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Cohiba:
Year of foundation: 1927
Tobacco Country: Cuba
Tobacco Procedence: Vuelta Abajo
Factory: Partagas
A new brand which was introduced only in 1968, Cohiba cigars quickly became the flagship brand of the Cuban cigar industry. Developed initially as a medium bodied protocol cigar for presentaton only by officials of the Cuban government, Cohiba cigars were marketed widely beginning in 1982. The initial sizes were the Lancero, the Corona Especiale and the Panetela, with the Esplendido, Robusto and Exquisito added in 1989. In 1992, in salute to the 500th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of the Caribbean, the Siglo series was introduced and remains one of the finest Cuban Cigars ever made. The Cohiba series was initially made in the El Laguito factory in Havana, but production is no also in Fernando Perez German factory. |