Cohiba

Distributor: Habanos S. A.

Arguably the most famous cigar brand in the world, Cohiba was created as a personal smoke of Fidel Castro in 1966. Originally available only as gifts of the Cuban government, the brand was launched in 1982 in Spain. The brand sells for a premium over other Cuban cigars, and its fame and price makes it an alluring target for counterfeiters. Habanos added the Maduro 5 line to Cohiba in 2007, and in February 2010, Cohiba Behike, which are a trio of cigars that have pigtail caps a bit of medio Tiempo tobacco in them, made their debut.

No brand in the premium cigar world has more recognition or fanfare than Cuba's Cohiba. Even people who don't smoke cigars know the name, and while too much hype often leads to unrealistic expectations, the Cohiba Robusto more than lives up to its lofty reputation!

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When Cohiba was born in 1966, it had one size, a long, thin Lancero created for Fidel Castro's personal consumption. In 1982, when the brand went on sale in Spain, it was expanded to three sizes. It wasn't until 1989 that the Robusto was added, coinciding with the cigar brand's global sales debut. At the time, the Robusto was the thickest size in Cohiba's portfolio.

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Now 30 years later, the Cohiba Robusto is still in high demand and can still command high prices at retail. According to Habanos, only the highest-grade tobacco from the five finest farms in Cuba's Vuelta Abajo zone are selected for Cohibas, but the Cuban monopoly won't name the plantations. The only thing we can verify with certainty is that Cohiba Robustos are sophisticated and delicious smokes, powerful cigars with notes of oak, vanilla, and almonds. There's a reason why people have been buying them with passion for so long.