Cohiba Siglo IV

Origin:	Cuba	Manufactured: Hand Made
Gauge:	Thick	Length:	143
Format:	Corona Gorda	Ring:	46

This cigar was introduced in November 1992 and introduced to the international market in 1994, commemorating the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Columbus to the New World. The Siglo series are said to be milder than the rest of the models from the Cuban brand, tasting all them very similar, with mild creamy sweetness, medium bean flavors and also medium tobacco taste.

KC and I got this special treat from his wife as she traveled abroad. We finally decided to celebrate his retirement with a "celebratory" cigar. These cigars have been aging in our humidor for over 9 months. When you smoke the cigar it dances on the taste buds, twirls on the tongue, pirouettes to its culmination in a sleek and all encompassing manner. There is grace in this stogie, not just in the intricate dance performed by the flavors, but in its design and construction. The wrapper hugs the binder and the bunch in a solid but liberating manner, the evenly spaced and weighted bunch has clear and generous suction.

Appearance: The construction is another trump card of this cigar.

Draw: Perfect draw all the way through.

Smoke: Excellent to fair amounts of smoke from beginning to end.

Burn: Consistant and excellent burn.

Flavor: Upon lighting, woody and grassy aromas steadily set in, these will be present during the hour that I usually need to smoke an excellent cigar (again, make sure you’re not in a hurry!). Unfortunately, the flavor is too monotonous to let me call this cigar "extraordinary", it’s just a excellent high-quality Habano that you can always count on! I expect it to age well.

Overall, I would give it a 93 out of 100. The cigar was excellent in all aspects with the exception of the lack of depth for flavor. The cigar is spicy but very monotonous from beginning to end, as noted above. The Cohiba Siglo IV cigar was enjoyed with a nice glass of Maker's Mark bourbon and Coke. Cuban cigars...."Smoke em' if you got em'!"