In the world of cigars, there are three, six, and nine grades, high and low; but they are also like turnips and greens, and everyone has their own preferences. No matter how you choose a cigar, it must first be a good cigar, and then find the right model and flavor for you, so that your enjoyment can reach the peak of your life.
When talking about cigars, we really have to talk about Cuban cigars, otherwise it would be like cooking without salt. When it comes to cigars, we have to mention Castro’s Cohiba. Who is Castro? The president of Cuba and a very competent cigar smoker.
It is understood that whenever and wherever Castro attends any occasion, he always wears a military uniform and has a cigar in his hand. The cigars in his hands later had a famous story, that is, he single-handedly created the famous Cuban cigar brand Cohiba.
As far as trademarks go, the Cohiba may be Cuba's most prized possession, and if you're lucky enough to get your hands on an authentic one, it may be the most prized cigar in your humidor. But before you decide to splurge on those pricey cigars, here are the facts you need to know about this mysterious brand.
Cohiba means tobacco
Cohiba (koh-HEE-bah) is easy to say, almost rhythmic, and was a Taíno native before the Spanish conquered Cuba. The native language of the Arawak people, meaning tobacco. certainly! This brand is very young in the history of cigars, but that does not prevent it from becoming the best cigar brand. Just like Richard Mille watches, it is very young. Although it started late, it makes rapid progress. Many of the Cuban brands you see today were privately owned before the revolution and were later nationalized, but not Cohiba. It was created in 1966, specifically for Fidel Castro after the revolution, so Cohiba itself has nothing to do with Old Havana, but it is Castro ) a symbol of Cuba and a symbol of the revolution itself.
The origin of Cohiba
It started when Fidel Castro’s chief bodyguard rode in a car with the Cuban leader and swallowed Clouds spit out mist. According to Cohiba's official history, Castro asked the bodyguard what he was smoking. He replied that they were cigars rolled by a friend, Eduardo Rivera Irizarri, who worked in a cigar factory. Castro ordered one and liked the taste of Cohiba. Castro continued to smoke this unnamed cigar, and it eventually became his personal cigar of choice. After that, in a closely monitored Italian-style mansion, three samples of No1, No2, and No3 were secretly produced for Castro. Castro chose No2. Eduardo Ribera specially prepared the cigar for Castro, and later named it. For COHIBA cigars.
Three Principles of Cohiba Cigars
In 1968, Avellinono Lara took over Cohiba from Ribera. It has been 26 years since Lara took over Coiba from Ribera. He established three principles that make Cohiba cigars the best in the world. Principle 1: Select and select again. Under his proposal, 10 top tobacco gardens were established in the Buerta Abajo region. Every year, he selected the five best tobacco gardens to plant wrappers, binders, light leaves, dry leaves and light leaves. The second principle is the use of a unique three-stage fermentation, which is unique among all Havana brand cigars, and is only applied to two types of tobacco: light leaf and dry leaf. The third principle is: the cigarette rolling workers who roll Coiba cigars must be of high quality. The workers at the El Laguito tobacco factory are all female cigarette workers.
Great changes in ring logo design
Cohiba’s ring logo design has a history of 50 years. Now the design has developed from simple dots and bold fonts to today’s technologically advanced Anti-counterfeiting hologram. Over time, tape has developed and evolved to the point where early tape looked almost like today's tape. While the old tapes were easily counterfeited, each new version becomes more sophisticated. First, the points become squares. Then the flat black letters turned into gold relief.
Now, the strips are printed with a top-to-bottom hologram, which is harder to replicate.
Over the decades, Cohiba has transformed from Fidel Castro's private label into the most well-known and popular cigar brand in the world. Alongside Dom Perignon, Rolls Royces and Patek Philippe watches, it is the well-deserved number one and even synonymous with its territory. The Cohiba brand has now become synonymous with high-end cigars. , and for the most part, Cohiba lives up to its reputation.
Today, Cohiba has become the oldest and most famous cigar brand in Cuba, showing its noble and extraordinary quality from the beginning. Those who hold Cohiba cigars in their hands are not ordinary people. They are not only noble and elegant, but also mature and full of courage. They ignore all obstacles and difficulties on the road of life. Their hearts are the highest state of the human spirit.