Length: 5 1/4″
Ring Gauge: 53
Strength: Medium to Full

Packaging: Box of 10
Vitola: Placeres
Smoking Time: 50 Minutes

COHIBA

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 LLaguito 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 Taino 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 a Habano.

The leaves for Cohiba are the “selection of selection” from the 5 finest Vegas de Primera in San Juan y Martinez and San Luis districts of the Vuelta Abajo zone.

Uniquely amongst Habanos up to three of Cohiba’s filler leaves , the seco, ligero and the rare medio tiempo, undergo an additional fermentation in barrels. This unique process produces a special aroma and flavour you will only find in Cohiba.

AMBAR

Cohiba is Cuba’s flagship brand and has a presidential lineage having originally been created for Fidel Castro himself. It is currently the only Habanos brand that includes an extra fermentation for the Seco and Ligero filler leaves in special cedar barrels for its standard range. The extra ageing imparts a unique smoothness and rounding to the blend and has helped establish Cohiba as a worldwide symbol of excellence.

Since its creation in 1966 the brand has grown to include four La Líneas; Classica (brand public in 1982), 1492 (first of the Siglo vitolasin 1992), Maduro 5 (2007) and Behike (2010), each with a distinct character and taste.

The Cohiba Ambar is the first addition to the brand’s Línea Classica range since the introduction of the Pirámides Extra in 2012. The medium-to-full bodied blend of this Línea is closest to the original Cohiba taste, first introduced to the world in 1982 with the launch of the Lancero, Corona Especial and the Panatela.

Called a Placeres in the factories of Cuba, this new cigar is a unique size within the Habanos SA portfolio. It measures 5 1⁄4” (132mm) x 53 ring gauge and is finished with a pig-tail cap. The Ambar is presented in varnished boîte nature box of 10 cigars.