CIGARS: PREMIUM OR NOT PREMIUM ?

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 "torcedor", wrap it in a pretty cape and put a ring by writing on it "handmade", I would do it myself every day.

We must stop talking about Premium cigars, only by the fact that they are handmade.

I make Premium Cigars and believe me, a premium cigar is as good for its material as it is for the way it's made.

To make cigar Premium, you must of course the talent of a "torcedor", because the cigar must be slightly tight but not too much and above all it must not be soft as seen in many poor quality cigars, sometimes sold by major brands of cigars, which I would not name to avoid any problem.

Once that is said, if we have the best "torcedor" in the world and the tobacco is bad, the cigar will be bad.

I spend my life looking for high quality tobaccos, designing blends and making Premium cigars, and I have to say that selling a Robusto Premium for under $ 10 today is an aberration.

I'm not against cheap cigars, it is necessary that everyone can smoke within his means but please stop talking about Premium for any cigar under the pretext that it is handmade!