Description
If there is one particularly famous cigar factory in Havana, it is Partagas. You can find it at number 520 Industria Street. This street is just behind the Capitol building right in the heart of the city.
The factory opened in 1845, the founder was Don Jaime Partagas. It has been making the cigars that bear his name ever since.
A Partagas is immediately recognisable by its deep, earthy flavour. The character of its blend springs from a selection of filler and binder tobaccos, grown in the Vuelta Abajo zone specifically chosen for their unmistakable richness of flavour and aroma.
Partagas come in a wide array of shapes and sizes. Notably the Lusitania and the 8-9-8, a cigar named after the way it is arranged in the box.
All Partagas sizes are ‘tripa larga, totalmente a mano’. This means they are all ‘long filler, totally hand made’.
