Cohiba (cigarette)

Cohiba (an Indigenous Cuban word for "tobacco"[1][2]) is a Cuban brand of cigarettes created by Habanos S.A. to diversify from its cigar brand name. They are currently manufactured by the Franco-Spanish company Altadis, a subsidiary of Imperial Brands. Since 2003, "Brascuba Cigarrillos" has produced the brand in Latin America, the Caribbean and Russia.

This article is about the Cuban cigarette brand. For the cigar, see Cohiba (cigar brand).
Cohiba
Product typeCigarette
OwnerImperial Brands
Produced byAltadis
Brascuba
CountryCuba
Introduced1987 (1987)
Related brandsRomeo y Julieta
MarketsSpain, Latin America
Websitebrascuba.com/cohiba

History

Production of Cohiba cigarettes began in 1987 in Cuba as a joint venture between Habanos, S.A. and Cita Tobaccos de Canarias, S.L. They are made entirely of a blend of Cuban black leaf tobacco from the Vuelta Abajo region, and the tobacco is 100% additive free.[1] Cohiba cigarettes are called cigarillos negros (black cigarettes) and known for their very strong flavour.

The brand is mainly sold in Cuba, but was or still is sold in Spain and Austria.[3][4]

Packaging
A pack of Cohiba, with a cigarette on the left side

The pack consists out of a black-white Checkerboard pattern, bordered at the bottom by a large yellow-orange stripe. At the top, the word "Original" is written. Slightly underneath is the image of a man's profile, the primary identifier of the Cohiba brand, with the name "Cohiba" written underneath. At the bottom, the phrase "Cigarillos Cubanos" is written.[2]

Products
  • Cohiba Original
  • Cohiba Predilecto
  • Cohiba White

Below are all the current brands of Cohiba cigarettes sold, with the levels of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide included.[2]

PackTarNicotineCarbon monoxide
Cohiba Original10 mg0,7 mg10 mg
Cohiba Predilecto9 mg0,6 mg8 mg
Cohiba White4,5 mg0,4 mg3,7 mg

See also

References
  1. "Cohiba Cigarettes - The Humidor". Thehumidoraruba.com. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Buy Cohiba ORIGINAL, PREDILECTO, WHITE Cigarettes". Cohibacigarettes.com. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "BrandCohiba - Cigarettes Pedia". Cigarettespedia.com. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "Cohiba". Zigsam.at. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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