On his second voyage to the New World in 1496, Christopher Columbus observed the Taino Indians as they smoked cured tobacco. Cohiba, they called it.

Cohiba has traveled a long way in quality since then, especially in the waning years of the twentieth century. Not long ago, a Cohiba cigar was developed in Cuba as a kind of presidential cigar for Fidel Castro. More recently, a Cohiba cigar was developed in the Dominican Republic and introduced in 1997 by the makers of Macanudo and Partagas.

The Cohiba cigar that is crafted today in the Dominican Republic took more than six years to develop.

The dark, rich wrapper is grown in the sub-tropical West African climate of Cameroon. The supple and flavorful Jember binder comes from Indonesia. And the choice Piloto Cubano leaves from the Dominican Republic are selected for their smooth-smoking qualities to balance the richness of the wrapper.

The result is a truly great cigar.

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