Length: 5 7/8"
Ring Gauge: 57
Strength: Medium to Full
Packaging: Box of 10
Vitola: Victoria
Smoking Time: 50 Minutes
COHIBA
Cohiba is the flagship brand of Habanos.
It was created in 1966 for President Fidel Castro himself and was made at the then top secret, but now world famous, El LLaguito factory. At first, it was only seen outside Cuba as gifts for heads of state and visiting diplomats.
Since 1982 Cohiba has been available in limited quantities to the open market.
The name is an ancient Taino Indian word for the bunches of tobacco leaves that Columbus first saw being smoked by the original inhabitants of Cuba - the earliest known form of a Habano.
The leaves for Cohiba are the "selection of selection" from the 5 finest Vegas de Primera in San Juan y Martinez and San Luis districts of the Vuelta Abajo zone.
Uniquely amongst Habanos up to three of Cohiba's filler leaves , the seco, ligero and the rare medio tiempo, undergo an additional fermentation in barrels. This unique process produces a special aroma and flavour you will only find in Cohiba.
Cohiba encompasses four different ‘Líneas’ or Lines: Línea Clásica, Línea 1492, Línea Maduro 5 and finally the Línea Behike range.
Through such constant innovation, Cohiba has held its position at the leading edge of the cigar world. It was also the first Havana brand to offer a Reserva cigar in 2002 and a Gran Reserva in 2009 made with tobaccos specially aged for a minimum of three and five years respectively.
All Cohiba sizes are ‘totalmente a mano, tripa larga’, – long filler, totally handmade.
55 ANIVERSARIO 2021 EDICION LIMITADA - Voted #17 by Cigar Aficionado's Top 25 Cigars of 2022!
The Cohiba 55 Aniversario 2021 Edicion Limitada, which would be special enough in its own right, but the Cohiba 55 Aniversario is an especially monumental vitola. The 55 Aniversario celebrates the landmark 55th anniversary of the foundation of Cohiba!
Hitting such a landmark milestone calls for an extra special celebration, a call which the 55 Aniversario answers in tremendous fashion. Boasting a hefty 57 ring gauge and measuring just shy of 6” in length, this veritable leviathan of a stick has naturally received the full Edicion Limitada treatment, constructed from only the finest tobaccos possible and aged for a minimum of two years. Presented in Boîte Nature boxes of 10, these vitolas size is known as Victoria are sure to be highly sought after by all cigars fans.
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"The Cohiba came a bit late and wasn’t released until 2022, first in Lebanon and Cyprus and then later in Havana with lavish launch parties. It wasn’t all hype, however, as this turned out to be the tastiest Cohiba we smoked all year..."