Saint Luis Rey Brand
2019 Aug , 7
Saint Luis Rey is a Habanos brand founded before the Second World War. Some say that its name was taken from the work of Thornton Wilder, “The bridge of Saint Luis Rey”, very popular at that time.
However it is more likely that it refers to the town of *, one of the districts at the epicenter for the tobacco culture in the * zone, in the * region, Cuba*, which is particularly famous for the superb wrapper leaves produced there.
The other small town at the epicentre of Cuban tobacco culture, known above all for the cultivation of wrapper leaves. As a district located in the Vuelta Abajo zone, its name is protected as a Denomination of Origin.
The finest tobacco-growing land in the world, Vuelta Abajo is the main source of tobacco for Habanos, and the only zone that grows all types of leaf: wrappers, fillers and binders. A Protected Denomination of Origin.
The name of the region that embraces all of the important growing zones in the west of Cuba, and the name of the provincial capital. A Protected Denomination of Origin.
The finest tobacco-growing land in the world, Vuelta Abajo is the main source of tobacco for Habanos, and the only zone that grows all types of leaf: wrappers, fillers and binders. A Protected Denomination of Origin.
The name of the region that embraces all of the important growing zones in the west of Cuba, and the name of the provincial capital. A Protected Denomination of Origin.