Description
Trinidad is named after the beautiful 16th Century city of La Santisima Trinidad (The Holy Trinity), listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, which is situated on Cuba’s south coast.
Trinidad, as a Havana brand, dates back to 1969 but for many years, like Cohiba, it was made only as gifts to foreign diplomats. Not until 1998 was it released for general sale and then only in small quantities.
At first there was only one size of Trinidad: Fundadores. In 2003 three more sizes were added to the range. These were:
- The Reyes,
- The Coloniales
- The Robusto Extra.
Furthermore, updates were made to Trinidad’s livery and its cigar brand to recognise the prestige that the brand commanded.
For several years Trinidad was made at El Laguito, the Cohiba factory. This is where it’s uniquely fragrant and aromatic medium flavoured blend of filler and binder leaves from the Vuelta Abajo region were developed.
By the end of 2004 demand for Trinidad had outstripped the production capacity at El Laguito. As a result, for that reason it was decided that the manufacture of all the brand’s sizes should be transferred to Pinar del Rio City. Trinidad is made here today, close to the famous Vuelta Abajo plantations.
The Trinidad sizes are all ‘Tripa larga, totalmente a mano’ meaning, long filler, totally hand made vitolas.
