Review of Cohiba Rubicon Cigar

Cohiba Rubicon cigars are made in Honduras with an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, U.S. Broadleaf binder, and a blend of filler tobaccos from Honduras, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. These cigars were released during August 2025 in three modestly priced sizes. This is a review of the box-pressed Robusto (5.5 x 55) priced at $8.49 per cigar. The Toro (6 x 54) and Gigante (6 x 60) sizes are priced at $8.99 and $9.49, respectively. For more information about these cigars, please see the press release.

The sample Cohiba Rubicon cigar began with a smooth and creamy flavor along with a dose of spice. The body was medium. After 20 minutes, I ashed the cigar for the first time. The flavor stayed pretty consistent, but the body moved up a bit to medium-plus. The cigar had a very good draw and delivered a nice volume of smoke. It held a long ash and had a mostly even burn. At this point in time, a slightly uneven burn quickly corrected itself without the need for a touch-up.

After an additional 15 minutes, I ashed the cigar for the second time. Both the flavor and the body remained consistent. After another 15 minutes (as the cigar was nearing the end) the burn again became a bit uneven but the cigar went out by itself five minutes later. The flavor was not overly complex and remained pretty much consistent with only slight variations during the 55 minutes that it took me to smoke the sample Cohiba Rubicon Robusto down to two inches remaining. During that time, no relights nor touch-ups were required.

The Cohiba Rubicon is a very good value, especially for being a box-pressed Cohiba priced at only $8.49 per cigar. Although the flavors were somewhat consistent, it was an enjoyable smoke for 55 minutes (and also has a size of 5.5 x 55 by some coincidence) and is worthy of very good rating of 4 points on a 5-point scale. It's medium body is suitable for most levels of cigar smokers. Anyone who ever wanted to try a Cohiba but price was an issue, this cigar is for you!

Disclosure: Review samples were provided by the manufacturer.