; after three years they remain consistently "on." This is my personal impression, based on only approximately twenty or so specimens, so do with it what you like.

i had 2 of the VI's given to me in tubes out of a 3 pack........smoked them with a friend at merchents just about a week ago.....it was phenomenal.....

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Originally posted by chrisguinther:
V.O., how old was the young you smoked? I simply pulled the trigger too soon on mine.

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Originally posted by minalpharetta:
With Siglo VI, my own admittedly limited experience has been that they are very nice when still young in the 3-12 month range, but then seem to flatten out between 12-36 months;

I don't know guys - mine are from January 2006, just two months older than chrisg's, but as you know the dates are not stamped exactly when they're made, but rather when they leave the factory. So with this small time apart we would never know which one is older/younger, but we can be sure both are at least 24 mos. old.

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Originally posted by Steve Cohen:
4 out of 6 is not that good (66/100).

Steve, I'm just curious so forgive me, but since the 100 point scale is based on additive scores in specific departments, whereas the 6 "ring" scale is more linear - isn't comparing the two numerically kind of incorrect?

On the ring scale, a 4 would be just above average-to-good, but on the 100 point scale average-to-good would be around an 86+ (not a 66) - right? So they don't exactly correlate.

I'm learning...