COHIBA
Behike
Foundation: 1966
Origen – Origine - Origin: Cuba
Región: Vuelta Abajo
Factory: El Laguito
Manufactured: Hand Made
Caja- Box- Boite: 40 Cuban Cigars Cohiba Behike
Format – Vitola – Shape : Behike
Medidas – Mesures – Measures: 192mm x 20.06mm
Cepo Ring : 52
Smoking time:
Intro, commentaries, opinions and tastings of Cohiba Behike:
That better way of celebrating something that organizing a special event. It itself should have thought the brand Cohiba to celebrate his 40 anniversary. And that was the special of the event? Simply to present the most expensive and exclusive cigar of the world: the Cohiba Behike.
What has this cigar in order that it is so special? Podriamos to say: quite, but we it will try to possess something more about detail.
They tell that the exact process of elaboration is (and it will be) a secret. Nevertheless we know that these cigars were done in the most veteran Cuban factory of the brand; The Laguito. Since also we know that Norma Fernandez (39 years in service in Cohiba) was the manager of turning (the caps of the cigar to coil) during more than seven months 4.000 cigars.
The used tobacco was grown older between five and six years and the final dimensions of the cigar are like those of a Cohiba Lancero (192mm), with a width or bough of the Cohiba Siglo VI (20,6mm). The result: a cigar of the unique and unrepeatable characteristics.
The humidores for these Havana cigars are at a height of his guests. Them Elie Bleu has designed the French signature. These humidores are decorated by Galuchat or skin of royal blanket (one of the most luxurious of the history), black ebony, mother-of-pearl, sycamore (fig tree of Egypt), cedar and bone of ox.
Likewise every humidor takes an inscription indicating his number of series (from the 1 to 100) and the name of his owner (to avoid falsifications).
Only 4.000 persons of the whole planet will be able to savour a Cohiba Behike (it if someone does not repeat) … does he desire one?
The company at that there presides Antonio Vázquez (Altadis) attributes to this Havana cigar " a few unique and unrepeatable characteristics " for the añejamiento of between five and six years of the tobacco that composes the cigar, though the type of used tobacco and his elaboration constitutes a secret, and for the " highest standards of quality during his laboration".
These cigars, which will not return to happen in a future, come from plants cultivated by the best vegueros and manufactured by the torcedora - person who coils the caps of the cigar - more veteran of the Cuban factory The Laguito where the cohiba are elaborated, Norm Fernandez.
" I wanted to dedicate them time and patience to achieve an ideal result ", it expresses Norm when she is remembered seven months that it(he,she) took to him to twist 4.000 Havana cigars. And he adds, to feel " very proud to have be chosen for this labor ", that supposes a special recognition of his experience of 39 years in Restricts.
The exterior sheet of the wrapper becomes by Pancho Cuba, Alejandro Robaina and Antonio Maria Paz, three of the most prestigious cultivators (vegueros) of the world.
Cohiba Behike is considered to be the costliest and more exclusive cigar of the history, and they put to the sale in a price of € 15.000/humidor.
But it does not lose the hope, traverse of our Vintage service we can try to obtain realising it an international tracking between our suppliers and collectors worldwide.
It publishes and it shares its opinions, experiences, tastings or discords of this Cuban Cigar: info@montecristonline.com
COHIBA is the brand of greater prestige at the moment in the world of the tobacco.
The original models of Cohiba were made under the standard of Ernesto " Che" Guevara, at that time minister of industry of the Socialist Republic. He selected to the most promising specialists of Pure Cuban Cigars Habanos, like Avelino Lara (that coordinated the selection committee and later the Laguito became the Director of the factory) and Eduardo Rivero, of Por Larrañaga (that became one of the best ones, creating famous the Lanceros in 1963).
COHIBA during many years was destined solely for gift to the personalities of compatible governments to the Cuban regime.
Its name was made famous extraordinary quickly from the registry of the mark in 1969.
When it appeared finally in the markets, it was already the coveted tobacco more of the world.
Another version of the history of these famous Cuban pure cigars begins in the middle of the decade of the Sixties, when one of the members of the personal security of Fidel Castro was provided with these Cigars of a small local factory.
President proved the Cuban them and asked his creator, Eduardo Rivero, that did exclusive cigars to him.
At the outset these habanos did not have name, but as of 1968 the mark was baptized as COHIBA, word that in native language Taíno means tobacco.
At that time the production of Cohibas was limited three sizes solely, the favorites of the president, Lancero, Corona Especial and Panetela.
During 14 years these Cohiba was done solely for diplomatic use. But in 1982 they were begun to distribute in the international market.
In 1989 other three were introduced vitolas: Esplendido, Robusto and Exquisito. And, in 1992, to commemorate the 500 Years of the Discovery of the Tobacco in Cuba, by Columbus, he appeared " Line 1492" , a year later they left on sale in the European market and they appear in five calibers.
The name of this mark is very old: the first settlers of Cuba named Cohiba to the rustic roll of leaves of the solanacea that smoked.
The tobacco destined to the elaboration of the Cuban Cigars Cohiba is very special. It grows solely to fine fertile valley fullness certain, selected, in the zone of Vuelta Abajo, province of Pinar del Rio.
COHIBA them are Pure Cuban Cigars Habanos of the maximum quality, with corpulenc and plenary session flavor, very aromatic, elaborated with the major of the cares and a scrupulous attention in detail.
Cohiba them use tobacco coming from the fertile valley; El Corojo" , in the zone of Vuelta Abajo, in Pinar del Rio, that produces the finest layers.
This fertile valley produces a smooth layer of fine texture and clear colors.
With respect to the Tripa, they use the best leaves of best fine sun fertile valleys of Pinar del Rio, San Luis and San Juan.
Finally, a characteristic of COHIBA is denominated " third fermentación": a special process with one weighs fermentation along with a maturing.
The Cuban Cigars Cohiba make in El Laguito (that also makes the Trinidad) that has the reputation to recruit to the best torcedores of the region; also they use a control group that constantly examines the quality of different tobaccos in the diverse stages from its production.
The leaves used in the elaboration of Cohiba are “the selection of the selection” of 5 better Fertile valleys of First of the areas of San Juan and Martinez and San Luis, in the region of Vuelta Abajo.
Cohiba is the unique brand of Pure Cuban Cigars Habanos in which two of the three types of leaves that are used in their elaboration undergo one third fermentation in barrels.
This so special process is translated in an aroma and flavor that only can be in this mark.
Cuban Cigars of average flavor to fort, by far body and insurmountable quality.
All the habanos cigars of Cohiba are elaborated " Totally by hand " with Tripa Larga.
Zone of flavor: Half to fort (Classic Line) and Half (Line 1492).
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