Newbie question

[adrian44]

I took a look at all Cuban Cohiba cigars online, and found that no two cigars share the same length/gauge combination. So my question is: Are the cigars different in composition, or they all use the same tobacco inside out but just vary in length and gauge? In other words, is there a difference between let's say Siglo II and Siglo III other than dimensions? If yes, what is the difference? Are the tobacco leaves treated differently?

Thanks in advance.

[Seriesteve]

In Short
Different leaf from different parts of the plant, different quantity, quality and age used in different Cigars.
Making Cigars.... I suppose Different
Ss

[gmacz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTl1uybkEYw&feature=related

The above link will answer your ?
Click through all 18 and you will be an AFICIONADO of cigars.

[CaptainQuintero]

Yeah different blends, they should all taste different but follow the same general Cohiba DNA flavour profile......should

[adrian44]

Thanks a lot. I received a box of Esplendidos for Christmas and it has been a heavenly 2 months. Just needed to know before I invest. Now I'm going to explore the rest of the line

Thanks again

[CaptainQuintero]

Thanks a lot. I received a box of Esplendidos for Christmas and it has been a heavenly 2 months. Just needed to know before I invest. Now I'm going to explore the rest of the line

Thanks again

Nice present!!!

[spirit_of_will]

Thanks a lot. I received a box of Esplendidos for Christmas and it has been a heavenly 2 months. Just needed to know before I invest. Now I'm going to explore the rest of the line

Thanks again

Glass topped box are an entirely different blend to the regular line

[Reaver2145]

Glass topped box are an entirely different blend to the regular line

Indeed they are normally far superior in construction and flavour to the normal stuff....cheaper too.

[adrian44]

Indeed they are normally far superior in construction and flavour to the normal stuff....cheaper too.

People, remember that I'm a newbie and can get confused easily Is that some sort of a joke? If not, then please tell me how come they are superior and cheaper and where should I look. Thanks

[gmacz]

Sounds like you have it sussed.
You should be able to see through that one.

[CaptainQuintero]

Fake cohibas come in a glass topped box

http://www.cohibablog.com/images/cohibafakebox.jpg

[NathanJD]

Glad you enjoyed the esplendidos! Fakes aside, cost isn't everything in the world of Cuban cigars - a bolivar royal corona is a very similar smoke to a Cohiba robusto but the pricetag is closer to the ?10 mark rather than the ?20 mark.

I do enjoy a Cohiba though and I have to admit that the Siglo VI (one of the expensive ones) is a super super smoke

[adrian44]

Fake cohibas come in a glass topped box

http://www.cohibablog.com/images/cohibafakebox.jpg

Thanks for that. Now I'm already learning

One final question though. What's the best place to buy Cohibas in London? I bought cigars from Tomtom and Harrods but I suppose there are places that sell genuine stuff at lower prices.

Thanks

[CaptainQuintero]

If you buy from a cigar store in the UK you are always going to be buying real. I don't really enjoy cohiba all that much so never really looked at prices

[El-palmaro]

actually, that's a valid point. where are the cheaper places to buy Cubans from within London, if not in the UK? or are all the prices roughly similar?