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(Description provided by General Cigar)
General Cigar announces that Cohiba Serie M, the first collection of Cohiba to be handcrafted by artisans in the U.S., will be released in a new, limited edition size for 2022.
Cohiba Serie M is the result of a collaboration between General Cigar’s Cohiba team and the family-owned El Titan de Bronze Cigar Factory.
Cohiba Serie M Corona Gorda (6.5” x 48) will be available for a suggested retail price of $29.99 per cigar, and will be presented in 10-count boxes that sell for $299.90 apiece. The new frontmark will begin shipping to retailers on April 4, and just 5,000 boxes will be released.
Cohiba Brand Ambassador Sean Williams said, “Since its debut a year ago, Cohiba Serie M has been a resounding success. We’ve received high praise from cigar media, shop owners and cigar lovers who have called Serie M one of the most exciting Cohiba blends they have ever smoked. Together with Sandy Cobas (owner of El Titán de Bronze) and her team, we’re proud to release the blend in a new size, giving cigar connoisseurs another opportunity to experience the artistry of Serie M.”
Each Cohiba Serie M cigar is handmade by the Cuban expatriate cigarmakers of the El Titán de Bronze Cigar Factory in Miami’s Little Havana district.
Crafted according to old-world techniques and featuring a double binder, closed foot and triple cap with a signature fan, Cohiba Serie M is a medium-to-full-bodied cigar brimming with depth and character. Made with exquisite, aged tobaccos, the cigar is enveloped in a lustrous Nicaraguan Corojo wrapper, a first for Cohiba. The binder is Nicaraguan and the blend features hand-selected Nicaraguan Jalapa and Esteli and Dominican Piloto Cubano tobaccos.
For comparison I reviewed the original release, 6 x 52, on May 25, 2021.
For a corona gorda this is a large cigar. Most are in the 5 5/8x46 category. This one is 6 1/2"x48. It's nicely made and had a good feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was tight. In fact, all previous samples had a tight draw. I decide to use the PerfecDraw tool to try to open the draw. It made a minor improvement and I used the entire length of the PerfecDraw tool. The initial flavors at light up were citrus peel, some brown sugar, light citrus, a thick, chewey nutmeg, and light leather. Initally there was a white pepper rated at 7. Not a lot of sweetness. Not nearly as much as the original version.
At the first third (42 minutes) the cigar is burning very slowly. The sweetness has not developed. I now had citrus peel, no citrus, very light brown sugar, thick, chewy nutmeg, and leather. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is leather and nutmeg with average lingering black pepper. (black) I thought that a smaller ring version, although not much smaller, would yield more sweetness but it does not in this cigar. The cigar is failing to impress me. I rated the first third 87.
Moving through the second third (1 hour 20 minutes) the draw has improved but not the sweetness. The leather is much elevated. I had citrus peel, a smal tough of citrus, hardly any brown sugar, nutmeg, and elevated leather. The pepper is now a black pepper on the front end and the finish. The cigar is not improving. I held the score of 87.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 40 minutes. The cigar made a minor improvement. There is a touch of sweetness There is mostly citrus peel, a small touch of citrus, very light brown sugar, nutmeg, and leather. The leather fell back in line and is not as elevated. The cigar is still medium bodied. The finish is leather with good lingering black pepper. With the modest improvement in sweetness I raised the score to 88. Of the two the original version is much better to me.
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