{"id":2446,"date":"2026-01-30T09:35:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T09:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/?p=2446"},"modified":"2026-06-12T06:28:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T06:28:19","slug":"henry-clay-history-fascinating-from-cuba-1850-to-the-return-in-the-1980s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/henry-clay-geschichte-faszinierend-von-kuba-1850-bis-zur-rueckkehr-in-den-1980ern\/","title":{"rendered":"Henry Clay history: fascinating from Cuba in 1850 to the return in the 1980s\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Henry Clay history:<\/strong> A brand that was once one of the biggest names, whose roots lie in Cuba around 1850 - and which has made the leap to the present day, albeit without Cuba. It is precisely this path that makes it so interesting: success, factories, changes of ownership, international corporations and, in the end, a comeback under completely different circumstances.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where do cigars come from?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jR77yyzGVQk?si=2Y8MjT3McE9sN16i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cover_ooc_clip_1-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cover_ooc_clip_1-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cover_ooc_clip_1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cover_ooc_clip_1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cover_ooc_clip_1-1536x861.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cover_ooc_clip_1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cover_ooc_clip_1-624x350.jpg 624w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cover_ooc_clip_1.jpg 1758w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" 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=\"#wer-war-henry-clay\">Who was Henry Clay?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#wie-ein-us-politiker-zur-kubanischen-zigarrenmarke-wurde\">How a US politician became a Cuban cigar brand<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#zwei-grunder-zwei-rollen-bances-und-alvarez-granda\">Two founders, two roles: Bances and \u00c1lvarez Granda<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#die-ersten-adressen-der-marke\">The first addresses of the brand<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#1875-bis-1883-verkauf-neubau-la-loma\">1875 to 1883: Sale, new building, \u201eLa Loma\u201c<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ein-markt-in-bewegung-unabhangigkeitskampf-und-besitzerwechsel\">A market on the move: Struggle for independence and change of ownership<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#1887-gustav-bock-und-die-henry-clay-and-bock-ltd\">1887: Gustav Bock and \u201eHenry Clay and Bock Ltd.\u201c<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#1898-bis-1902-britische-firma-dann-american-tobacco\">1898 to 1902: British company, then American Tobacco<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#1904-produktion-im-eisenpalast-und-offene-fragen\">1904: Production in the \u201eIron Palace\u201c and unanswered questions<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#revolution-stille-comeback-die-spate-henry-clay-geschichte\">Revolution, silence, comeback: the late Henry Clay story<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#hier-findest-du-die-partagas-manufaktur\">Here you will find the Henry Clay Manufaktur<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ressourcen-zum-thema\">Curated for you<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#historische-habanos-manufakturen-dokumentarfilm\">Historical Habanos manufactories documentary film<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#was-liegt-in-ihren-schubladen\">What is in your drawers?<\/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><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#xxx-foto-galerie\">Henry Clay Photo Gallery<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#quellenangaben\">References<\/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=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-2.jpg\" alt=\"The logo of the Henry Clay brand when it was owned by Julian \u00c1lvarez. (Source: Adriano Martinez Rius: \u201cThe Great Habano Factories\u201d, Barcelona 2005, ISBN: 84-609-4024-1) Henry Clay history\" class=\"wp-image-2414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-2-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-2-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-2-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-2-624x472.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 id=\"bildbeschreibung\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The logo of the Henry Clay brand when it was owned by Julian \u00c1lvarez. (Source: Adriano Martinez Rius: \u201cThe Great Habano Factories\u201d, Barcelona 2005, ISBN: 84-609-4024-1)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"wer-war-henry-clay\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who was Henry Clay?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Henry Clay was \u201eonly\u201c the namesake of the brand: an American politician (member of the House of Representatives, Senator and Secretary of State). He lived from 1777 to 1852. A lawyer by profession, he quickly gained a reputation as a brilliant orator and mediator - two skills that are irreplaceable in politics. His contemporaries held him in high esteem; at the time, he was considered one of the most powerful men in the world. Incidentally, he still holds a record today: he contested the US presidential election three times, but the opposing candidate won three times.&nbsp;<\/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=\"686\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-1-Henry-Clay.jpg\" alt=\"He gave the brand its name: Henry Clay, American politician and extremely important in his time. (Source: Wikipedia) Henry Clay history\" class=\"wp-image-2417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-1-Henry-Clay.jpg 686w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-1-Henry-Clay-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-1-Henry-Clay-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-1-Henry-Clay-624x910.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"bildbeschreibung\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">He gave the brand its name: Henry Clay, American politician and extremely important in his time. (Source: Wikipedia)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"wie-ein-us-politiker-zur-kubanischen-zigarrenmarke-wurde\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How a US politician became a Cuban cigar brand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But what connects one of the most important American politicians of his time with an originally Cuban cigar brand? In the <strong>Henry Clay history<\/strong> the trail leads to Juan Antonio Bances. Through an intermediary, he asked Henry Clay, who was known worldwide at the time, if he could name a cigar brand after him. Henry Clay agreed - and it was worth it. Many people still know the name Henry Clay today.