In 1982, Castro relinquished his exclusive hold on Cohiba, and the brand was commercialised, with the cigars released for public sale.Ĭohiba was launched as a premium cigar brand into markets outside of the US because of JFK’s embargo. The first three cigars were the Lanceros, Corona Especial and Panatellas. The first Cohiba cigars were dispatched from the El Laguito Factory in 1968. In 1968, these cigars were launched under the Cohiba branding, still only for Castro’s exclusive use. The Cuban people already knew about the uses for tobacco and smoked it before the arrival of the Spanish in 1492. The word Cohiba is the name the indigenous people of Cuba gave to the bunches of tobacco leaves they rolled up and smoked. In 1968, the Cuban state tobacco marketing bureau came up with the idea to name these cigars “Cohiba”.
The cigars were produced in the El Laguito Factory for Castro using the unbranded tobacco. Upon smoking the cigar, Castro made contact with the creator of the cigar and requested they be made for his own personal use. Castro asked him what he was smoking, to which the man replied that it was not a branded cigar but a gift from a friend who was a local torcedor. The story of the first Cohiba Cigars – or how Castro tells it – is that one day in the mid-1960s, one of his bodyguards was smoking a strong aromatic cigar. While most Cuban cigar brands were initially privately owned before being nationalised following the Cuban revolution, Cohiba is fairly unique, as it was created following the revolution as a national company of Cuba.Ĭohiba cigars started out as Fidel Castro ’s private brand, exclusively supplying Castro with cigars to enjoy or gift to dignitaries. In this instalment of Cigar History, we explore more about the past of this iconic cigar brand. They implement unique maturation techniques to craft their famous Cohiba cigars, which offer complex flavour and medium-full body. and is known for producing the finest quality premium cigars using some of the world’s best tobacco. If you have any questions about our cigars or about any of the other cigars we offer, please contact us today.While relatively new in comparison to some cigar brands, Cohiba is one of the most iconic cigar manufacturers in Cuba and the world.Ĭohiba is the flagship brand of Habanos S.A. If you are looking for a well-crafted cigar with quality you can test, look no further than FSG cigars. If you are looking for cigars that are made by true cigar lovers. There they are thoughtfully handcrafted, providing you with a quality and innovative product. Today, our cigars are created in small batches at Drew Estate's Gran Fabrica in Esteli, Nicaragua. When downtown property owner Lou Donato approached Jeff Borysiewicz about opening a cigar bar in the former Sur La Table space at Lemon Avenue and First Street. Since then, we have been reworking and perfecting our product, resulting in the fine tobacco available today. Not knowing what the results would be, we were pleasantly surprised with what we found.
Moving ahead to 2013, we planted our first crop of Cuban seed Corojo tobacco. It was here that we began growing and developing our unique brand of tobacco. In 2012, we set out on this journey when we acquired a 20 acre plot of land in Claremont, Florida. With our FSG brand of cigars, we are seeking to bring the cigar-making tradition that was once so strong in Florida back to a place of prominence. So here is a little of the history of FSG Cigars. We are so excited to finally be bringing these cigars to the public that we just can't stop talking about them. After five long years of hard work and determination, we are happy to finally present the world with our very own Florida Sun Grown brand of cigars.
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