The craft of the Torcedor
Most Torcedores these days are women, and they make the biggest, most complicated Habanos. Habanos are made totally by hand – as they have always been – by the Torcedores and Torcedoras, whose practised hands no machine can ever match. How they do it For…
Other methods of cigar manufacture
In our previous article, we featured the making of a totally handmade long filler. Here, we look at two other methods of manufacture. Totally by hand, short filler technique The trimmings from the bunches of long-filler cigars are combined with other selected chopped tobaccos to…
Totally handmade filler
An extraordinary craft that has changed little in 200 years. Variations in the method of making 1. Totally handmade, long filler All but a small number of Habanos are made totally by hand, with a filler composed of full-length tobacco leaves. According to the…
Processing sun-grown leaf for Habano fillers and binders
Filler and binder leaves are subjected to a much more complex and extensive process than wrappers, including several fermentations. Air curing All filler and binder leaves are cured in the farmers’ traditional Curing Barns. As with wrappers, the leaves are sewn together and hung on…
Shade-grown leaf for Habano wrappers
The processing of the tobacco leaves used to make a Habano differs according to their method of cultivation and their final function in the cigar. Below is a brief description of the processes used for the leaves that are destined to become wrappers. Air curing…
Premium privacy
Two private rooms are currently being added to the ground floor of Cohiba Atmosphere Kuala Lumpur to offer members and guests more premium privacy to enjoy the best Cuban cigars, the most superior beverages and the most sumptuous snacks. Like the existing private rooms, the…
Countdown to closing of premium membership
Thanks to the support of cigar lovers, we are close to achieving our limit of 100 premium members. All the more remarkable amidst the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s your last chance to secure the remaining 10 premium memberships available with choices of the…
Harvesting leaf by leaf
Around 40 days after planting out tobacco seedlings, the harvest can begin – a laborious task because each leaf must be picked by hand. Only two or three leaves can be taken at a time, with days to wait between each picking. The harvesting of…
Cuba’s elite tobacco farmers
The elite Vegas de Primera are first-class fields ranked above all others for the exceptional quality of their soil and microclimate, and the rare degree of skill that goes to produce their crop. They have their own special style of cultivation, and the work that…
The only true Cuban seed
From the 16th Century, the tobacco that grew naturally in Cuba proved good enough to earn an unparalleled reputation throughout the world. Then, at the start of the 20th Century which ushered in a new age of botanical research, science was brought to bear on…