A few years ago, General Cigar Co. unveiled a collaborative cigar between the Cohiba brand and rapper Jay Z. The cigar featured innovating packaging and a blend that saw the filler tobaccos aged for four years, including the final year in rum barrels. While the limited Comador partnership has come to an end, the process of aging tobaccos in rum barrels has not. At this summer’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, the company launched the Cohiba Macassar, a cigar that featured a Connecticut habano binder, a Connecticut broadleaf binder and Dominican and Nicaraguan fillers that were aged for at least four years, including the final year of aging in rum barrels. Macassar is a reference to Makassar ebony, a dark ebony wood with distinctive stripes that is found in Indonesia. Ebony is used for the boxes and the company uses a special band for the line, which is offered in three sizes: Cohiba Macassar Toro Grande (6 x 52) — $21.99 (Boxes of 10, $219.90) Cohiba Macassar Gigante (6 x 60) — $23.99 (Boxes of 10, $239.90) Cohiba Macassar Double Corona (7 1/4 x 54) — $24.99 (Boxes of 10, $249.90) Cigar Reviewed: Country of Origin: Factory: Wrapper: Binder: Filler: Length: ...
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