Cohiba tells BourbonBlog.com they are back with a new expression of their popular Weller by Cohiba line.
The limited edition 2024 release from the Dominican brand features a USA Broadleaf binder aged in the used barrels Weller Full Proof bourbon barrels. Toro (6″ × 50): SRP per cigar $29.99
BourbonBlog.com has followed each year’s release and reviewed it since the beginning. Bourbon expert Tom Fischer appears alongside Cohiba Cigar Blender Sean Williams in the new Cigar World Masters Series, where they taste the 2023 cigar paired with Weller 12 (both pictured below).
Watch that episode, filmed at Manhattan’s iconic Club Macanudo, as part of the series on spirits and cigar pairings, on this link.
This new fourth cigar in the Weller by Cohiba lineup is the first to feature tobacco aged in Full Proof barrels.
Previous releases used tobacco aged in the same barrels as Weller 12 Year Bourbon and were styled after the bourbon’s distinguished black and gold packaging
The continuation of these brands’ iconic partnership marries the intricacies of the cigar and bourbon crafts, leaning into the rarity of both the tobacco and bourbon offerings.
Weller by Cohiba 2024 Full Proof: About the Cigar:
WRAPPER: Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper,
BINDER: Full Proof Weller Bourbon barrel-aged USA Broadleaf Binder
FILLER: A filler blend of tobaccos from the Dominican Republic, Honduras and Nicaragua.
Weller by Cohiba 2024 is hand-rolled in the Dominican Republic.
Of course, BourbonBlog.com fans know that Weller Full Proof Bourbon is considered a collector’s bottle by many spirit connoisseurs. It is bottled at 114 proof and forgoes the traditional chill filtration process to preserve the bourbon’s natural notes of vanilla, dark cherries and caramel.
Sean Williams, brand ambassador for Cohiba, tells us, “Weller by Cohiba has become a staple in the Cohiba lineup and a great example of how the craftsmanship behind cigars and bourbon mirror one another.
Going on this journey with a partner as esteemed as Weller Bourbon is a proud moment for Cohiba.”
Medium-to-full-bodied, Weller by Cohiba 2024 offers a rare and refined smoking experience with notes of bourbon, honey and cedar. This is meant to pair perfectly with a Weller Full Proof Bourbon.
The cigars come in boxes with ten blue and gold tubos styled after the iconic Weller Full Proof packaging. Additional blends of Weller by Cohiba
include the following:
Learn More about Previous Weller by Cohiba Releases:
The cigar will ship to retailers at the end of September 2024.
The Weller Bourbon Collection is an award-winning member of the Sazerac spirits family. Its nine wheated bourbons are distilled by Buffalo Trace Distillery.
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