23. How many brands (labels) of cigars did Cuba manufacture? .

At the present according to the Cuban Minestry of Commerce they are manufacturing twenty six premium labels of cigars for international export markets and six for national consumption including cigarettes. Each of this labels represent a line of differents styles. Here they are;
Bolivar Cigars, Cabanas Cigars, Cuebas Cigars, La Flor de Cano Cigars, Fonseca Cigars, Cohiba Cigars, Guantanamera Cigars, Hoyo de Monterrey Cigars, H. Upmann Cigars, J.L. Piedras, La Gloria Cubana, Montecristo Cigars, Partagas Cigars, Punch Cigars, Por La Ragana Cigars,Quintero Cigars, Rafael Gonzalez Cigars, Ramon Allones Cigars, El Rey del Mundo Cigars, Romeo y Julieta Cigars, San Cristobal de la Habana, Sancho Panza Cigars, Statos de Luxe Cigars, Trinidad Cigars, Vegas de Robainas Cigars y Vegueros Cigars. If you are interested or for more information visit: www.cigarsclub.com

24. What is the importance of cedar wood for cigars? .

Is soft porous wood and enhanced the aroma and taste when they are keep in a lined cedar humidors or cedar cigar boxes. At the present manufacturers of premium cigars offer their product nomally in a cedar boxes; this practice change during 1942 (WWII) due to the lack of cedar, during this time and until 1946, cigar boxes were made mostly of cardboard and paper tape. The ability of absorb moist and retained in their porous, made cedar wood ideal to keep the cigars in liner containers. Cedar was first used for this purpose in 1492 when Christopher Columbus returned to Spain after sailing for 92 days, and presented the King of Spain Felipe II, a chest with cigars as one of the presents from the New World. Today there is 16 different types of cedar in all six continents, the ones mostly used for the cigar industry are Honduran cedar, Spanish cedar and Chrystomaria cedar (Japaneese cedar). This last one is the one that we use for our boxes.

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