Cohiba Weller Toro Turbo
In 2021, General Cigar Co. announced that it had signed an agreement to work on collaborative cigars with Sazerac Co., the liquor giant that owns the Buffalo Trace distillery, Myer’s Rum, Goldschläger and other brands. Some of these releases have been cigars that just use a liquor brand’s name—like various Buffalo Trace-branded cigars—while others have combined one of General’s brands and one of Sazerac’s brands.
Without question, the most high-profile cigars have been the annual Weller by Cohiba releases. It combines General’s non-Cuban Cohiba brand with Weller, one of the most sought-after bourbon labels in the Buffalo Trace portfolio.
Each year, General has released a single new Weller by Cohiba vitola utilizing a different blend. Most, but not all, of the blends have featured at least one tobacco that was aged in barrels that previously held Weller bourbon. This year, it’s a broadleaf binder that was aged in barrels that held Weller Full Proof Bourbon, a 114-proof whiskey that comes in bottles with a dark blue label.
In 2021, General Cigar Co. announced that it had signed an agreement to work on collaborative cigars with Sazerac Co., the liquor giant that owns the Buffalo Trace distillery, Myer’s Rum, Goldschläger and other brands. Some of these releases have been cigars that just use a liquor brand’s name—like various Buffalo Trace-branded cigars—while others have combined one of General’s brands and one of Sazerac’s brands.
Without question, the most high-profile cigars have been the annual Weller by Cohiba releases. It combines General’s non-Cuban Cohiba brand with Weller, one of the most sought-after bourbon labels in the Buffalo Trace portfolio.
Each year, General has released a single new Weller by Cohiba vitola utilizing a different blend. Most, but not all, of the blends have featured at least one tobacco that was aged in barrels that previously held Weller bourbon. This year, it’s a broadleaf binder that was aged in barrels that held Weller Full Proof Bourbon, a 114-proof whiskey that comes in bottles with a dark blue label.
In 2021, General Cigar Co. announced that it had signed an agreement to work on collaborative cigars with Sazerac Co., the liquor giant that owns the Buffalo Trace distillery, Myer’s Rum, Goldschläger and other brands. Some of these releases have been cigars that just use a liquor brand’s name—like various Buffalo Trace-branded cigars—while others have combined one of General’s brands and one of Sazerac’s brands.
Without question, the most high-profile cigars have been the annual Weller by Cohiba releases. It combines General’s non-Cuban Cohiba brand with Weller, one of the most sought-after bourbon labels in the Buffalo Trace portfolio.
Each year, General has released a single new Weller by Cohiba vitola utilizing a different blend. Most, but not all, of the blends have featured at least one tobacco that was aged in barrels that previously held Weller bourbon. This year, it’s a broadleaf binder that was aged in barrels that held Weller Full Proof Bourbon, a 114-proof whiskey that comes in bottles with a dark blue label.