cigar
A cigar is a rolled bundle of dried and Fermentation, fermented tobacco leaves made to be Tobacco smoking, smoked. Cigars are produced in a variety of sizes and shapes. Since the 20th century, almost all cigars are made of three distinct comp ...
brand produced on the island of
Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
for Habanos S.A., the Cuban state-owned tobacco company.
History
In 1876, Juan López Sena (aka Juan López Diaz) created the Juan López brand.Shankin, Marvin, ''The Cigar Companion'', The Running Press, (2005), p. 44 producing cigars in
Havana
Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.''Official Business Directory of Havana, Porto Rico and The Entire West Indies, New York: The Spanish-American Directories Co.'', p. 133 In 1908, the brand was passed to his heirs and was then sold to the Sociedad Cosme Del Peso y Cía in 1918, which owned the brand until the Cuban revolution. During its history, the brand has also been labeled ''Flor de Juan López'', only to return to the original name in time.
In September 1960, the Cuban revolutionary government nationalized the Cuban cigar industry and seized the factory where Juan López cigars were manufactured. Production has resumed, and today all Juan López cigars are made by hand at the La Habana factory in Havana.Suckling, James, ''Cuba’s 21st-Century Factories'', Cigar Aficionado, March/April 2003
Non-Cuban production
There is also a non-Cuban "Juan Lopez" cigar made with Nicaraguan tobaccos and marketed by Altadis S.A. (now owned by
Imperial Tobacco
Imperial Brands plc (originally the Imperial Tobacco Company of Great Britain & Ireland, and subsequently Imperial Tobacco Group plc) is a British Multinational corporation, multinational tobacco company headquartered in Bristol, England. It is ...
) in several sizes.
See also
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Cigar brands
This is an alphabetical list of cigar brands. Included is information about the company owning the brand name as well as a column allowing easy viewing of the source of that information.
If a brand name begins with the English word "The" or its S ...