Erinnerungen an die Cohiba-Geburt
Es ist aufregend, die Geburt einer grossen Zigarre mitzuerleben. Bei der Behike-Lancierung durfte ich in Kuba dabei sein. Die Ankunft der Cohiba Maduro 5 haben wir in der Schweiz gefeiert.
Viel weiter zurück reichen die Erinnerungen von Simon Chase, dem grossen Habanos-Experten des britischen Habanos-Importeurs Hunters & Frankau, unter anderem auch bekannt als Auktionator an den Gala-Abenden der Habanos-Festivals. Er erinnert sich im aktuellen Blog-Beitrag «Cohiba Behike – A Brief History» an seine ersten Kontakte mit der Marke Cohiba:
(..) Our first shipments did not arrive until 1984, but, in anticipation, we were able to obtain a few Lanceros, one of the original three Cohiba sizes, from time to time by rather a circuitous route.
The Cohibas presented annually by Cuba’s President to the House of Windsor would find their way to Prince Charles, who is not a smoker. However, the Prince was wont, on the occasions when they met, to give some of these rare cigars to a certain Jimmy, now Sir Jimmy Savile, who is a smoker. In turn Jimmy would pass a few on to the Manager at Alfred Dunhill where he bought his cigars. And occasionally, very occasionally the Manager at Dunhill would pass some on to us.
