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The Cohiba Red Dot Churchill is a 7 x 49 Dominican-made Churchill with a Cameroon wrapper, Indonesian Jember binder and Dominican Piloto Cubano filler from General Cigar’s original Cohiba line. Cigar Aficionado scored it 90 points at medium strength in December 2021, and we sell it as singles.
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Description
The Cohiba Red Dot Churchill is a 7 x 49 cigar from General Cigar’s original Dominican-made Cohiba line, combining a Cameroon wrapper with an Indonesian Jember binder and Dominican Piloto Cubano filler. Halfwheel places its production at General Cigar Dominicana in Santiago.
What It Tastes Like
The most recent Cigar Aficionado rating we found, from December 2021, gave it 90 points at medium strength: a tangy start with bold cinnamon, then nuttiness, vanilla and clove as the spice settled. Earlier scores we found for this size were 91 in August 2007 (creamy, peanut-like nuttiness and caramel), 87 in December 2014 (herbal and mineral, with a charred close) and 88 in February 2016 (wood, nuts and cedar).
Who It’s For
- Fans of Cameroon leaf curious about a blend Cohiba calls slightly spicy.
- Red Dot loyalists who want the blend in the longest size Cohiba lists for it.
- Medium-strength smokers with time set aside for a long, slow cigar.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Scored 90 by Cigar Aficionado’s tasters in December 2021
- The four Cigar Aficionado scores we found, from 2007 to 2021, range from 87 to 91
Cons
- The December 2014 tasting noted a dull-looking wrapper and a charred finish
- Its name is shared with the Cuban Cohiba, an unrelated brand, so check which one a listing means
About the Cohiba Red Dot
Per halfwheel, the Red Dot is the original line of General Cigar’s non-Cuban Cohiba, a brand launched in the late 1970s. Cohiba’s own page credits the blend to a trio of Cuban-seed tobaccos.
Pairing and Storage
For a medium cigar with cinnamon and clove, coffee or bourbon fits what our cigar pairing guide recommends. Storing a few for later? Our humidor basics guide explains how.
Compare Similar Cigars
- Arturo Fuente Churchill Natural: also Cameroon-wrapped and Dominican-made, at 7 1/4 x 48 per Neptune Cigar.
- New World Cameroon Churchill: AJ Fernandez’s 7 x 48 with Cameroon leaf over Nicaraguan tobacco.
- Cohiba Connecticut Robusto: made at the same factory under Ecuadorian Connecticut shade, per halfwheel.
Cohiba Red Dot Churchill FAQ
Is the Cohiba Red Dot Churchill a Cuban cigar?
No. It is General Cigar’s Cohiba, handmade in the Dominican Republic, and unrelated to the Cuban-made Cohiba.
How strong is the Red Dot Churchill?
Medium, per Cigar Aficionado’s 2016 and 2021 reviews and the Holt’s, JR Cigar, Neptune and Famous Smoke Shop listings.
What size is the Cohiba Red Dot Churchill?
Cohiba lists it at 7 x 49, the longest size on the maker’s Red Dot page.
What tobaccos go into the Red Dot blend?
According to Cohiba, a Cameroon wrapper covers a Jember binder from Indonesia and Dominican Piloto Cubano filler. One halfwheel article lists a Dominican binder instead, while Cigar Aficionado and major retailers agree with Indonesia.
Other General Cigar blends, from Riviera to Serie M, are on our Cohiba cigars page.
Additional information
| Packaging Type | Single |
|---|---|
| Strength | Medium |
| Origin | |
| Shape | Churchill |
| Wrapper | Cameroon |
| Binder | Indonesia |
| Filler | Dominican Republic |
| Length | 7" |
| Gauge | 49 |
