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Vegas Robaina (cigar brand)
Encyclopedia
Vegas Robaina is the name of a premium cigar
brand, produced on the island of Cuba
for Habanos SA
, the Cuban state-owned tobacco company.
was renowned by cigar aficionados everywhere as one of the best tobacco
farmers in the famed Vuelta Abajo
of Cuba. Each year, 80% of Don Alejandro's tobacco harvest was deemed fit for use as wrapper leaf for Cuban cigars (compared to only around 35% for other plantation
s). In 1997, Habanos SA honored him by launching a new line of cigars bearing the name of his famous farmland. Vegas Robaina cigars, made in Havana
at the former H. Upmann Factory, have quickly become popular among cigar aficionados.
Don Alejandro has, himself, become a celebrity
in the world of Cuban cigars, with many aficionados and tourists in Cuba flocking to his farm in the San Luis
region of the Vuelta Abajo to meet the man himself and see his tobacco vegas.
Don Alejandro died on April 17, 2010 after being diagnosed with cancer in 2009.
Hand-Made Vitolas
Cigar
A cigar is a tightly-rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco that is ignited so that its smoke may be drawn into the mouth. Cigar tobacco is grown in significant quantities in Brazil, Cameroon, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Indonesia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines, and the Eastern...
brand, produced on the island of Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
for Habanos SA
Habanos SA
Habanos S.A. is the arm of the Cuban state tobacco company, Cubatabaco, that controls the promotion, distribution, and export of Cuban cigars and other tobacco products worldwide. The word habanos means literally from Havana, and is the word used in the Spanish-speaking world for Havana cigars...
, the Cuban state-owned tobacco company.
History
Alejandro RobainaAlejandro Robaina
Alejandro Robaina was a Cuban tobacco grower.-Biography:Robaina was born in Alquízar in La Habana Province of Cuba but he grew up and lived most of his life in the renowned tobacco-growing Vuelta Abajo district of Pinar del Río Province where his family had been growing tobacco since 1845...
was renowned by cigar aficionados everywhere as one of the best tobacco
Tobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
farmers in the famed Vuelta Abajo
Vuelta Abajo
Vuelta Abajo is a district in the Pinar del Río Province of Cuba. It lies in the extreme western part of the island, bordered on the north by the Órganos Mountains. A great deal of tobacco is grown in the district, and "Vuelta Abajo" can also refer to the high quality type of cigar tobacco from...
of Cuba. Each year, 80% of Don Alejandro's tobacco harvest was deemed fit for use as wrapper leaf for Cuban cigars (compared to only around 35% for other plantation
Plantation
A plantation is a long artificially established forest, farm or estate, where crops are grown for sale, often in distant markets rather than for local on-site consumption...
s). In 1997, Habanos SA honored him by launching a new line of cigars bearing the name of his famous farmland. Vegas Robaina cigars, made in Havana
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
at the former H. Upmann Factory, have quickly become popular among cigar aficionados.
Don Alejandro has, himself, become a celebrity
Celebrity
A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
in the world of Cuban cigars, with many aficionados and tourists in Cuba flocking to his farm in the San Luis
San Luis
San Luis, the Spanish name for Saint Louis, is a common toponym in parts of the world where that language is or was spoken. It may refer to:*Argentina** San Luis Province** San Luis, Argentina, that province's capital city*Colombia...
region of the Vuelta Abajo to meet the man himself and see his tobacco vegas.
Don Alejandro died on April 17, 2010 after being diagnosed with cancer in 2009.
Vitolas in the Vegas Robaina Line
The following list of vitolas de salida (commercial vitolas) within the Vegas Robaina marque lists their size and ring gauge in Imperial (and Metric), their vitolas de galera (factory vitolas), and their common name in American cigar slang.Hand-Made Vitolas
- Clásico - 6½" × 42 (165 × 16.67 mm), Cervantes, a lonsdale
- Don Alejandro - 7⅝" × 49 (194 × 19.45 mm), Prominente, a double corona
- Familiar - 5⅝" × 42 (143 × 16.67 mm), Corona, a corona
- Famoso - 5" × 48 (127 × 19.05 mm), Hermoso No. 4, a corona extra
- Único - 6⅛" × 52 (156 × 20.64 mm), Pirámide, a pyramid