Disappointing (To say the least) Cohiba Maduro 5 Genios

[dvickery]

Maduro 5 line ... I can't and will never be convinced that these are a cohiba ... They are just wrong and should be relegated to the " whoops we made a mistake " bin .

so don't be too sad .

derrek

[Sligub]

I wouldn't right them off because of bad construction in one stick, though I'm personally not a huge fan. Just out of intrest what humidity do you store at?

[TheMonk]

I bought a box while in Cuba, and they look fabulous, but I haven't tried 'em yet... should give one a go soon, and I do hope I like them more then you do.

[RDBM]

I didn't like the box I bought so I sold them. The buyer even thought they might be fake but they weren't. A well known vendor had loads from the same year so I suspect that was a bad year. What year are yours? 2009?

I don't know Tommy, never thought to ask I bought a couple of singles to try before I took the plunge, probably just as well !

[RDBM]

I've haven't tried many of the Cohiba Maduro line, only the Secretos, which was a decent enough smoke, but I prefer the 'normal' Cohibas as a general rule though - have you tried any of them?

Yes, I have a few in the humi and have tried Piramides Extra, BHK 56 & 54 and Siglo 4,5 & 6. All of which I really enjoyed, although I'm not convinced about value for money they're still a nice smoke. I certainly wouldn't turn one down if offered

[tommy]

I didn't like the box I bought so I sold them. The buyer even thought they might be fake but they weren't. A well known vendor had loads from the same year so I suspect that was a bad year. What year are yours? 2009?

[Motormadj]

I hate it when that happens!!
Very expensive sticks rarely live up to my expectations.

[sheppsea]

I've haven't tried many of the Cohiba Maduro line, only the Secretos, which was a decent enough smoke, but I prefer the 'normal' Cohibas as a general rule though - have you tried any of them?

[RDBM]

Thought I would treat myself to a fine Cuban yesterday afternoon after a hard 3 hours patio cleaning. One of the very few times recently I've had the time on my day off to take an hour or so to relax with a fine smoke. I had 2 of these in the Humi and have been looking forward to them for a while. To cut a long story short, it was a horrible smoke. The draw was terrible, in fact I could feel a headache coming on with the effort to get a draw and to keep it lit. I gave up less than half way through feeling cheated and a little pee'd off as it wasn't a cheap stick. Can only hope the other Maduro I have is better than this.

The upside of the day however was a lovely RASS I had later that evening, my first and definitely not my last.