kjellfrick Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 My pals and I were fortunate to get a special invitation to El Laguito during our visit in Cuba and I'd like to show you some pictures from the Cohiba factory. The setting is beautiful in an old style mansion with surrounding gardens and houses. Production is spread throughout several buildings and we were able to see most of it - a fantastic opportunity and a memory for life! Thanks to the friends who arranged this and to Berta who was our host in the factory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokum Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Oh man..I'm drooling looking at this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wp2 Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Very nice cigar porn! Thanks for the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugomarink Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Awesome! I've never seen the draw testing machine before. Very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP012 Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Kjell, at what stage in the rolling process are they draw tested? I'm assuming way before the caps are applied, but is it before or after the wrapper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjellfrick Posted March 25, 2008 Author Share Posted March 25, 2008 » Kjell, at what stage in the rolling process are they draw tested? I'm » assuming way before the caps are applied, but is it before or after the » wrapper? They are tested before the wrapper is applied, Greg. The ones that are to tight or too loose are returned to the roller after inspection to determine the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP012 Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 » » Kjell, at what stage in the rolling process are they draw tested? I'm » » assuming way before the caps are applied, but is it before or after the » » wrapper? » » They are tested before the wrapper is applied, Greg. The ones that are to » tight or too loose are returned to the roller after inspection to » determine the problem. And I seem to remember reading that a certain percentage of cigars go through this, or all of them? Thanks for the photos btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soren Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Awesome pics! Thanks. Making my first trip in a couple weeks--can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIGARHead Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 » » » Kjell, at what stage in the rolling process are they draw tested? I'm » » » assuming way before the caps are applied, but is it before or after » the » » » wrapper? » » » » They are tested before the wrapper is applied, Greg. The ones that are » to » » tight or too loose are returned to the roller after inspection to » » determine the problem. » » And I seem to remember reading that a certain percentage of cigars go » through this, or all of them? » » Thanks for the photos btw. I think a percentage goes through the draw testing machine...although it would be nice to have all tested...in a perfect world of course;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xibbumbero Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Nice. X:love: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
56Tweed Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Great pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco polo Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Awesome ! Thanks for posting! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokinAl Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Man, but that's a beautiful building. Thanks a lot for the post. I'm most envious of your travels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetteman Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Very intersting! Nice pics, thanks for posting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sje Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 are these pics 8 and 9 Cohiba DCs ? its hard to gauge the size but they look like double coronas to me? any info ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjellfrick Posted March 26, 2008 Author Share Posted March 26, 2008 » are these pics 8 and 9 Cohiba DCs ? its hard to gauge the size but they » look like double coronas to me? » » any info ? No they are ordinary Esplendidos! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuma Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 » » are these pics 8 and 9 Cohiba DCs ? its hard to gauge the size but they » » look like double coronas to me? » » » » any info ? » » No they are ordinary Esplendidos! :-) Are you sure? Hmmm... go figure, the box is missing the classic glass top! ;-) BTW, thanks for posting such awesome pictures... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Bulldog Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Great Pics. Factory pics are always my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Lovely pics Kjell...thank you :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crasmith Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Thanks for the awesome post. I am so jealous!!! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guibou Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 » My pals and I were fortunate to get a special invitation to El Laguito » during our visit in Cuba and I'd like to show you some pictures from the » Cohiba factory. The setting is beautiful in an old style mansion with » surrounding gardens and houses. Production is spread throughout several » buildings and we were able to see most of it - a fantastic opportunity and » a memory for life! Thanks to the friends who arranged this and to Berta who » was our host in the factory! » » Hey, you got Adelmo as tour guide! He's a good guy isn't he? Guib:-D u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginseng Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Great photos! Thanks for sharing. For some of us, this is our only way to peek into Shangri-La. :-) Wilkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexaSmoke Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Thanks for sharing the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjellfrick Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 » » Hey, you got Adelmo as tour guide! » He's a good guy isn't he? » » Guib:-D u Yes he was very much the perfect host to us. Also his command of english was very good which was a blessing to all of us! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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