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A TASTING OF VINTAGE CIGARS

97 COHIBA SIGLO V (1995) Thirty years in a slide-lid cabinet make first puffs of this lonsdale quite cedary, but the intense woodiness passes after about a half inch, blossoming into a sweet and nutty smoke. There’s plenty of chestnut, almond and pecan notes still driving this cigar. Sweetness manifests on the palate in the form of vanilla, cinnamon and maraschino cherry. Because of the cigar’s relatively slim ring gauge, the wrapper plays a large part, and this is something to consider, as the Corojo-seed wrappers used in the ’90s have long been retired in favor of more disease-resistant strains. These Siglo V cigars have aged quite gracefully and the time to smoke them is now. —Gregory Mottola 98 MONTECRISTO “A” (1995) The “A” is the longest traditional size in the cigar…

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