Cuban cigars Vegas Robaina - This brand bears the name of the property of the best Cuban tobacco grower: Don Alejandro Robaina

It had been ages since a living Cuban had given his name to a line of cigars. Five vitolas of this new brand of Habanos were officially launched in Spain in June 1997, and made available to the French market in September 1998. The five hand rolled sizes are named after Don Alejandro Robaina, who is famed for growing the finest wrapper in the ...istory_of_the_cigar.html">Vuelta Abajo,Cuba, and considered the best veguero in Cuba. Alejandro Robaina,the grand-son, son, father and grandfather of tabaqueros, inherited the family finca: Cuchilla de Barbacoa, a 18 acre plot of land in San Luis, where the family settled in 1845, and that the state has just enlarged by offering Don Alejandro a dozen more acres. The paradox in this lies in the fact that Cuba, a socialist country, wanted to pay a tribute to the private veguero who constitute the backbone of tobacco production. The Robaina family- who has specialized in growing wrapper leaves under tapados - gets amazing results. The feared moho azul is unknown at Cuchilla de Barbacoa. More than 70% of its production is authorized for exportation, whereas most fincas rarely rarely exceed 20-30 %. Don Alejandro alone "dresses" more than a million Habanos.