If I remember correctly, Cohibas were first made for Fidel Castro.
Thats right. Apparently it was his body guard that introduced them to him by sharing some of his private cigars with Castro. Can you imagine what would happen if he never did. 
That's a wild story! The cigar world would be deprived of a great stick were it not for his generosity!
Right! It is crazy how such a simple act has spring forward a real power house of the industry. Its crazy. 
I recently got some Trinidad cigars. I heard that these were also a special label for Castro. Is that actually true?
Yes. Moreover, they were actually exclusively Castro's, they only hit public market in 1998. I mean what a benefit of being president of Cuba your own cigar brands. Living the dream.
I guess that power has its perks. Hopefully we'll be able to buy them in the States sometime soon!
Ihope so too. Hopefully it will be like the Cohibas and the company will have both a Cuban branch and a US import branch. Although I heard the latter is actually based in the Dominican Republic, so not sure how authentic you can really consider them. I wish we could import them straight from Cuba.
Yeah, the Dominican ones just don't pass muster when compared with the real deal. That said, I do enjoy some non-Cuban cigars.
I agree. We have to make the best with what we have. Have you ever tried the Oliva Serie V Lancero, apparently it is a great alternative to the Cohibas