Cohiba

About

Cohiba Cigars Cohiba is the most famous Cuban Cigar brand in the world and, according to many, the very finest as well. In this category you can buy Cohiba Cigars directly on our website, where you can find a vast selection of highly sought after cigar boxes and singles – all available to buy online and ship worldwide. Cohiba is one of the most coveted Cuban Cigars brands on the market. The origins of this cigar brand are worthy of a prize winning novel. Legend has it that Fidel Castro sampled by chance one of his bodyguards daily smokes. Upon tasting how wonderfully balanced and aromatic the tobacco tasted, as well as how well the cigars were constructed, he requested to summon the artisan responsible for producing such a gem. His name was Eduardo Ribera. Soon after, an abandoned villa was turned into a makeshift cigar factory and Ribera was in-charged with training a group of torcedores on his practices of barrel ageing as well as rolling this fine tobacco leaves. That villa, known as El Laguito , still manages to produce the finest cigars the world over. Officially founded in 1966, Cohiba cigars were exclusively made for the El Comandante, Fidel Castro. For years, it remained a brand that was smoked exclusively by Castro and, on occasion, gifted to other senior officials and heads of states. The general public had to wait until 1982 when Cohiba cigars were finally released, initially in hotel in Madrid, for public consumption. The first few releases featured the all-time classics; the Cohiba Lanceros, the Cohiba Coronas Especiales and the Cohiba Panetelas. Today, there are many different types of Cohiba vitolas and blends that aficionados get to enjoy, including the Cohiba Esplendidos and the prestigious Cohiba Behike (with its rare Medio Tiempo leaf), as examples. The word 'Cohiba' is the Taino word for tobacco, a language that derives from the indigenous 'Arawak' tribe from Cuba. The tobacco used for Cohiba, as well as other brands like Montecristo Cigars , are