Cohiba Red Dot Corona

Hello again. Time to take a look at this guy, the Cohiba Red Dot Corona.  A 5 x 42 stick that packs a little punch to it.

Appearance: A nice dark brown wrapper with tight seams but it has some little white dots that I cant identify.  Not quite sure what they are.  It has the typical Cohiba band with the red dot in the "O".  I believe that is to set it apart from the ones made in Cuba.

Score: 18/20

Construction: Feels like a nice stick.  Not spongy in any spots.  As you can see however, the cap cracked slightly with the punch cut.  After lighting, it had a loose draw and burned pretty quick.  So issues whatsoever with the burn line, it was tight and razor sharp.

Score: 17/20

Flavor: This guy has a little ass to it.  Right off the bat it was a rich leathery tobacco with a nice long finish.  As the smoked progressed, a distinctive pepper developed that built up as the smoke finished off.  I was a little disappointed that it didn't have any other changes.  It ended up being full body, medium-full strength.

Score: 17/20

Ash/Smoke: As you can see from these pics, nice tight ash that held on for almost half of the stick.  With the loose draw, the smoke was plentiful but a little warm at times.

Score 18/20

Cost/Value: Retails for $9 a smoke.  Seems like you are paying more for the name than anything.  Smoke time was around 45 mins.

Score 16/20

Overall: 87

Not a bad stick but I don't think it justifies a $9 price tag.