Cohiba Behike 58 Cigar Review

• Name: Cohiba Behike 58
• Length: 7 inches
• Ring Gauge: 58
• Score: Not provided

Product Introduction

The Cohiba Behike 58 was formally announced this morning and will be distributed on Friday in Cuba at the Habanos Festival. In 2019, the project was put on hold as Habanos deemed the cigar too strong after smoking test blends.

Details about the cigar: Country - Cuba, Factory - Undisclosed, Size - 7×58, Vitola - Gordo, Wrapper - Cuba, Binder - Cuba, Filler - Cuba, Price - not yet available. It was smoked indoors with a ventilator for three hours and fifty minutes using a Palio cutter and an Alec Bradley Megaburner lighter.

Taste Experience

• First third: Cold draw has a little nutty, peppery tobacco flavor. Once lit, it gives honey and leather flavor with mild spice, some cedar in retrohale, and a mild nut flavor like honey - coated cashews. The first third is dominated by honey, with a natural sweetness.
• Second third: Starts with more pepper, citrus, and honey. Retrohale is all cedar. Nut flavor returns with leather and cedar. Leather and pepper grow stronger, and the honey seems to disappear. It's stronger than the average Cuban cigar.
• Final third: Has a hint of dark chocolate but is mostly pepper.

The draw is okay, there is a good amount of smoke, the ash is very light for a Cuban cigar, and the burn is straight. The cigar starts mellow and turns strong halfway through. Its strength and flavor are both medium - full.