About this cigar
Cohiba Behike 52 — tasting notes and pricing context
The Behike line — BHK 52, 54, and 56 — launched in 2010 and rewrote what a Cuban cigar could be. The Behike 52 is the entry vitola of the three, a 4.7-inch Robusto Extra wrapped in a sun-aged Habano 2000 leaf and filled with the rare medio tiempo leaf, taken only from the top two leaves of the strongest tobacco plants and harvested in roughly one out of three crops. Habanos S.A. allocates the Behike globally on tight country-by-country quotas, which is why a box of ten is often listed as 'on request' or 'sold out' at the same retailer that has Robustos in stock.
The smoke itself is dense, oily, and remarkably balanced. The first inch carries earth and dark chocolate; the body opens into espresso, leather, and a touch of black pepper around the band; the final third delivers a sweet woody finish that aficionados often compare to a vintage Pauillac. Across Europe a box of ten sits in the SEK 17,000–20,000 band (~€1,500–€1,700) in Sweden and lifts to CHF 2,860 (~€3,000) at Swiss LCDH retailers. Verify the box code before purchase — counterfeits are commonest on this exact SKU.
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