Description

This full-bodied smoke offers notes of spice and pepper. Its Honduran Corojo Colorado wrapper covers an Ecuadorian Habano binder and filler leaves from the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Peru. The Casa Cuevas Patrimonio Robusto Gordo is a celebratory premium cigar created by Luis Cuevas Jr. and his son Alec to commemorate their familys proud legacy of crafting fine cigars. Handmade at the Cuevas Tabacalera las Lavas, SRL factory in the Dominican Republic, this is one box worthy tribute cigar, so be sure to order more than one.

Specifications

• BrandsCasa Cuevas Patrimonio When youve been in the tobacco/cigar industry as long as the Cuevas family has (almost four generations!) you not only make great cigars, but you also create a legacy. It is why Luis Cuevas Jr. and his son Alec, created the Casa Cuevas Patrimonio. A full-bodied cigar, the Patrimonio (which is Spanish for patrimony) pays tribute to Luis Cuevas Sr., who after he left Cuba, continued in the family tradition of producing top-quality cigars. The Casa Cuevas Patrimonio features a flawless, red-hued Honduran Corojo Colorado wrapper. It is expertly hand crafted at the Cuevas Tabacalera las lavas, SRL factory in the Dominican Republic. This special commemorative cigars collectible box features a picture of Luis Cuevas Sr., Luis Cuevas Jr. and Alec Cuevas.
• Cigar ShapeRobustoThe Robusto is a short Churchill size, traditionally 5 to 5.5 inches by a 50 ring gauge.
• Cigar SectionRoundMost cigars are round in shape, as this is how the cigars are rolled by the torcedor.
• Cigar Length5″This cigar is 5 inches long, or 127 mm.
• OriginDominican RepublicMost cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.The Dominican Republic is the world’s first producer of cigars. Most factories are located in Santiago, in the center of the island, and in close proximity to the tobacco fields grown in the fertile Cibao Valley. While tobacco and cigars have always traditionally been produced in the Dominican Republic, many Cuban cigar makers established in the Dominican Republic after the Cuban communist revolution, elevating the quality of Dominican cigars.
• Cigar Ring Gauge54The cigar ring gauge corresponds to the diameter of a cigar, this cigar has a ring gauge of 54, so his diameter is 54/64 inches or 21.34 mm.
• Strength Full
• Wrapper ColorColoradoCigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (MaduroorOscuro) with a full range of browns in between.Colorado is a medium brown color also known as EMS or English Market Selection as this used to be the color with more popularity in England than in America.
• Single PackagingCellophane
• Rolling TypeHandmadeHandmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.
• Cigar ManufacturerTabacalera Las Lavas, SRLThe Tabacalera Las Lavas, SRL is a family owned and operated cigar maker that is located in the Cibao Valley of the Dominican Republic. It is owned by the Cuevas family, who have been in the tobacco business for more than three generations. The factory produces Casa Cuevas, their own brand of cigars, as well as cigars for brands such as Gurkha, Sam Leccia, Veritas Cigars, Bow Tie Cigars, and Good Karma Cigars.
• Cigar WrapperCorojoThe wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.Corojo wrapper was first developed in Cuba in the 1930s and quickly became popular as the wrapper on some of the best cigars. By the end of the 90s, Cuba stopped growing Corojo wrapper because of its susceptibility to pests and diseases. Ironically, Corojo wrapper has since become more popular outside of Cuba, as it has been replicated in tobacco farms in Nicaragua, Honduras, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic.HonduranThe wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.Honduran cigar wrapper has the reputation of great quality, with wrapper leaf being grown in the Jamastran, Talanga and San Agustin valleys. Some of the wrappers being grown in Honduras include Corojo, Honduran Claro, Honduran Criollo, Honduran Jamastran Viso Rosado, Honduran San Agustin Havana Seed and San Agustin Ligero.
• Cigar BinderHabano EcuadorThe binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together.Habano Ecuador is a Cuban-seed tobacco that is grown and cultivated in Ecuador using traditional Cuban methods.
• Cigar FillerDominican RepublicFiller is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the “guts” of the cigar.Filler (or tripa in Spanish) is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the “guts” of the cigar. The Dominican Republic is considered one of the most premier tobacco growing countries in the world. The filler tobacco grown in this Caribbean island nation ranges from mild to full bodied. Olor Dominicano and Piloto Cubano are the main types of tobacco grown in the Dominican Republic.NicaraguaFiller is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the “guts” of the cigar.PeruFiller is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the “guts” of the cigar.
• UPC858159007537