Cabaiguán (cigar brand)
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Cabaiguán is a brand of hand-made premium cigars owned by Tatuaje Cigars, Inc.. It was created by Pete Johnson in consultation with Jaime Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in Little Havana
Little Havana
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, Miami, FL
Florida
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Description

This brand was created by Pete Johnson (owner of Tatuaje Cigars, Inc.) in consultation with Jaime Garcia, the son of José "Pepin" Garcia
Pepin Garcia
Don José "Pepin" Garcia is currently the CEO of El Rey de los Habanos, Inc, a cigar company in Miami, also known as Don Pepín Cigars. He is a noted cigar maker living in Miami, Florida...

. The filler (the Cabaiguan blend) is a blend of Nicaragua
Nicaragua
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n tobaccos, the binder is Nicaraguan and the wrapper is a Connecticut
Connecticut
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 Seed shade-grown Ecuador
Ecuador
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an leaf, and results in a medium-bodied cigar. This cigar was released in 2004 and is available in four vitolas.

Models/Vitolas

Frontmark Model/Vitola Length (in.) Ring Gauge
Petit Cabaiguan small panatela 4.5 32
Robusto Extra robusto 5.25 50
Belicoso Fino figurado 5.5 52
Coronas Extra corona extra 5.625 46
Guapo toro 5.625 54
Imperiales Churchill 7 47

External links

  • Photos and more information can be found at Vitolas.net
  • Perelman, Richard B. Perelman's Pocket Cyclopedia of Cigars, 2006 edn. Los Angeles: Perelman, Pioneer & Co., (2005). p. 111.
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