On November 19th, 1996 the then president of Habanos SA, Francisco Linares officially launched a new line of
cuban cigars to the Habanos production line introducing Cuabas, the first new marque released from Cuba since the late 1960s.
Cuaba's release was held in London, perhaps most suitably, as it was proof to the world that tradition of figuardo cigars was not dead; the original four vitolas from Cuaba were all figurado perfecto (shape), once the most popular smoke in Britain in the early 20th century. In fact as part of introducing the brand, the creator of the Cuaba blend Carlos Izquierdo González and several skilled torcedores demonstrated the art of rolling a perfect figurado cigar.
Cuaba was named from the Taino Indian word describing the bush used to ignite their Cuban tobacco, and perhaps due the light, combustible flavors of the brand. According to their creator,
Cuaba cuban cigars were intended to mimic the prestigious Montecristo marquee, yet milder and very balanced, no flavor in a Cuaba cigar will noticeably overpower another and most aficionados agree the Cuaba blend is more reminiscent of Romeo y Julietos, which is not unfounded as they are manufactured in the same factory.
Today, Cuaba still maintains their original figuardo perfecto line of Cuban cigars in addition to several new vitolas such as the Piramides LE 2008. Gocubans.com is proud to offer several of these classic Cubans and continue upholding the tradition of the figurado perfecto from Cuaba.
