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The Montecristo No. 4 is the best selling Cuban cigar. [4] It is a one-half to one hour's smoke, and is generally considered [5] to be an excellent starting point for those new to Cuban cigars. The Montecristo No. 4 was the preferred cigar of Argentine revolutionary leader Ernesto "Che" Guevara. [6]
The Bolívar logo. Bolívar is the name of two brands of premium cigar, one produced on the island of Cuba for Habanos SA, the Cuban state-owned tobacco company, and the other produced in the Dominican Republic from Dominican and Nicaraguan tobacco for General Cigar Company, which is today a subsidiary of Scandinavian Tobacco Group.
Production continued uninterrupted after the revolution and the cigars are still produced at the Lázaro Pena Factory in Havana. As a cigar brand, Fonseca is relatively mild by most aficionados' standards, sells for cheaper than most other Cuban cigar brands, and is marketed mostly in Spain and Canada , where the brand is particularly popular.
Three authentic Cuban-made Cohiba Cigars. Cuban Cohibas have historically been known to use some of the finest cigar tobacco available in Cuba. The tobacco for Cohiba is selected from the finest Vegas Finas de Primera (first-class tobacco fields) in the San Luis and San Juan y Martinez zones of the Vuelta Abajo region of Pinar del Río Province.
Blackbird Cigar Co. Dominican Republic [10] Bolívar: 1. Habanos S.A.; 2. General Cigar Co. Dueling Cuban and non-Cuban brands; non-Cuban made in the Dominican Republic Bongani Bongani Cigars; distributed by Boutique Stogies Ltd in the USA The first fully-African cigar brand, made in Mozambique using African tobacco.
The Cuban cigar is also referred to as El Habano. [3] A Cuban cigar being hand-rolled (hecho a mano) Cubatabaco and Habanos SA – held equally by the Cuban state and Spanish-based private enterprise Altadis – do all the work relating to Cuban cigars, including manufacture, quality control, promotion and distribution, and export. [4]
The company produced approximately 15 million cigars in the year 2000. [3] The company's best selling brands are Casa Magna & Quesada Cigars, best known in the medium to full bodied segment and also Fonseca (non-Cuban version), a brand best known for products in the mild-to-medium segment of the taste spectrum.
In 2014 Perez-Carrillo made the La Historia EIII, the No. 2 Cigar of the Year according to Cigar Aficionado magazine. [2] Then in 2018 the Carrillo cigar, Encore Majestic received the highest honor as No. 1 Cigar of the Year from Cigar Aficionado. [3] In 2020 Perez-Carrillo won the No. 1 Cigar of the year from Cigar Aficionado, with the Pledge ...