Cohiba Cigars

The Cohiba Black was introduced in 2006. Made from tobacco aged at least 3 years, and featuring a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper and binder, it’s supposed to be a rich and powerful smoke. They offer the Black in a variety of sizes, but my understanding is that only their Robusto offering comes in the special glass tubes. It makes for a nice presentation piece, and perhaps a good choice as a gift for someone. Clearly I’m not the only one that thinks this way. 

I have left the cigar in the tube sitting in my closet. I will smoke it straight from the tube with no humidor rest. 

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Construction and Pre-Light Aromas

The cigar is easy enough to remove from the glass tube. Tug off the plastic cap and the cigar slips out easily. 

The wrapper is almost charcoal black. It almost looks like someone hit the high points of the wrapper with black shoe polish, as the base color is actually a dark brown.

The seams are tight and damn near invisible. There are some veins and the cigar has a slightly bumpy texture to it. There is plenty of oil in the wrapper, and what appears to be a double cap. The cigar feels heavy for its size.