Cuban cigar
Cohiba Siglo VI
A polished Cohiba with cedar, honey, grass, cream, citrus, coffee, and refined spice.
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Identity
Cigar card
- Brand
- Cohiba
- Cigar name
- Siglo VI
- Origin
- Cuba
- Line
- Linea 1492
- Length
- 150 mm / 5 7/8 in
- Ring gauge
- 52
- Vitola de galera
- Canonazo
- Commercial size
- Robusto Extra
- Release
- 2002
- Status
- Current Regular Production
- Construction
- Handmade
- Smoking time
- 80-110 minutes
Packaging
- Varnished box of 25
- Cabinet of 25
- Tubos in packs and boxes in some markets
Identity note
Cuban Cigar Website lists Cohiba Siglo VI as a current regular-production handmade cigar in the Canonazo factory vitola, 52 ring gauge x 150 mm. The cigar belongs to Cohiba’s Linea 1492 and was added after the original Siglo I-V range.
General profile
The Siglo VI is a polished, large-ring Cohiba that tends to combine grassy brightness with cedar, honey, cream, citrus peel, coffee, and refined spice. It is fuller than the smaller Siglo formats but usually more elegant than aggressive.
Pre-light
Wrapper aroma: cedar, hay, honeyed tobacco, grass, and light citrus.
Cold draw: sweet grass, cedar, cream, honey, and mild spice.
First third
Primary notes: cedar, grass, honey, cream.
Secondary notes: citrus peel, hay, almond, white pepper.
Body: medium.
Strength: medium.
Texture: polished, creamy, and aromatic.
The opening shows the classic Cohiba brightness: grass and hay are present, but balanced by honeyed sweetness and cedar. The large format gives the smoke a rounder texture than the thinner Siglo cigars.
Second third
Primary notes: cedar, cream, coffee, honey.
Secondary notes: citrus, toasted nuts, grass, baking spice.
Body: medium-full.
Strength: medium.
Texture: layered and silky when well humidified.
The second third is where the cigar becomes more complete. Coffee and toasted notes join the grassy Cohiba signature, while honey and cream keep it refined. The citrus note can show as peel or light zest rather than fruit sweetness.
Final third
Primary notes: cedar, coffee, spice, toasted tobacco.
Secondary notes: honey, grass, mineral, pepper, light cocoa.
Body: medium-full.
Strength: medium-full.
Texture: warmer, more concentrated, and more savory.
The final third adds darker coffee and spice while retaining a trace of Cohiba grassiness. If smoked slowly, the cigar remains elegant; if pushed, it can become hot and woody.
Construction
Draw: usually medium to open.
Burn: good when stored carefully; the large ring gauge is forgiving.
Smoke output: generous.
Heat: generally manageable until the final section.
Overall assessment
Complexity: high.
Evolution: steady movement from honeyed grass and cedar toward coffee, spice, and toasted tobacco.
Best use: a premium, longer Cohiba session where refinement matters more than raw strength.
One-line tasting note
Cedar, honey, grass, cream, citrus peel, coffee, and refined spice in a polished medium-full Cohiba robusto extra.