Guantanamera (cigar)

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Guantanamera is a Cuban cigar brand . It is distributed worldwide by Habanos SA .

The cigar was first presented on September 14, 2002 at the "Inter-tabac" trade fair in Dortmund . The name goes back to the song Guantanamera , which is known as a Cuban folk song worldwide. Tobacco from the Vuelta Arriba cultivation area is used for production. Vuelta Arriba is a region in the (south) east of Cuba, which consists of two tobacco growing areas - Remedios and Oriente - which are relatively far apart. The Guantanamera is one of the lightest and cheapest of all Habano brands. All formats are produced by machine in a factory in Havana.

Formats

The Guantanamera brand is produced in five sizes:

  • Cristales - 5 7 ⁄ 8  "× 41 (150 × 16.3 mm)
  • Minuto - 4 "× 44 (102 × 16 mm)
  • Compay - 4 7 ⁄ 8  "× 40 (123 × 15.9 mm)
  • Decimos - 5 1 ⁄ 4  "× 38 (134 × 15.1 mm)
  • Puritos - 4 1 ⁄ 8  "× 29 (106 × 11.5 mm)

See also

literature

Min Ron Nee: An illustrated encyclopedia of the post-revolutionary Havana cigars , AWM-Verlag, Sankt Augustin 2005 ISBN 3-9809308-1-5

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