Description

Rich and chocolatey from the first draw, the Cohiba Riviera delivers bold notes of oak, spice, and leather, culminating in a sweet, nutty finish. This medium-to-full-bodied build is the first Cohiba to feature the prized Mexican San Andrs wrapper, paired with a Honduran binder and a complex filler blend from Honduras and Nicaragua. Representing four distinct fillers and more than a handful of growing regions across three countries, the Riviera showcases a layered, premium smoking experience worthy of the Cohiba name.

Specifications

• BrandsCohiba RivieraSince its first release the Cohiba brand created a name for itself by delivering superbly made premium cigars and making “firsts”. The Cohiba Riviera is no exception. It is the first Cohiba to sport a Mexican San Andres maduro wrapper, and it is the first to be offered in a box-pressed shape. Underneath its mouthwatering dark wrapper is a Honduran-grown Connecticut binder and a filler composed of Honduran and Nicaraguan leaves. The blend uses proprietary tobacco that comes from Jamastran and La Entrada in Honduras, as well as Esteli and Condega in Nicaragua. These are top premium tobacco growing regions in their respective countries. The Cohiba Riviera is named after the region in the San Andres Tuxtla Valley where this exquisite wrappers tobacco is grown. The cigars are handmade in Nicaragua.
• Cigar ShapeRobustoThe Robusto is a short Churchill size, traditionally 5 to 5.5 inches by a 50 ring gauge.
• Cigar SectionBox-Pressed (Square)A box pressed cigar is a cigar that has a square shape. Originally, this shape came from the practice of packing round cigars tightly in cardboard boxes which are then compacted using a manual press. The cigars are thus pressed into each other and become a “squarish” or semi-square shape. Today, cigar makers use square shaped molds or a wooden trunk press for their box pressed cigars, achieving a more defined square section.
• Cigar Length5″This cigar is 5 inches long, or 127 mm.
• OriginNicaraguaMost cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.Despite many decades of war and revolution in this Central American country, the cigar industry has thrived due to the hard work and tenacity of Cuban exiles to the land such as Plasencia, Padron, Oliva, Ortez, and others. Tobacco has been a force of social stability, and the country is now one of the principal exporters of premium cigars in the world.
• Cigar Ring Gauge52The cigar ring gauge corresponds to the diameter of a cigar, this cigar has a ring gauge of 52, so his diameter is 52/64 inches or 20.57 mm.
• Strength Full
• Wrapper ColorMaduroCigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (MaduroorOscuro) with a full range of browns in between.Maduro wrapper can go from dark coffee brown with a reddish tint to blackish brown (the latter also called Oscuro).
• Single PackagingCellophane
• Rolling TypeHandmadeHandmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.
• Cigar ManufacturerGeneral Cigars/ST GroupGeneral Cigar Company manufactures premium cigars in several factories located in the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Founded by Edgar Cullman, Sr. in 1960, the company experienced incredible success with their Macanudo brand. After a series of acquisitions throughout the years that made General Cigars one of the largest cigar manufacturers in the world, the company merged with Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) in 2010.
• Cigar WrapperMexican San Andres MaduroThe wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.Mexican tobacco is very dark and the best leaves can be used as maduro wrappers. San Andres Maduro is a thick, medium bodied dark leaf, also called San Andres Morron. Like Connecticut Broadleaf, San Andres Maduro is stalk cut and used for binder and wrapper.
• Cigar BinderHondurasThe binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together.The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar and bind the filler tobaccos together. Honduran tobacco is known for being full-bodied. Cigars produced in Honduras are regarded for their consistency and quality. Using Honduran tobacco as a binder will add to the cigars overall strength and flavor profile.
• Cigar FillerCondegaFiller is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the “guts” of the cigar.EsteliFiller is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the “guts” of the cigar.HondurasFiller is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the “guts” of the cigar.JamastranFiller is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the “guts” of the cigar.
• UPC689674150497689674150480
• Magazine rating92