Cohiba
The Cohiba brand cigars made in Cuba are the top product of the state-owned cigar manufacturer Habanos SA . According to Min Ron Nee, Fidel Castro received a cigar in 1963 from his bodyguard Bienvenido "Chicho" Pérez, which his friend, the cigar roller Eduardo Rivera, had made for his own use. Castro recognized the quality and had these cigars made by Rivera.
founding
From 1964 the Cohiba was used as a gift for heads of state and diplomats. For this purpose, a cigar factory run by Rivera was founded that same year. The later Cohiba did not yet have a name or its own cigar ring, but was equipped with cigar rings personalized to the recipient. It wasn't until 1966 that the name Cohiba came up in the course of a conversation with Rivera's assistant. The following year, production was relocated to the factory later known as El Laguito .
Since 1982, the cigars have also been available on the free market, with the exception of the USA, because of the Cuba embargo. A second line, the Linea 1492, was added in 1992 to mark the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America .
Manufacturing
The cigars are produced in the El Laguito factory , whose prerogative is said to be the first tobacco manufacturer to choose from among the tobacco leaves of the annual harvest. Unlike most other cigars, the tobacco leaves for the Cohiba Linea Classico are fermented three times instead of twice (including the Linea 1492) . In 2003 the Siglo VI was introduced in the new Cañonazo format .
All Cohiba formats are “totalmente a mano” - made entirely by hand, only the pressing of the cigar takes place in the so-called press stick. The torcedor must have appropriate experience in order to be able to estimate the optimal strength for the finished cigar.
Cohiba from the General Cigar Company
The US company General Cigar Co. Inc. , based in Richmond (Virginia) , a subsidiary of Match AB since 2005, has been selling cigars on the US market since the early 1980s under the brand name Cohiba, registered for the USA by General Cigar in 1981 the Dominican Republic . The Cuban company Cubatabaco has been suing the use of the cigar name since 1997. According to a court ruling by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the US Patent and Trademark Office , the cigars can still be sold under the Cohiba name in the US because Cubatabaco cannot sell the original brand there due to the US trade embargo .
Fakes
Fake Cohibas are sold en masse on the streets of Cuba. It is safest to buy in state tobacco shops. The packaging format can also provide an indication of counterfeit products. Cohibas in boxes with glass lids are always fakes.
Origin of name
The name Cohiba was taken from the language of the Taíno Indians and describes a wrap made of tobacco leaves that was smoked by the natives of Cuba. The roots of the cigar are reflected in the Cohiba logo. It shows the head of the Taino Indian Hatuey .
sorts
Linea Classico formats
- Trade name - Vitola de Galera - Dimensions
- Coronas Especiales - Laguito No. 2 - 152 × 15 mm
- Esplendidos - Julieta No. 2 - 178 × 18.5 mm
- Exquisitos - Seoane - 125 × 13 mm
- Lanceros - No. 1 - 192 × 15 mm
- Panetelas - No. 3 - 115 × 10.3 mm
- Robustos - Robustos - 124 × 19.8 mm
- Pirámides Extra - Pirámides Extra - 160 × 21.4 mm
Formats Linea 1492
- Trade name - Vitola de Galera - Dimensions
- Siglo I - Perlas - 102 × 16 mm
- Siglo II - Marevas - 129 × 16.7 mm
- Siglo III - Coronas Grandes 155 × 16.7 mm
- Siglo IV - Corona Gordas 140 × 18.3 mm
- Siglo V - Dalias - 170 × 17.1 mm
- Siglo VI - Cañonazo - 149 × 20.6 mm - Introduced in 2002, at the 6th century of the discovery of tobacco.
Formats Maduro 5
Line presented in 2007 with five-year-old Maduro wrappers (special fermented wrappers with a dark brown color). Rumor has it that it was intended to serve the US market after the embargo fell, as cigars with Maduro wrappers are very popular in the US.
- Trade name - Vitola de Galera - Dimensions
- Genios - Genios - 140 × 20.6 mm
- Mágicos - Mágicos - 115 × 20.6 mm
- Secretos - Secretos - 110 × 15.9 mm
Formats Behike
- Cohiba BHK 52 Laguito No. 4 119 × 20.6 mm
- Cohiba BHK 54 Laguito No. 5 144 × 21.4 mm
- Cohiba BHK 56 Laguito No. 6 166 × 22.2 mm
Formats Edicion Limitada
- Trade name - Vitola de Galera - Dimensions
- Pirámides Edicion Limitada 2001 - Pirámides - 159 × 21 mm
- Double Coronas Edicion Limitada 2003 - Prominentes - 194 × 19 mm
- Sublimes Edicion Limitada 2004 - Sublimes - 164 × 21 mm
- Pirámides Edicion Limitada 2006 - Pirámides - 156 × 21 mm
- Cohiba 1966 Edicion Limitada 2011 - Cañonazo - 166 × 20.6 mm
Special productions
- 30 Aniversario Humidor - Robusto Especiales - 192 × 20 mm - humidor released in 1996 for the 30th anniversary of the brand, limited to 45 copies with 50 cigars each.
