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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 Laguito 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 Tiano 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 the cigar.
The leaves for Cohiba are the "selection of the selection" from the five finest Vegas Finas de Primera in the San Juan Y Martinez and San Luis zones of the Vuelta Abajo region.
Uniquely amongst Habanos two of Cohiba's filler leaves, the seco and ligero, undergo a third fermentation in barrels, which adds smoothness to the blend.
There are three distinct Lineas (lines) of Cohiba: the medium to full flavoured Linea Clasica introduced between 1966 and 1989; the medium flavoured Linea 1492 brought out in 1992 to mark the 500th Anniversary of Columbus's epic voyage of discovery. Ten years later in 2002, a new size the Siglo VI, was added to the Linea 1492.And the Cohiba Maduro 5 it launched in 2007, incorporates a new concept for Habanos, utilizing the highest -grade Cuban-grown maduro wrapper leaf. With a defiant dark shade, the character of this tobacco is uniquely preserved in a five-year aging process. The special color and texture is obtained through a long and complex natural process that uses no chemicals, often not the case with many non-Cuban maduro brands.
Allsizes of Cohiba are 'Tripa Larga, totalmento a mano' Long filler, totally hand made.
Flavour: Linea Clasica - Medium to full
Linea 1492 - medium
Maduro 5 - Medium to full