{"id":1022,"date":"2025-10-14T09:19:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T09:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/?p=1022"},"modified":"2025-10-14T09:19:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T09:19:41","slug":"cohiba-el-laguito-history-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/cohiba-el-laguito-geschichte\/","title":{"rendered":"The unique Cohiba El Laguito story - Juana Ramos Guerra and her life for Cohiba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Cohiba El Laguito history<\/strong> begins with a woman whose hands and heart still characterise the brand today: <strong>Juana \u201eJuanita\u201c Ramos Guerra<\/strong>. She is one of the founders of the famous Cohiba manufactory <em>El Laguito<\/em> in Havana. Juanita is a torcedora of the highest - the ninth - category. She started there as an apprentice over fifty years ago. Today she tells us how she found her calling in this historic place. The interview took place at the beginning of May 2023 at 5TH Avenue Products Trading-GmbH in Waldshut-Tiengen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#vom-traum-der-chemie-zur-liebe-zur-cohiba\">From the dream of chemistry to the love of Cohiba<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#frauenkraft-in-der-manufaktur-ist-eine-besondere-cohiba-el-laguito-geschichte\">Women's power in the manufactory is a special Cohiba El Laguito story<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#prominente-besucher-und-eine-botschaft-an-die-welt\">Prominent visitors and a message to the world<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#hier-findest-du-die-partagas-manufaktur\">Here you will find the Cohiba El Laguito manufactory<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ressourcen-zum-thema\">Curated for you<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#neu-bei-kubanischen-zigarren-oder-tief-drin-\u2192-zu-den-haufigen-fragen-\u2192-zum-zigarren-glossar\">New to Cuban cigars? Or deep into it?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#wer-steckt-hinter-origin-of-cigar\">Who is behind Origin Of Cigar?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2616.jpg\" alt=\"Juana \u201eJuanita\u201c Ramos Guerra during the interview at 5TH Avenue Products Trading GmbH in Waldshut-Tiengen - one of the pioneers of the legendary Cohiba El Laguito story. \" class=\"wp-image-1030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2616.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2616-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2616-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2616-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2616-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2616-624x936.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\"><strong>Juana \u201eJuanita\u201c Ramos Guerra<\/strong> during the interview at 5TH Avenue Products Trading GmbH in Waldshut-Tiengen - one of the pioneers of the legendary <strong>Cohiba El Laguito history<\/strong>.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"vom-traum-der-chemie-zur-liebe-zur-cohiba\">From the dream of chemistry to the love of Cohiba<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eI actually wanted to study chemistry,\u201c says Juana, who everyone affectionately calls <em>Juanita<\/em> name. \u201eBut my father was a fervent supporter of the revolution. He forbade me to study and ordered me to work in El Laguito. I cried a lot about it. I told myself that I would leave El Laguito when my father died - but then I stayed. And over time, I fell in love with this work.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2642-3.jpg\" alt=\"Juana \u201eJuanita\u201c Ramos Guerra lights her Cohiba - a moment full of pride and devotion. She has been shaping the Cohiba El Laguito story with heart and skill for over five decades. \" class=\"wp-image-1031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2642-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2642-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2642-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2642-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2642-3-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2642-3-624x936.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\">A spark of tradition: ignited with a sure hand <strong>Juanita<\/strong> her Cohiba - just as she has done for over five decades in Havana.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>They were <strong>Celia Sanchez<\/strong>, the partner of <strong>Fidel Castro<\/strong>, and Fidel himself, who had the idea of employing women in El Laguito. They were convinced that women had finer hands and could therefore roll cigars better. It was a great honour for Juana and her colleagues to work there. They felt like children of Fidel - proud to be part of his organisation. \u201eAfter the 1990s, men also joined because they needed work. We trained them,\u201c she says with a smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2654.jpg\" alt=\"A moment of calm: Juana \u201eJuanita\u201c Ramos Guerra savours her Cohiba - a symbol of decades of craftsmanship and part of the Cohiba El Laguito story.\" class=\"wp-image-1032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2654.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2654-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2654-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2654-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2654-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2654-624x936.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\">A moment of tranquillity: she savours her Cohiba - a symbol of decades of craftsmanship and part of the <strong>Cohiba El Laguito history<\/strong>.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Juanita takes a drag on her Cohiba, looks through the blue haze and her eyes begin to light up. \u201eWe had it so good there. The women got married, had children, but we kept working.\u201c The work was hard, but fulfilling. Care, attention to detail and dedication characterised their daily lives. They knew that they were creating something special - the <strong>Cohiba<\/strong>, a cigar that is still regarded as one of the best in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"frauenkraft-in-der-manufaktur-ist-eine-besondere-cohiba-el-laguito-geschichte\">Women's power in the manufactory is a special Cohiba El Laguito story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2655-1.jpg\" alt=\"With a smile that tells stories: Juana \u201eJuanita\u201c Ramos Guerra, one of the pioneers of the Cohiba El Laguito story, during her visit to Waldshut-Tiengen.\" class=\"wp-image-1033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2655-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2655-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2655-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2655-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2655-1-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\">With a smile that tells stories: Juana \u201eJuanita\u201c Ramos Guerra, one of the pioneers of the Cohiba El Laguito story, during her visit to Waldshut-Tiengen.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Juanita started working in El Laguito at the age of 16 and was already rolling cigars professionally at 17. \u201eThis work was very important for our country and for us Cuban women,\u201c she says. She takes another drag on her Cohiba, savours the moment and smiles: \u201eFidel always said that women are more careful and maternal when rolling Cohibas.\u201c She looks at the cigar in her hand: \u201eThe tobacco for the Cohiba was and is a speciality.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2687.jpg\" alt=\"In front of an old photo from Havana: Juana Ramos Guerra - contemporary witness, roller, legend. Her life is a chapter in the history of Cohiba El Laguito.\" class=\"wp-image-1034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2687.