Cohiba

Cohiba Black is the Connecticut Broadleaf–wrapped maduro entry in General Cigar's U. S. Cohiba family. It uses a Dominican Piloto Cubano binder with a Piloto/Mexican San Andrés filler aged in tercios, and sits in the medium‑full strength lane. Tasting notes center on espresso and dark chocolate with roasted‑nut and cedar undertones. Black is offered across multiple frontmarks, giving the same concentrated maduro character in short and long formats.

• Made in Dominican Republic
• Medium-Full
• Connecticut Broadleaf
• Espresso/coffee, dark chocolate/cocoa, roasted nuts, earth, cedar

Cohiba Blue, released in 2017, is positioned as a more affordable, everyday Cohiba. The line is built around a Honduran Habano wrapper and binder with filler from Honduras, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. Creamy openings typically transition to cedar, mixed nuts, coffee/cocoa and a black‑pepper finish. Blue ships in bright‑blue wooden boxes and several familiar vitolas.

• Made in Dominican Republic
• Medium to Medium‑Full
• Honduran Habano
• Creamy cedar, dry wood, mixed nuts, black pepper, earth, coffee

Cohiba C8 is an ultra‑limited Cohiba release presented in collector‑style metal tubos and boxed sets. Editions have used explicitly dated tobaccos and variable vitolas, and the cigars generally sit in a medium body lane. Tasting signatures include earth, wood, nuts, a touch of caramel sweetness and light pepper. C8 is framed as a collector‑oriented expression rather than a core production line.

• Made in Dominican Republic
• Medium
• Nicaraguan Jalapa (2018)
• Earth, cedar/wood, nuts, caramel sweetness, light spice and pepper

Released in 2019, Cohiba Connecticut wears an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper over a Mexican San Andrés binder with fillers from Brazil (Mata Fina), the Dominican Republic (Piloto Cubano & Olor) and Nicaragua (Jalapa). Made in the Dominican Republic, the line is presented as a refined, mild‑to‑medium Cohiba expression. Reviews commonly note cream and cedar up front with hay, light baking spice, citrus highlights and a restrained peppery finish.

• Made in Dominican Republic
• Medium
• Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade
• Cream, cedar, hay, baking spice, citrus, light pepper

Cohiba Edicion Diamante began as a Cohiba Vault chest‑humidor project and later appeared in limited releases packaged in coffins and tubes. The line is centered on a Cameroon wrapper with an Indonesian Jember binder and Dominican long‑filler. Reviewers place it in the mild‑to‑medium/medium strength lane, noting citrus and vanilla up front that develop into cedar, bread and sweet‑spice finishes. Edicion Diamante is presented as a collector‑focused release rather than a production staple.

• Made in Dominican Republic
• Medium
• Cameroon
• Citrus, vanilla, cedar, natural tobacco, bread

Cohiba Luxury Collection (also marketed as Luxury Selection) is a Vault release built with a Cameroon Meerapfel wrapper, a Mexican San Andrés binder and South American/Dominican fillers. The line is positioned as a collector‑focused, medium‑bodied offering with an emphasis on presentation and rare leaf choices. It occupies the trophy‑case end of Cohiba's non‑Cuban releases.

• Made in Cuba
• Cameroon Meerapfel

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

Cohiba Nicaragua debuted as Cohiba's first cigar blended and rolled in Nicaragua, using a Nicaraguan binder and filler with a Honduran Jamastrán Colorado oscuro wrapper. Introduced by General Cigar, the line sits in the medium‑full strength lane and is commonly described with black pepper and espresso up front, moving toward cream, cedar and light sweetness later in the smoke. It's offered in multiple frontmarks and noted for creamy, copious smoke and reliable construction.

• Made in Nicaragua
• Medium-Full
• Honduran Jamastrán Colorado (Colorado Oscuro)
• Black pepper, espresso/coffee, dark cocoa, cedar, leather, cream/sweet maple

Cohiba Red Dot is made in the Dominican Republic and pairs a Cameroon wrapper with an Indonesian (Jember) binder and Dominican Piloto Cubano filler. The cigars sit in the medium strength lane and typically show cedar, cream and almond or nut notes with a restrained peppery finish. The line is offered across a broad range of vitolas while keeping a consistent house profile.

