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THE FLAVORS OF CIGARS BY COUNTRY

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THE FLAVORS OF CIGARS BY COUNTRY United States: Two large varieties of tobacco come from the United States. The Connecticut shade has brownish yellow leaves that are very soft and produces a mild to medium smoke. Broadleaf Connecticut has a dark, almost black leaf that is much more veined than the Connecticut shade. Mexico: Most Mexican tobacco leaves are used as under wraps and filler for cigars. The tobacco they produce is a variant of Sumatra-seed tobacco. Mexican cigars are typically made from 100% locally grown tobacco. The Dominican Republic: The tobacco leaves of the Dominican Republic have improved considerably over the past twenty years. Most of the tobacco that comes from the Dominican Republic comes from Cuban seed varieties. Although Dominican tobacco is not as strong as Cuban tobacco, it has great flavor and is generally used in complex mixtures. Cuba: Everyone knows or has heard of a Cuban cigar, before the revolution of Dominican and Nicaraguan cig
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CIGARS: PREMIUM OR NOT PREMIUM ?

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In the dictionary * Ibertabac devoted to the world of tobacco, one can read the exact and original definition (born in Spain, cradle of the modern cigar, in the sixteenth century) of the term "PREMIUM". Alta regalía (in Spanish): cigars made entirely by hand and of superior quality. which we call more generally today "Premium". * Https: //tabacopedia.com/es/tipologia/dictionary-de-cigarros/ In this definition, there are three terms that most manufacturers, smokers and even aficionados of cigars have totally forgotten, probably for commercial and marketing reasons, for some, and for rejection of elitism for others. These are the words "fully" and "superior quality". Yes. A cigar "PREMIUM" is a cigar "entirely" made by hand and not partially and especially of "superior quality". Premium cigars, everyone in fact or everyone thinks he can do it. If it was enough to take tobacco, a good "
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THE FOUR COLUMBUS’S TRAVELS

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Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa in 1451. Always fascinated by the sea, he became a sailor very early. He admires Marco Polo and dreams of one day leaving his mark at a time when discoveries of distant lands are priorities for monarchs.  After the commercial boat on which the young sailor was attacked by the French, he joined his brother, a cartographer, in Lisbon. In 1479, he married Filipa Perestrelo e Moniz with whom he will have a son. Around 1484, the ambitious sailor is convinced that we can avoid bypass Africa to go to India, a destination known for its wealth. Whereas the American continent was not yet discovered, to go through the unexplored Atlantic to go to Asia was not impossible. This theory quickly becomes the obsession of the Genoese. But this is not the case for everyone since the expert committee of Portuguese King John II refuses his proposal. Vexed and furious, Columbus submits his project to the Spanish rival. In 1486, King Ferdinand of Aragon and his i
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THE GREAT HISTORY OF THE CIGAR

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Cigars have been around for thousands of years. Tobacco, the basis of the cigar, is introduced in Europe by Spanish navigators and explorers who returned from their expeditions on American soil (the New Continent as opposed to the Old Continent designating Europe). It was then to the Europeans that we owe the development of the tobacco industry, contributing at the same time to the worldwide popularity of the cigar. South America: cradle of tobacco The first cigar smokers are located in America. But where and when exactly, the question remains an enigma. One fact is however certain: the tobacco (the plant) comes from South America. For the moment, it is impossible to determine exactly when it was introduced in Cuba. Historians look back on a period of 3,000 to 2,000 years before Christ. According to the researchers, the first tobacco crops are organized by the Yucatan Indians on the Mexican side (southern Mexico). It is from this region that culture is spreading throughout North
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WHY ARE OUR CIGARS CALLED LUIS DE TORRES

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Luis de Torres Because he was a great Jewish scholar, speaking Hebrew, Aramaic, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Latin and Arabic, was employed by Christopher Columbus as an interpreter during his first trip to the New World. After reaching Cuba, Christopher Columbus, believing that he arrived in Asia, sent Luis de Torres on 2 November 1492 to locate the big cities. During their missions, Torres accompanied by Ricardo de jerez found an Indian village with fifty huts and about 1,000 inhabitants. They were greeted with great friendship by the natives. Luis de Torres noted a strange custom of the Indians, who would place dried leaves in large canes and inhale the smoke. When Christopher Columbus returned to Spain on January 4, 1493, Luis de Torres was among the 39 men he left behind at La Navidad, the first settlement based on the island of Hispaniola. Luis de Torres is not only the first European to discover tobacco but also one of the first leaders of the islands of Hispaniola
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