As you may have heard, 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of Habanos S.A.’s most prolific brand, Cohiba, and the Cuban cigar enterprise has pulled out all the punches as part of the celebration. Originally created in 1963 as a fuma made for Fidel Castro, the blend eventually became known as Cohiba in 1966 and was a private brand that was only available to Castro and high level government officials and Communist Party members for personal use and diplomatic gifts. The cigar didn’t become commercially available until 1984, when the Laguito No.1, Laguito No.2 and Laguito No.3 were released. The Cohiba marca is adding three new releases for its 50th anniversary: the ultra high-end Cohiba 50 Aniversario, a 7 x 60 vitola limited to just 50 humidors of 50 cigars, with each Elie Bleu-made humidor featuring ligero leaves that have been plated with 24-carat gold. Next is the Cohiba Majestuosos 1966, a 5 9/10 x 58 vitola that also comes in a humidor presentation, with 1,966 units produced and each holding 20 cigars. For those with a more modest budget for cigars or without access to these limited editions is the Cohiba Medio Siglo, a compact new vitola in the Cohiba ...
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