Cohiba Robusto
Origin: Cuba
Size: 5.00 X 50
Wrapper: Natural

From Pablamos Cigars:
For the people of La Republica Socialista de Cuba only two things are carved in stone: "la muerte" and the excellence of their Cohibas. And whilst El Conde de Montecristo may rule the world in numbers of cigars sold, El Presidente de Cuba is, without a doubt, Señor Cohiba. Unlike the majority of the Habanos brands that owe their origins to Spanish emigrantes of the 1800s, Cohiba cigars were born and bred in Cuba. It is no exaggeration to say that Cohiba is a child of the revolution since the original models were made under the insignia of Ernesto "Che" Guevara when he was Minister for Industry in the 1960s. El Che, a qualified doctor of Argentine extraction, considered the cigar "un compañero indispensable de los revolucionarios".

For 20 years Cohiba cigars were reserved for in-house use within the Cuban government and as gifts for foreign diplomats. In 1982 Cohiba cigars went on general sale to the public and in that short space of time the brand has established itself as the flagship of Habanos S.A. Though never the cheapest, Cohiba cigars are an eternal reminder that you get what you pay for. Probably the worlds most counterfeited cigars are the Cohiba Esplendidos, boxes of which are available in the back streets of Habana for $25...and no, despite whatever story you may want to tell us, Cohiba have never made a glass-topped humidor full of Esplendidos cigars - fake, fake ,fake - as fake as the day is long. Lo siento hombre, pero...

Punch takes its name from the puppet character that was popular in 1840 when Manuel Lopez first introduced the brand. Even today, the image of Punch adorns the boxes. The cigars are made in the Miguel Fernandez Roig factory in Havana and offer a range of sizes, most full flavored.

Reviewed by: Gary Anderson
Date: August 2006
Notes:

My first true love the Cohiba.

I am trying to be objective and I don't think that I am caught in the hype of the Cohiba name; I simply like the taste of Cohiba better than any other cigar to date. I even like the Dominican Cohiba's better than any other brand.

My entire goal in smoking another cigar other than Cohiba is to see if I can discover one that tastes like a Cohiba. The Cohiba is a wicked expensive Cigar here in Canada with the Robusto costing $39.17cdn.

With all the cigars that I have smoked to date nothing compares to a Cohiba.

The Robusto burned well producing a grayish white ash. The coal was a noticeable cone shape. Draw is just right producing ample smoke.

The taste is distinctly Cohiba and on the upper scale of medium. Tastes of Cuban dirt in every puff with a very slight sweet undertone.

These are my ultimate all time favorites and forever will be. I rate the Cohiba 9 out of 10 reserving a score of 10 for that yet to be discovered magical smoke that may some day make it self known to me.

Reviewed by: Don Blonde
Date: July 2003
Notes:

Another fine Cuban cigar worthy of the Cohiba name, not like the Dominican knockoff most of us Americans are forced to smoke.

It came in a cedar box with four other robustos: a Montecristo, Romeo, Hoyo and Partagas a special presentation made in June of 2003. A full flavored smoke that quite frankly I smoked to the nub it never got hot and like a drug was very hard to let go of.

It’s a very satisfying smoke. Earthy, woody, nutty long hard black ash.