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Rum‑Barrel Finish

Cohiba Macassar

Connecticut Habano over Broadleaf, Cocoa & Cedar

Cohiba

About Cohiba Macassar

Introduced in 2016, Cohiba Macassar pairs a Connecticut Habano wrapper with a Connecticut Broadleaf binder and Dominican/Nicaraguan fillers. Most tobaccos are aged four years or more with a final year in Dominican rum barrels. The line smokes in the medium to medium‑full lane, often showing cedar and cocoa up front that evolve into baking spice, bready and nutty midpalate notes with light black pepper and consistent construction.

  • Made in Dominican Republic
  • Medium to Medium-Full
  • Connecticut Habano
  • Cedar and wood, cocoa, baking spice (cinnamon/gingerbread), nutty/bready notes, light black pepper

Rum‑Finished

Cohiba Macassar

Introduced in 2016, Cohiba Macassar pairs a Connecticut Habano wrapper with a Connecticut Broadleaf binder and Dominican/Nicaraguan fillers, all aged with a final year in Dominican rum barrels; it sits in the medium to medium‑full lane and delivers cedar, cocoa, baking spice and light black pepper.

Sizes

  • Double Corona (7 1/2" x 54)
  • Gigante (6.0" x 60)
  • Toro Grande (6.0" x 54)

Strength

Medium to Medium-Full

Country of Origin

Dominican Republic

Wrapper

Connecticut Habano

Binder

Connecticut Broadleaf

Filler

Dominican Republic and Nicaragua

Year Released

2016

Flavor Profile

Cedar and wood, cocoa, baking spice (cinnamon/gingerbread), nutty/bready notes, light black pepper

Macassar is Cohiba's luxury experiment with extended aging and a final year in rum barrels: Connecticut Habano wrappers over Broadleaf binders and Dominican/Nicaraguan fillers that gain a rounded woodiness from that finishing step. The profile opens on cedar and cocoa, moves into baking‑spice territory—cinnamon and gingerbread—with nutty bread and light black pepper rounding the second half. Construction and burn are consistently solid, and the rum‑barrel finishing adds a discreet sweetness and polished wood note that separates these cigars from straight Connecticut or Dominican blends.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Macassar pairs a Connecticut Habano wrapper with a Connecticut Broadleaf binder and Dominican plus Nicaraguan long fillers. Most tobacco components are aged a minimum of four years, with the binder receiving extended aging; the entire blend reportedly spends a final year in Dominican rum barrels to round and sweeten the profile.