We previously reported that Forged Cigar Company was briefing retailers on Weller by Cohiba 2026, the sixth edition of the U.S. Cohiba collaboration with Buffalo Trace’s Weller bourbon, and that the USA Broadleaf binder is aged in barrels that previously held Weller C.Y.P.B. What we did not have in that Nov. 11 article was a firm release window in the trade press. halfwheel now reports that the cigar is coming to stores this month.
That is the update. The blend, the size and the barrel story have not changed. The new information is the November arrival window, plus pricing that halfwheel presents as set, at figures that match the retailer prices we had already seen.
This is still the American Cohiba line from Forged Cigar Company and Scandinavian Tobacco Group, not the Cuban Habanos Cohiba. In our earlier report, Cigar Coop and retailer listings put production at General Cigar Dominicana. halfwheel lists the country as the Dominican Republic and the factory as undisclosed, and says an email to a company representative for more information had not been returned.
What “This Month” Adds to the Earlier Report
When we wrote about Weller by Cohiba 2026 on Nov. 11, Forged was already informing retailers. Some shops were taking pre-orders and describing a late November arrival. Cigar Coop’s Nov. 10 report did not include a firm national street date, and we said so. We were not willing to turn those shop notes into a confirmed window.
halfwheel’s Nov. 12 report is more direct. It says a new Weller by Cohiba release is coming to stores this month, and it classifies the cigar as planned for release in November 2026. It also says Scandinavian Tobacco Group’s Forged Cigar Co. has started informing retailers, which matches what we reported two days earlier. The difference is the arrival window now being stated in a major trade report, not only in shop listings.
On price, our earlier article stuck to retailer figures. Cigar Coop reported that numerous shops were pricing the cigar at $34.99 each, and Luxury Cigar Club listed a 10-count box at $349.99. We had not seen an official MSRP from Forged or STG, so we treated those numbers as retailer prices, which can vary. halfwheel now reports pricing “set at” $34.99 per cigar and $349.99 for a box of 10. That is the same pair of numbers, presented with more confidence. We still have not seen a separate Forged or STG pricing announcement in the materials we reviewed, so we are reporting halfwheel’s figures as the trade-press pricing, not as a document we have from the manufacturer.
The packaging description also lines up. We previously reported individual aluminum tubes in a white-and-gold, C.Y.P.B.-styled presentation, packed in 10-count boxes. halfwheel says the cigars come in white and gold aluminum tubes and boxes that match the labels of W.L. Weller C.Y.P.B. bottles. Nothing in that description changes the earlier account. It just confirms it from a second trade source.
The Blend, Still Built Around the C.Y.P.B. Binder
For anyone who missed the first report, the 2026 cigar is a 6 x 50 toro. The wrapper is Ecuadorian Sumatra-seed, the binder is American broadleaf aged in Weller C.Y.P.B. barrels, and the filler is a mix of Dominican, Honduran and Nicaraguan tobaccos. That is the same recipe we reported on Nov. 11, and it matches halfwheel’s blend listing.
C.Y.P.B. stands for “Craft Your Perfect Bourbon.” Our earlier article pointed to Buffalo Trace’s description: a 95-proof (47.5% ABV) wheated bourbon, aged on the highest warehouse floors. halfwheel adds that wheat replaces traditional rye for a softer, rounder profile, and that the whiskey gets eight years of aging on those floors.
That is useful background for the barrel, and it is also the limit of what it proves about the cigar. Barrel-aging a binder is not a tasting note. We have still not smoked the 2026 edition, and we are not going to invent a flavor profile now that a street month has been attached.
halfwheel also notes this is the sixth installment in a series that began in July 2021 and has been an annual release ever since. Our earlier article laid out how the barrel has changed: a pairing with Weller 12 Year in 2021, then binders aged in Weller 12 Year barrels in 2022 and 2023, Full Proof barrels in 2024, Antique 107 barrels in 2025, and C.Y.P.B. barrels in 2026. halfwheel does not retell that year-by-year barrel list. The earlier post is still the place for that comparison.
The Ecuadorian wrapper is the same one we flagged in November, when we wrote about what Ecuador’s wrapper shortage means for the cigars that actually reach smokers. There is still no public note that this Sumatra-seed leaf is affected. For the aging side of the story, our looks at the aged-tobacco releases defining fall 2026 and The Art of Aging Cigars are still useful companions.
Weller by Cohiba also sits inside STG’s handmade business, which just raised 2026 guidance and named Cohiba among its handmade power brands. That does not tell you when your shop will get this box.
Weller by Cohiba 2026, Updated at a Glance
- Update: halfwheel reports the cigar is coming to stores this month; our Nov. 11 article had shop reports of a late November arrival, but not a firm trade-press window
- Series: Sixth annual Weller by Cohiba (2021–2026)
- Size: 6 x 50 Toro
- Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra-seed
- Binder: USA Broadleaf, aged in Weller C.Y.P.B. barrels
- Filler: Dominican Republic, Honduras and Nicaragua
- Factory: General Cigar Dominicana, per our earlier reporting from Cigar Coop and retailer listings; halfwheel lists the Dominican Republic and an undisclosed factory
- Packaging: Individual white-and-gold aluminum tubes; 10-count boxes styled after Weller C.Y.P.B. labels
- Pricing: halfwheel reports $34.99 per cigar and $349.99 per box of 10; those figures match retailer prices we previously reported, before we had seen them presented as set pricing
- Timing: Coming this month, according to halfwheel
The Cigar Guys’ Take
The story has not been rewritten. The binder still rested in C.Y.P.B. barrels, the cigar is still a tubed 6 x 50, and the series is still on its sixth edition. What has changed is the calendar. halfwheel is now telling retailers and smokers to expect Weller by Cohiba 2026 in November, and it is repeating the $34.99 and $349.99 figures we first saw as shop prices.
If you have been waiting on a window, this month is now the one to use when you call your authorized Cohiba retailer. If you already have a 2025 in the humidor, it is still worth saving one for a side-by-side once the 2026 lands. For the full barrel-by-barrel history and the original report, start with our Nov. 11 article.
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Sources: halfwheel: Weller by Cohiba 2026 Coming This Month (Nov. 12, 2026) · The Cigar Guys: Weller by Cohiba 2026 Ages Its USA Broadleaf Binder in C.Y.P.B. Barrels (Nov. 11, 2026)
