VEGUEROS (CUBAN CIGAR)

Vegueros has much in common with Cohiba and Trinidad cigars, in that Vegueros existed as a mystery brand for a long time.

The Francisco Donation Factory in the Pinar del Rio province of Cuba began making cigars for the domestic market in 1961, and had been producing cigarettes in the years before.

The cigars rolled at the factory were mostly used for national banquets and public affairs.

They became known simply as Vegueros. The name Vegueros refers to the farmers and field hands that work on Cuba’s tobacco and sugar cane plantations.

The style of the product resembled the cigars the farmers of the Vuelta Abajo region had fashioned for themselves for years – a handmade, rustic and simple cigar.

Tourists who went on trips through Cuba’s cigar tobacco growing regions became familiar with the cigars. Habanos S.A eventually launched the cigar brand for foreign markets in 1997.

In keeping with the Vegueros tradition, all the cigars produced under this brand are rolled by hand.

The Vegueros Cigar Range:

– Entretiempos

– Mananitas

– Tapados

The Vegueros line started in 1997 with four vitals and was discontinued in 2012. It didn’t really sell too well at the beginning. They were on the stronger side back then. The newer ones are made on the milder to medium range. They are sold in either cardboard packs of three or in a metal tin of sixteen cigars.

They have a smooth wrapper, are light coloured and have only a few if any imperfections. It was just a really good looking cigar that happened to have a Vegueros brand on it.

We at Taylors Tobacconists rate this cigar “Excellent”. The construction is even better than some of the more expensive cigars. To know more about Vegueros, feel free to contact us today.