There are many different stories about the origin of tobacco and therefore the history that brought about the production of cigars. One thing is certain that during this debatable history, Cuban cigars have become the benchmark of cigars.
In the 1600’s, Cuba became a distribution hub for tobacco for Europe. During this time tobacco began being cultivated in Cuba. Many people considered the Cuban seed, the best flavor tobacco and thus it became the ultimate in tobacco.
It is rumored that Cuban locals began the cigar craze by making a crude type of cigar made from twisted and dried leaves that were rolled in another leave. This method of smoking tobacco leaves began to spread and surpassed the tendency to smoke tobacco in a pipe.
By the late 1700’s, cigar factories started to appear and to be produced. Cigars were not exported from Cuba at this time and even did not start to be exported until the 1800’s. With the continued praise about the quality of the Cuban seed, Cuban hand rolled cigars were considered the best of cigars. Even with the advent of machine rolled cigars, the popularity and the elite status of the hand-rolled Cuban cigar has remained intact. It is still the most prestigious cigar in the world.
Cuban cigars are in a class of their own. If you’re ever given the opportunity to smoke one, you won’t be disappointed. Hopefully in the upcoming months the U.S. embargo will be lifted making it much easier to buy them to be enjoyed and experienced more commonly in America.
