Cohiba Siglo VI Tubos

Produced: August 2005
Tobacco Provence: Vuelta Abajo
Factory: Partagas (Fernando Perez German factory)
Length: 7 5/8 inches
Ring Gauge: 49
Purchased: Baranows Lounge, Melbourne, 2006.

Location: Rocheford Winery, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia
Date: July 4th, 2006
Time: 2:30pm Australian Eastern Standard Time
Conditions: Sunny and Cool, 60 degrees


The Purchase
This cigar was purchased at Baranows Lounge in Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia. To learn more about Baranows and my buying experience, please refer to this post.


The Location
Leslie and I decide to escape the city of Melbourne for one day and drive out to the Yarra Valley. Our first stop is the Healesville Santuary. We spend a couple of hours walking around looking at emu's, dingos, etc... I'm bored and want to smoke this siglo I have in my pocket. Of-course it is illegal to do so in the pristine location in the foothills of the Great Divide Ranges.


So I suggest we head for one of the wineries to grab a bite to eat (and drink!) and hopoefully light up a nice smoke.

The Yarra Valley has spawned many new wineries over the last 10 years. According to Nick (my Melbourne wine guru), most of these have mediocre product and were created in the image of "Napa" to satify "the bloody tourists.



We stop off at Rocheford and have a glass of wine with some cheese and greek salad. Once finished, I walk outside onto an expansive verandah to survey the incredible view of the vineyard and the rolling mountains in the distance. The weather is perfect as I reach for the siglo....







The Cigar!
This has to be the consistently best cigar being made. If one was forced to smoke only one cigar, this would be the one.

The wrappers are a smooth light brown with no blemishes or veins. They are perfectly constructed and the cap is a piece of art. It feels spongy and comfortable to hold. Opening the tube and the aroma is quintessial cohiba. I'm sitting on the verandah surveying the vines as I light this smoke. It lights easily. Only one attempt is required and I'm on my way.

It draws easily on the first puff and starts to burn very evenly. It has a complex flavor and it is mild and aromatic with coffee, wood and vanilla. I get halfway through and the ash has still NOT broken.... it's pure white and compact. As we walk down to the vines I'm thinking this is as good as the aged esplendidos tubes I have... not as mild, but just as flavorful. It's certainly better than any sublimes I have tasted... you cannot go wrong with this cigar.

Score: 94