Succubus
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I received this cigar as a gift from the MAWPIF thread. Went to a friend's house for dinner and brought it along with me to have afterwards while sitting in front of the fireplace.
Prelight: The Cohiba Piramides Extra is a very pretty cigar with a milk-coffee colored wrapper that is velvety to the touch. It is firm and appears to be well rolled. The aroma was of rich earth and leather. I cut the tip off, making sure not to take too much and took a draw through the cigar. There was a sweetness, some grass or hay, and a little lemon/orange zest. This is one monster of a cigar that I couldn't wait to get my lips around
I gently toasted the foot ensuring an even light.
First 1/3: After the first few puffs, I tasted a bit of grassiness with some leather and cream. The lemon/orange zest I picked up on in the cold draw was there as well, but was more muted by the other flavors. There was also a subtle sweetness which I found to be very enjoyable, enhancing the overall flavors from this cigar. The burn is not very even, so I keep rotating the cigar to try and even it out. The grey ash is holding on nicely so far. The grass stayed through the first third with a milk coffee and honey taste coming in and out as I smoke it. I would say the strength is medium at this point.
Second 1/3: As I get into the second third of this cigar, I tasted a horrible taste on the tip of my tongue. A shiny black substance had oozed out, so I cut ¼ inch off the head, and dunked my tongue in my champagne haha
I continued smoking and the honey and milk coffee were still there but had faded to the background. The grassiness and lemon/orange zest had come forward and taken over at this point. This cigar is evolving and changing with every puff. At times I swear I am getting hints of bittersweet chocolate, then cream and honey, then all of a sudden the leather, and then back to coffee and lemon zest. I'm not really sure, but I swore I also tasted nuts or something. You'd think by now I'd recognize the taste of nuts in my mouth 
The burn still has not corrected itself. I blame myself for not letting this delight rest a few more days before putting it to flames. I expected a bit more strength from this cigar, but am very pleased that it stayed medium up to this point.
Final 1/3: Getting into the final third of this cigar was amazing. The complexity of the flavors are difficult to describe. Cream, leather, bittersweet chocolate, coffee, earth, grassiness, lemon/orange zest, and a hint of spice (and damn here comes those nuts again) taking turns appearing and melding into each other. This is one cigar I don’t want to end. It was medium strength to the end with huge volumes of smoke.
Conclusion: This cigar is definitely in my top 10. It was a very complex cigar despite its large size and I would love to try again. If anyone has any idea what the black stuff was, please let me know. Total smoking time was 1 hour 30 minutes. I’d rate this cigar a 9.5/10.
Prelight: The Cohiba Piramides Extra is a very pretty cigar with a milk-coffee colored wrapper that is velvety to the touch. It is firm and appears to be well rolled. The aroma was of rich earth and leather. I cut the tip off, making sure not to take too much and took a draw through the cigar. There was a sweetness, some grass or hay, and a little lemon/orange zest. This is one monster of a cigar that I couldn't wait to get my lips around
I gently toasted the foot ensuring an even light.First 1/3: After the first few puffs, I tasted a bit of grassiness with some leather and cream. The lemon/orange zest I picked up on in the cold draw was there as well, but was more muted by the other flavors. There was also a subtle sweetness which I found to be very enjoyable, enhancing the overall flavors from this cigar. The burn is not very even, so I keep rotating the cigar to try and even it out. The grey ash is holding on nicely so far. The grass stayed through the first third with a milk coffee and honey taste coming in and out as I smoke it. I would say the strength is medium at this point.
Second 1/3: As I get into the second third of this cigar, I tasted a horrible taste on the tip of my tongue. A shiny black substance had oozed out, so I cut ¼ inch off the head, and dunked my tongue in my champagne haha
I continued smoking and the honey and milk coffee were still there but had faded to the background. The grassiness and lemon/orange zest had come forward and taken over at this point. This cigar is evolving and changing with every puff. At times I swear I am getting hints of bittersweet chocolate, then cream and honey, then all of a sudden the leather, and then back to coffee and lemon zest. I'm not really sure, but I swore I also tasted nuts or something. You'd think by now I'd recognize the taste of nuts in my mouth The burn still has not corrected itself. I blame myself for not letting this delight rest a few more days before putting it to flames. I expected a bit more strength from this cigar, but am very pleased that it stayed medium up to this point.Final 1/3: Getting into the final third of this cigar was amazing. The complexity of the flavors are difficult to describe. Cream, leather, bittersweet chocolate, coffee, earth, grassiness, lemon/orange zest, and a hint of spice (and damn here comes those nuts again
) taking turns appearing and melding into each other. This is one cigar I don’t want to end. It was medium strength to the end with huge volumes of smoke.Conclusion: This cigar is definitely in my top 10. It was a very complex cigar despite its large size and I would love to try again. If anyone has any idea what the black stuff was, please let me know. Total smoking time was 1 hour 30 minutes. I’d rate this cigar a 9.5/10.
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