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La Gloria Cubana is the name of two premium cigar brands, one produced on the island of Cuba for Habanos SA, the Cuban state-owned tobacco company, and the other produced in the Dominican Republic by El Credito Cigar Company for General Cigar Company, now a subsidiary of Swedish Match.
The popularity of the Cuban cigar has also manifested as a near-constant demand from Central-and-Western Europe, [26] but that demand extends beyond the West as well; China is the third largest market for Cuban cigars, despite the Chinese trade system driving the price up significantly. [27]
The following list of vitolas de salida (commercial vitolas) within the San Cristobal de la Habana marque lists their size and ring gauge in Imperial (and Metric), their vitolas de galera (factory vitolas), and their common name in American cigar slang. Hand-Made Vitolas. El Morro - 7 1 ⁄ 4" × 49 (184 × 19.45 mm), Paco, a double corona
There is a companion edition, the Perelman's Pocket Cyclopedia of Havana Cigars which is similar, but includes information solely on the Cuban cigar brands. It is currently in its third edition (published 2005), but is not published every year (the 2nd edition was in 1998), and also includes information about how cigars are made in Cuba, a history of tobacco and Cuban brands, and details on ...
Today, Sancho Panza cigars in Cuba are handmade from long-filler tobacco from the Vuelta Abajo region of Cuba. The brand is known for the larger sizes in its range, including the enormous Sanchos and the Belicosos. In most sizes, Sancho Panza cigars are considered to be medium-bodied for Cuban cigars, and have been described as having a ...
Habanos S.A. is a Cuban manufacturing company of tobacco that controls the promotion, distribution, and export of premium cigars and other tobacco products for Cuba worldwide. It was established in 1994.
The following list of vitolas de salida (commercial vitolas) within the Vegueros marque lists their size and ring gauge in Imperial (and Metric), their vitolas de galera (factory vitolas), and their common name in American cigar slang. Hand-made Vitolas. Especial No. 1 - 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 × 38 in (191 × 15.08 mm), Laguito No. 1, a long panetela
Unlike nearly every other cigar blend produced in Cuba, the tobacco used in the brand comes from the Vuelta Arriba region, which is located in the middle of Cuba, rather than the Vuelta Abajo in Pinar del Río. Featuring only machine-made cigars, Corporacion Habanos' version of Guantanamera is known as an affordable choice for consumers.