• Made in Dominican Republic
• Medium
• Cameroon
• Cedar, cream, almonds, light spice, gentle earth

Launched in 2023, Cohiba Riviera is a non‑Cuban Cohiba built around a Mexican San Andrés wrapper and box‑pressed construction, produced at STG Estelí. The blend pairs a Honduran Connecticut binder with Honduran (Jamastrán, La Entrada) and Nicaraguan (Condega, Estelí) fillers across robusto, toro, perfecto and lancero vitolas. Critics place Riviera in the medium‑bodied lane, citing coffee, dark chocolate, cedar and black pepper, with the lancero noted for an especially spicy opening.

• Made in Nicaragua
• Medium
• Mexican San Andrés
• Dark chocolate, cedar, earth, black pepper, coffee, leather, cream

Launched in 2020, Cohiba Royale is marketed as one of Cohiba's fullest‑bodied modern releases. It's built on a Nicaraguan broadleaf (Jalapa) wrapper with a Dominican Piloto Cubano binder and fillers from Nicaragua and Honduras. Reviews highlight cocoa and cedar, a peppery spice and syrupy dried‑fruit sweetness, along with solid construction and a showy 10‑count presentation.

• Made in Honduras
• Full
• Nicaraguan Broadleaf (Jalapa)
• Cocoa, cedar, black pepper, earth, dried fruit (raisin)

Cohiba Rubicon is a Honduras‑made, value‑oriented non‑Cuban Cohiba that pairs an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper with a U. S. Broadleaf binder and fillers from the Dominican Republic, Honduras and Nicaragua. Launched across multiple box counts, it sits in the medium to medium‑plus strength lane and is often described as cedar‑forward with black pepper, earth and cocoa notes. Reviews note solid construction for the price.

• Made in Honduras
• Medium
• Ecuadorian Habano
• Toasted cedar, black pepper, earth, cocoa, leather

Debuted in 2021, Cohiba Serie M is a limited, Miami‑made subseries rolled at El Titán de Bronze and released annually in small production runs. Typical builds pair a Mexican San Andrés (or occasional Corojo) wrapper with a Nicaraguan Estelí binder and fillers that include Dominican Piloto Cubano plus Nicaraguan leaves. The cigars smoke medium‑full and creamy, with almond, leather, caramel/brown‑sugar sweetness, cocoa and white‑pepper notes.

• Made in United States
• Medium-Full
• Mexican San Andrés
• Almond, leather, caramel/brown sugar, cocoa, white pepper, oak

Introduced in 2018, Cohiba Spectre is a numbered, limited‑edition series that pairs aged or vintage primings with elaborate, collectible packaging. Editions vary in wrapper and filler composition, but editorial coverage generally places Spectre in the medium to medium‑full strength lane. Tasting signatures often include salted‑nut notes, cocoa and restrained dark fruit, with occasional construction variability noted in some releases.

• Made in Dominican Republic
• Medium
• Havana Connecticut (2017)
• Salted peanut, cashew, cocoa, dark fruit, cedar

Weller by Cohiba is an annual limited‑edition collaboration between Cohiba and the Weller bourbon brand, introduced in 2021. Releases pair an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper with a USA Broadleaf binder that has been aged in spent Weller bourbon barrels, plus Dominican, Honduran and Nicaraguan fillers. The smoke generally lands in the medium‑full range with tasting notes of oak and honey, cedar, espresso and cocoa, a profile designed to play alongside bourbon.

• Made in Dominican Republic
• Medium-Full
• Ecuadorian Sumatra
• Cedar, oak/honeyed sweetness, cocoa and espresso, leather, earth, black pepper

Cohiba XV is a non‑Cuban, super‑premium Cohiba line wrapped in Ecuadorian Sumatra with a Connecticut Broadleaf binder and fillers of Dominican Piloto Cubano ligero plus Nicaraguan ligero. It sits in the medium‑to‑medium‑full strength lane, commonly showing creamy, toasty flavors and dependable construction. XV is offered in five frontmarks (XV 749, XV 660, XV 652, XV 645 and XV 550) and has been included in Robb Report selections.

• Medium-Full
• Ecuadorian Sumatra
• Creamy, toasty wood, rich