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Cohiba (Red Dot) XV 550
Cohiba (Red Dot)

XV 550

🇩🇴 Dominican RepublicRobusto127 mm × 50
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Strength
Medium

About this cigar

Made in the Dominican Republic, the Cohiba (Red Dot) XV 550 comes in the Robusto format: 127 mm long with a 50 ring gauge (19.8 mm). Tobaccos: wrapper Ecuador Sumatra, binder United States Connecticut Broadleaf and filler Various. Strength: medium; smoking time about 81 minutes. In the XV line (3 sizes), it is the shortest and the one with the smallest ring gauge. Noted flavors: cedar, spice, cream and leather.

Presented by the Cohiba house, the Red Dot XV 550 is a Dominican cigar from the XV line, in a 127 mm robusto format with a 50 ring gauge. Its Ecuador Sumatra wrapper covers a USA Connecticut Broadleaf binder and a filler built from various leaves. A medium-strength cigar, both rich and balanced, for aficionados seeking character.

Specifications

Line
XV
Vitola
XV 550
Length
127 mm · 5″
Ring gauge
50 · 19.8 mm
Wrapper
Ecuador Sumatra
Wrapper shade
Colorado Maduro
Binder
United States Connecticut Broadleaf
Filler
Various
Country of manufacture
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Smoking time
About 81 min
The house
Cohiba (Red Dot)

Cohiba (Red Dot)

Dominican Republic, Founded in 1978, 102 cigars

Cohiba (Red Dot) is a brand of non-Cuban cigars, made mainly in the Dominican Republic, with additional cigars of Nicaraguan and Honduran origin. It is produced by General Cigar Co., part of the Scandinavian Tobacco Group. Its flagship lines are the Robusto, prized for its precise size and construction, and the Churchill, a classic format offering a longer smoke with complex flavours.

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Flavor palette

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Woody
Spicy
Sweet
Earthy

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