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2687-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2687-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2687-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2687-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\">In front of an old photo from Havana: Juana Ramos Guerra - contemporary witness, roller, legend. Her life is a chapter in the history of Cohiba El Laguito.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The teachers of that time were called <strong>Caridad Badilla<\/strong> and <strong>Elia Dominguez<\/strong>. They taught the young women, who had no schooling, to read and write. When Elia later left El Laguito to look after her grandfather, Juana took over her job. \u201eI trained the young women who had no schooling and worked as a cigar roller in El Laguito myself,\u201c she says proudly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2737.jpg\" alt=\"With heart and conviction: she talks about the first years in El Laguito - a time full of new beginnings, passion and idealism.\" class=\"wp-image-1035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2737.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2737-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2737-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2737-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2737-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2737-624x936.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\">With heart and conviction: she talks about the first years in El Laguito - a time full of new beginnings, passion and idealism.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Over time, more and more people wanted to work there - even the wives of Fidel Castro's bodyguards came to learn how to roll cigars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"prominente-besucher-und-eine-botschaft-an-die-welt\">Prominent visitors and a message to the world<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2747.jpg\" alt=\"In conversation about the craft: how art is created from simple sheets of paper - and why care means everything.\" class=\"wp-image-1036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2747.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2747-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2747-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2747-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2747-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\">In conversation about the craft: how art is created from simple sheets of paper - and why care means everything.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Kings, heads of state and businessmen were all in attendance at El Laguito. \u201eThe first visitor was Fidel Castro, of course. Then came the King of Spain, Zino Davidoff and many others I can't remember,\u201c she says. She was particularly moved by the visits of <strong>Eduardo Rivera<\/strong>, the actual founder of the brand <strong>Cohiba<\/strong>. She adored him like a father - and was proud to work for his brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2766.jpg\" alt=\"A moment of real encounter: two generations of cigar culture in dialogue - knowledge, experience and passion flow silently across the table.\" class=\"wp-image-1037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2766.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2766-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2766-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2766-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2766-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\">A moment of real encounter: two generations of cigar culture in dialogue - knowledge, experience and passion flow silently across the table.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Juana is still a cigar roller. In recent years, she has worked in the <strong>La Casa del Habano<\/strong> in the <strong>Hotel Meli\u00e1 Cohiba<\/strong> and later in the cigar shop of the neighbouring <strong>Hotel Riviera<\/strong>. She is proud to be part of this success story and wants the Cuban cigar tradition to live on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eI worked in El Laguito until 1975, got pregnant, then continued until 1984 - and got pregnant again. After that, I went to the Soviet Union with my husband. I came back to Cuba in 1997,\u201c she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2766.jpg\" alt=\"A moment of real encounter: two generations of cigar culture in dialogue - knowledge, experience and passion flow silently across the table.\" class=\"wp-image-1037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2766.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2766-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2766-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2766-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/juana_ramos_guerra-CR6_2766-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\">With a Cohiba in her hand, she explains why every cigar has a soul - and why the tradition of El Laguito must remain alive.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, she addresses all cigar lovers with a smile: \u201eDear cigar lovers, keep smoking Cuban cigars! They are the best in the world! There is nothing better than tobacco from Cuba. It is unique and incomparable. When I light a Cuban cigar in another country, people say: <em>Wow, how it smells!<\/em> And I say: <em>Of course, it's a Cuban cigar - delicious, fine, rich and simply incredible.<\/em>\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hier-findest-du-die-partagas-manufaktur\">Here you will find the Cohiba El Laguito manufactory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If the live folder does not work, <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/FUhmTmJRohMz17ZW8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">please click here for the Cohiba El Laguito manufactory<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3150.20929243496!2d-82.44849622217141!3d23.080557249654117!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x88cd710b97b20407%3A0x9b8f56f8b7fd77c8!2sFabrica%20de%20Cohiba%20el%20Laguito!5e1!3m2!1sde!2sch!4v1760430367871!5m2!1sde!2sch\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildnachweis\">Picture credits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csf-321.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FOTOWERK132<\/a>, Christian Schmid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ressourcen-zum-thema\">Curated for you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>External website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/El_Laguito_Cigar_Factory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Laguito Cohiba Manufactory, information on Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>At Origin Of Cigar:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/cohiba-history\/\">The fascinating history of the Cohiba - the legend and myth of Cuba's most famous cigar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is in your drawers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some chapters in the history of cigars still lie in <strong>hidden in drawers, archives or private collections<\/strong>. Do you own <strong>Records, documents or references to Cuban cigar brands<\/strong>? Or do you know <strong>Sources<\/strong>, that could help with historical research? Then please send us an e-mail. <strong>Claudia Puszkar<\/strong> will contact you personally and discuss everything else with you. Together we can <strong>Bringing buried stories back to light<\/strong>. \ud83d\udc49 <strong>admin@origin-of-cigar.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"neu-bei-kubanischen-zigarren-oder-tief-drin-\u2192-zu-den-haufigen-fragen-\u2192-zum-zigarren-glossar\">New to Cuban cigars? 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