Cohiba (cigarette)

Cohiba is a Cuban brand of cigarettes which were created by Habanos S.A. to diversify from its cigar brand names and are currently manufactured by the Franco-Spanish company Altadis, which is a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco. Since 2003, "Brascuba" produces the brand in Latin America, the Caribbean and Russia. Cohiba is the Cuban Indians' name for tobacco.[1][2]

This article is about the Cuban cigarette brand. For the cigar, see Cohiba (cigar brand).
Cohiba
Product typeCigarette
OwnerAltadis, a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco
CountryCuba
Introduced1987 (1987)
MarketsCuba, Spain, Austria
WebsiteCohiba

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, with at the bottom an orange rectangle pattern that goes around the pack. At the top, the word "Original" is written, slightly down the center the head, which is the main logo of the Cohiba cigarette, is visible and underneath that the word "Cohiba" is written. At the bottom, the words "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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