Cohiba (Non-Cuban) is the U.S.-market Cohiba controlled through Scandinavian Tobacco Group and sold via Forged Cigar Co. / General’s corporate channels. It is not the Cuban Cohiba of Habanos S.A.; decades of trademark litigation have kept the two systems legally distinct, with General/STG continuing to expand non-Cuban Cohiba blends for American retailers.
Production draws on Dominican and Nicaraguan capacity in the STG network, including links on this map to STG Estelí and the broader Estelí manufacturing graph that also touches Drew Estate’s La Gran Fábrica for other portfolio routing. Flavor positioning ranges from milder classic expressions to fuller Nicaraguan-forward lines aimed at smokers who recognize the Cohiba name but cannot access Cuban product in the U.S.
On Cigar Nexus, Cohiba (NC) anchors the STG heritage-name cluster beside Punch, Partagas, and Macanudo—while Altadis holds the parallel Montecristo / Romeo y Julieta franchise—showing how embargo-era law split the world’s most famous cigar brands into two supply chains.