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		COHIBA SELECTIÓN RESERVA
		To review the cigars, press button or choose the definite cigar and click on its picture
		Cohiba \| robusto		Сohiba Selectión Reserva \| piramide
		Сohiba Selectión Reserva \| robusto		Сohiba Selectión Reserva \| corona especial
		Cohiba \| esplendido		Сohiba Selectión Reserva \| media corona
		Сohiba Selectión Reserva \| esplendido
		A year ago the Cubans brought out an edition of super-cigars – the Cohiba Seleccion Reserva. Thirty cigars of five different formats were packed in an individual humidor. Two of the formats were exclusive and not part of the companies’ main brands. These were the Piramide and the Media Corona. Apart from the three fermentations, which are characteristic of all Cohiba lines, the cigars in the Reserva series use only tobacco that has matured for a period of three years. The price of the box in Europe instantly topped the €1,000 mark. And once connoisseurs had assessed the quality, there was an immediate shortage on the market, as demand exceeded supply. Very likely this was the reason why the Cohiba Seleccion Reserva cigars took such a long time getting to Russia. We decided not only to test the new cigars, but to compare them with the regular brands. We were also tempted to test a combination of the Cohiba super-cigars and the Cohiba super-cognac, which, its creators claim, is ideally suited to Havanas of the same brand. These are the results we obtained...

		COHIBA SELECTIÓN RESERVA
		To review the cigars, press button or choose the definite cigar and click on its picture
		Cohiba \| robusto		Сohiba Selectión Reserva \| piramide
		Сohiba Selectión Reserva \| robusto		Сohiba Selectión Reserva \| corona especial
		Cohiba \| esplendido		Сohiba Selectión Reserva \| media corona
		Сohiba Selectión Reserva \| esplendido
		A year ago the Cubans brought out an edition of super-cigars – the Cohiba Seleccion Reserva. Thirty cigars of five different formats were packed in an individual humidor. Two of the formats were exclusive and not part of the companies’ main brands. These were the Piramide and the Media Corona. Apart from the three fermentations, which are characteristic of all Cohiba lines, the cigars in the Reserva series use only tobacco that has matured for a period of three years. The price of the box in Europe instantly topped the €1,000 mark. And once connoisseurs had assessed the quality, there was an immediate shortage on the market, as demand exceeded supply. Very likely this was the reason why the Cohiba Seleccion Reserva cigars took such a long time getting to Russia. We decided not only to test the new cigars, but to compare them with the regular brands. We were also tempted to test a combination of the Cohiba super-cigars and the Cohiba super-cognac, which, its creators claim, is ideally suited to Havanas of the same brand. These are the results we obtained...