- 30 Aniversario Jar - Dalias - 170 × 17 mm - humidor released in 1996 for the 30th anniversary of the brand, limited to 1000 copies with 25 cigars each.
- Guayasamin I Humidor - Humidor released in 1996 with ten cigars each of the formats Coronas Especiales, Espléndidos, Lanceros, Robustos and Siglo I - V. Limited to 30 copies. The relief of the lid was designed by the Ecuadorian artist Oswaldo Guayasamín and produced by his foundation.
- Reserva del Milenio Pirámide - Pirámide - 156 × 20.64 mm - Porcelain jar released in 2000 with 25 piramides and special cigar rings. Edition approx. 10,000 jars.
- 35 Aniversario Humidor - Humidor released in 2001 for the brand's 35th anniversary with 20 cigars each in the formats Espléndidos, Gran Coronas, Pirámides, Robustos and Siglo V as well as 35 Lanceros. Limited to 500 copies.
- Siglo X Aniversario Humidor - Humidor released in 2002 for the 10th anniversary of the Siglo line with 15 cigars each of the formats Siglo I - VI. Colloquially known as the "post box" due to its yellow paintwork, it was here that the Siglo VI was offered for sale to the public for the first time.
- Selección Reserva - Box with six cigars each of the formats Coronas Especiales, Espléndidos, Medias Coronas, Pirámides and Robustos, released in 2002/2003. Inlay tobacco stored for three years, unnumbered with a second cigar ring. The format Medias Coronas (142 × 15 mm) can only be found here.
- Series A Humidor - A humidor released in 2003 as a belated part of the celebrations for the brand's 35th anniversary with 50 Gran Corona cigars (235 × 19 mm), 100 copies.
- 40 Aniversario Humidor - Behike - 191 × 20.64 mm - 2006 special humidor for the 40th anniversary of Cohiba with 40 individually numbered Behikes, made of ebony with stingray leather applications by Elie Bleu. The most expensive Cuban cigar commercially available at the time of publication.
- Guayasamin II Humidor - New edition from 2007 of the humidor designed by Oswaldo Guayasamín with 15 cigars each in the formats Coronas Especiales, Espléndidos, Lanceros, Pirámides, Robustos and Siglo IV. 50 copies, the humidor was made by the Guayasamín Foundation.
- Habanos Colección Book - Book-like humidor released in 2008, limited to 1,000 copies. It contains 20 Sublimes Extra cigars - 184 × 21.43 mm.
- Siglo VI Gran Reserva A lacquered box with 15 Siglo VI (Cañonazo) cigars, published in 2003-2009. 2003 tobacco, limited to 5,000 copies.
Others
The Cohiba is the preferred type of cigar of former Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder , which has made it known to a wider circle of the population. Also Rudi Assauer was a prominent lovers of this brand.
literature
- Min Ron Nee: An illustrated encyclopedia of the post-revolutionary Havana cigars , AWM-Verlag, Sankt Augustin 2005, ISBN 3-9809308-1-5 .
Web links
- Official website of the cigar manufacturer Habanos SA (English, Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20050222005829/en/Swedish-Match-Acquire-Remaining-Ownership-General-Cigar
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- ↑ http://www.financialpost.com/markets/news/General+Cigar+Prevails+over+Cubatabaco+Trademark+Dispute/8164267/story.html
- ↑ Cigar magazine - On the trail of forgeries Part II - How do I recognize a counterfeit cigar box? Retrieved January 3, 2019 .
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- ↑ Press release on the presentation of the Maduro5 ( Memento of the original from May 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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- ↑ Zigarrenzimmer.de about the Behike humidor
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- ↑ Gift to Schröder: Merz sends Cohiba, his favorite cigar. In: Spiegel Online . December 16, 2000, accessed April 30, 2020 .
- ↑ Malte Müller-Michaelis: On the death of Rudi Assauer: The Schalke whom the Dortmunders adore. In: Spiegel Online . February 7, 2019, accessed April 30, 2020 .
