COHIBASiglo VIThe Cigar and its PresentationThe Siglo VI is the first size to be added to Cohiba's standard range since the world launch of the Siglo cigars in November 1993 at Claridge's in London.The full range now numbers twelve cigars An entirely new factory size (vitola de galera), which will remain unique to the Cohiba brand, has been created for the Siglo VI It is called CaƱonazo or Canon Shot and measures 5 7/8" (150mm) by 52 ring gauge, the same girth as the Montecristo No.2 at its widest point. This makes it the heaviest girth, straight-sided (parejo) cigar to be made in Havana for over thirty years In line with the flavour specification for all the sizes in the Cohiba Siglo range, the Siglo VI is rated medium, although its heavy girth adds a roundness and rich complexity to its taste Siglo VI is the first Cohiba size to be dressed with the brand's newly designed cigar band, which features the brand name embossed in gold foil above the words 'Habana Cuba ' . The new bands will be introduced progressively to all Cohiba sizes over the next year or so .
As with all sizes in the Siglo range, Siglo VI is presented in a Cabinet
Selection Slide Lid Box containing 25 cigars
.
The box
also incorporates some new design features such as the repositioning of
the logo in the centre at the top of the lid, which will be added to all
Cohiba packs over time
.
Background to the Siglo RangeThe Siglo range, or Linea 1492 to give it its correct title, was first announced at a reception at the Captain General's Palace in Havana on 4th November 1992, which took place during a Festival held to celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus .The Linea 1492 consisting of five sizes, named Siglo I, II, III, IV and V, was expressly introduced to mark Columbus's 500th Anniversary and each Siglo, which means 'Century', commemorates one the five subsequent centuries . The five new sizes were added to the six that already existed, the Lanceros, Coronas Especial, Panetelas, Esplendidos, Robustos and Exquisitos, which are known as the Linea Clasica, bringing the total number of Cohiba's standard sizes up to eleven . A full year passed before the Siglo sizes were available to buy which followed the London launch dinner at Claridges on Today the sales of the Siglo sizes account for 46% of all Cohiba sales in the UK. The Introduction of the Siglo VIThe Cohiba Siglo VI was announced by Habanos S . A . , the Havana-based company responsible for the worldwide distribution of Havana cigars, and first shown at the C anne s Tax Free Symposium in October 2002 . At this stage the cigars were presented with the current Cohiba band .At the same time a special limited edition of 500 humidors known as the 'X Anniversary Linea 1492 Humidor' was launched for sale through the worldwide network of La Casa del Habano cigar shops . These contain quantities of every Linea 1492 size including the Siglo VI and each cigar carries a special X Anniversary band . During the early months of 2003 the Cuban cigar industry started production of the standard Siglo VI and added the finishing touches to the packaging . However before the industry had made its first delivery to Habanos S.A. , cigars purporting to be Cohiba Siglo VIs started to appear in various markets around the world including Hong Kong , Switzerland and the United Kingdom . In early May Habanos S . A was forced to post a message on its website stating categorically that these cigars were fakes . The first shipments from Cuba of genuine Siglo VIs took place at the end of May 2003 . A Brief History of CohibaCohiba was founded in 1966 and has since established itself as the flagship brand of Havana cigars renowned throughout the world for its unique taste and quality .It owes its origin to an exceptional cigar roller named Eduardo Rivera, who worked at the La Corona factory . For his own consumption Rivera devised a particular long, thin vitola or size of cigar, distinguished by a twist of leaf on its cap, that he filled with a special blend of tobaccos . He would smoke them with his friends one of whom was a man named Bienvenido Perez, nicknamed 'Chicho', who happened to be Fidel Castro's bodyguard . Chicho's boss liked Rivera's cigars so much that that he decided to set him up with a team of five expert rollers in a vacant mansion in a discreet suburb of Havana called El Laguito (the little lake) . Attempts on Castro's life were commonplace at that time so the new factory was subject to the highest possible security .
Shortly afterwards on the advice of Castro's close confidante, Celia
Sanchez, El Laguito became the first school for women cigar rollers
.
Today
the vast majority of cigars made at El Laguito are still crafted by
women and since 1994 it has been managed by
Em
ilia Tamayo, the first woman ever to be appointed as
the Director of a
Havana
factory
.
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