Through a mutual friend, my wife and I met Nino and company at the El Laguito cigar factory in Havana earlier this month. It was a nice group of people and a fantastic experience to see this factory. Thanks again Nino for showing us around. Below are some photos and a video from our tour of the factory.
Nino and friends are welcomed to the factory
Cohiba display case in the reception area
My wife and I in front of a Cohiba sign in the entrance facility
Klaus and Nino
The main factory building - we'll get there later
Rear of the main building
Inside the sorting area, a female worker sorts tobacco and prepares the leaves for humidification
Sorting leaves
Heading into the blending room
Piles of tobacco
From left to right: binder, medio tiempo, ligero, seco, volado. According to Berta Corzo, our tour guide, this is enough leaf to produce 65 Behike cigars.
Into the rolling room
Those look like Siglo II's to me
Me on the main stairway
Send those to my house, please
Workers banding cigars
Yum!
Yes please!
Berta, our guide
Berta and Nino
YouTube video - cigars being sorted by wrapper shade at El Laguito
Male roller forms a complete bunch at El Laguito
Nino and friends are welcomed to the factory
Cohiba display case in the reception area
My wife and I in front of a Cohiba sign in the entrance facility
Klaus and Nino
The main factory building - we'll get there later
Rear of the main building
Inside the sorting area, a female worker sorts tobacco and prepares the leaves for humidification
Sorting leaves
Heading into the blending room
Piles of tobacco
From left to right: binder, medio tiempo, ligero, seco, volado. According to Berta Corzo, our tour guide, this is enough leaf to produce 65 Behike cigars.
Into the rolling room
Those look like Siglo II's to me
Me on the main stairway
Send those to my house, please
Workers banding cigars
Yum!
Yes please!
Berta, our guide
Berta and Nino
YouTube video - cigars being sorted by wrapper shade at El Laguito
Male roller forms a complete bunch at El Laguito
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