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Tobacco and consequentlycigar production is one of the flagship products of Cuba. Its over 500 years of tradition give prestige to aunique flavor and aroma. Today, cigar sales represent one of the largestsources of monetary income for the country.

In 2017 alone, Cuban tobaccosales exceeded 500 million dollars.

Tobacco production inCuba is a state matter, but its international commercializationtakes place through the company Habanos S.A., a Cuban joint ventureowned by Cubatabaco and the British group Imperial Tobacco Group PLC.

The quality of Cuban cigars and their production in large quantities have made this sector one of the pillars, not only of the national economy, but also of tourism, and it has a great impact on the artistic and cultural life of the country.

An example of this is the Habanos Festival (cigar festival), an annual event held in Havana that brings together the best connoisseurs of this sector.

Every year in Cuba about 30thousand hectares of land are dedicated to the cultivation of this plant. Itsdelicate production process results in what many call thebest tobacco in the world, a product that has been legendary for Cuba, togetherwith rum and like sugar in the past. Cohibaand Partagás are two examples of the most important names of Cuban cigars.

The Cuban cigar is a unique luxury product, 100% natural, made with selected leaves from the best plains of the west and center of the country; it is made entirely by hand by tobacco experts and contains no chemical additives in the aging or production processes, emphasized the president of Tabacuba.

The production of aromaticleaves, from the moment the soil and seeds are prepared for theirpreparation, requires more than 500 steps or moments in which vegueros andcigar makers, through skill and tradition, touch with their handsaccustomed to these tasks.

Cohiba,emblematic brand of Cuban tobacco, received authorization fromCommander Fidel Castro to be marketed in 1966, constitutespride and zeal for the women and men who guarantee, from obtainingvarieties, agricultural production and Premium quality production.

Do not miss visiting the plantations of Viñales and thecigar factory in Havana when you visit Cuba!