Partagas Cigar factory

Partagas

In Cuba there are 5 tobacco regions: Oriente, Remedios, Partidos, Semi-Vuelta and Vuelta Abajo. The best is in Pinar del Rio,
In Cuba there are 60 factories and 5 are in Havana.
Its construction dates from 1845. Its owner was called Don Jaime Partagás. 750 people work in the factory. The whole process is manual and various brands are produced, not only the Partagás: Cohiba, Vegas de la Reina,

There are no less than 42 figures and sizes of handmade Habanos. They vary from 100 to almost 240mm in length and in ring gauge which is the average diameter in 64 parts of an inch, from 26 to 52.
Voice of the tobacco shop reader. Tradition since 1865. In the morning press releases and in the afternoon novels (35 min. Of reading and 5 min. Of rest).
There are two varieties of tobacco: Corojo and Criollo. The Corojo (covered) is used in the cape and is cultivated covered and the Criollo (from the sun) for the interior of the tobacco (tripe and cape) and cultivated in the sun. Cultivation process: planting, transplanting, collecting, stringing, aging or fermenting