kjellfrick Posted March 25, 2008 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!
Hugomarink Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 Awesome! I've never seen the draw testing machine before. Very cool.
GP012 Posted March 25, 2008 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?
kjellfrick Posted March 25, 2008 Author 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.
GP012 Posted March 25, 2008 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.
soren Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 Awesome pics! Thanks. Making my first trip in a couple weeks--can't wait!
CIGARHead Posted March 25, 2008 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;-)
SmokinAl Posted March 26, 2008 Posted March 26, 2008 Man, but that's a beautiful building. Thanks a lot for the post. I'm most envious of your travels.
Vetteman Posted March 26, 2008 Posted March 26, 2008 Very intersting! Nice pics, thanks for posting them.
sje Posted March 26, 2008 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 ?
kjellfrick Posted March 26, 2008 Author 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! :-)
zuma Posted March 26, 2008 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...
Smokin Bulldog Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 Great Pics. Factory pics are always my favorite.
crasmith Posted April 5, 2008 Posted April 5, 2008 Thanks for the awesome post. I am so jealous!!! :-)
Guibou Posted April 7, 2008 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
Ginseng Posted April 7, 2008 Posted April 7, 2008 Great photos! Thanks for sharing. For some of us, this is our only way to peek into Shangri-La. :-) Wilkey
kjellfrick Posted April 7, 2008 Author 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! :-)
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