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that is precisely why the <strong>Henry Clay history<\/strong> until today: it begins with a world-famous name, but is characterised by Cuban entrepreneurs, factory addresses and later by international companies.&nbsp;<\/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=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-4.jpg\" alt=\"A Vista of the Henry Clay brand from the period after 1883 (Source: Adriano Martinez Rius: \u201cThe Great Habano Factories\u201d, Barcelona 2005, ISBN: 84-609-4024-1) Henry Clay history\" class=\"wp-image-2416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-4-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-4-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-4-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-4-624x482.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 id=\"bildbeschreibung\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Vista of the Henry Clay brand from the period after 1883 (Source: Adriano Martinez Rius: \u201cThe Great Habano Factories\u201d, Barcelona 2005, ISBN: 84-609-4024-1)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"zwei-grunder-zwei-rollen-bances-und-alvarez-granda\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Two founders, two roles: Bances and \u00c1lvarez Granda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Bances' side was Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez Granda. Both remain important figures in Cuban cigar history to this day. These two men were driven by the highest quality, a passion for tobacco and financial acumen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But let's start at the beginning of the <strong>Henry Clay history<\/strong>Around 1850, Juan Antonio Bances and Julian \u00c1lvarez Granda opened a cigar factory and named the cigar brand Henry Clay.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As they said themselves, they were concerned with the cultivation, acquisition, manufacture and sale of tobacco. Branded cigars were to be exported to countries on different continents. They also wanted to create opportunities to set up new factories, workshops and warehouses.&nbsp;<\/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=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-1.jpg\" alt=\"A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were made (3\/3): A historical drawing of the factory on Calzada de Luyano No.100. The drawing is not quite correct, the round gable with the inscription was further to the right. (Source: Gustav Bock: \u201cThe Truth about Havana Cigars\u201d, New York 1904) Henry Clay history\" class=\"wp-image-2413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-1-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-1-624x355.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 id=\"bildbeschreibung\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were made (3\/3): A historical drawing of the factory on Calzada de Luyano No.100. The drawing is not quite correct, the round gable with the inscription was further to the right. (Source: Gustav Bock: \u201cThe Truth about Havana Cigars\u201d, New York 1904)<\/h5>\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\">Julian \u00c1lvarez Granda<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Julian \u00c1lvarez Granda can be described as a tobacco specialist. He originally came from Asturias. He was the perfect man for the operational business.&nbsp;<\/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=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-5-Julian-Alvarez.jpg\" alt=\"Julian \u00c1lvarez Granda: Together with Juan Antonio Bances, he founded the Henry Clay brand (Source: Adriano Martinez Rius: \u201cThe Great Habano Factories\u201d, Barcelona 2005, ISBN: 84-609-4024-1) Henry Clay history\" class=\"wp-image-2421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-5-Julian-Alvarez.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-5-Julian-Alvarez-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-5-Julian-Alvarez-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-5-Julian-Alvarez-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-5-Julian-Alvarez-624x468.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 id=\"bildbeschreibung\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Julian \u00c1lvarez Granda: Together with Juan Antonio Bances, he founded the Henry Clay brand (Source: Adriano Martinez Rius: \u201cThe Great Habano Factories\u201d, Barcelona 2005, ISBN: 84-609-4024-1)<\/h5>\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\">Juan Antonio Bances<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Juan Antonio Bances was a banker and financier, the first managing director of the companies of the Spanish government. He was responsible for purchasing tobacco for the cigar factory in Seville. Thanks to his connections, he became the first financier in the Cuban cigar world: whether someone needed a loan for a factory, brand or plantation, they turned to him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bances is also the one who is essentially associated with the Partag\u00e1s brand: After the death of Jaime Partag\u00e1s in 1869, his son Jos\u00e9 initially took over the business. Bances later became the owner of the Partag\u00e1s brand in the 1880s.&nbsp;<\/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=\"698\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-4-Juan-Antonio-Bances.jpg\" alt=\"Juan Antonio Bances: banker, financier, firmly rooted in the tobacco business, was the co-founder of the Henry Clay brand around 1850 and later, around 1880, owner of the Partag\u00e1s brand Amir Saarony and contributors: \u201cPartag\u00e1s - The Book\u201d, ISBN: 978 0 9879290 1 3) Henry Clay history\" class=\"wp-image-2420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-4-Juan-Antonio-Bances.jpg 698w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-4-Juan-Antonio-Bances-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-4-Juan-Antonio-Bances-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-4-Juan-Antonio-Bances-624x894.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"bildbeschreibung\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Juan Antonio Bances: banker, financier, firmly rooted in the tobacco business, was the co-founder of the Henry Clay brand around 1850 and later, around 1880, owner of the Partag\u00e1s brand. (Source: Amir Saarony and contributors: \u201cPartag\u00e1s - The Book\u201d, ISBN: 978 0 9879290 1 3)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"die-ersten-adressen-der-marke\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The first addresses of the brand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back to the Henry Clay brand: The first factory was located at Calle Aguacate No. 98, and there was a second factory at Calle San Nicolas No. 128, producing cigars under the Henry Clay and Flor de Henry Clay brands (founded around 1859).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who the <strong>Henry Clay history<\/strong> really wants to grasp, needs precisely such details: streets, house numbers, second locations - not as decoration, but as coordinates of a brand that was built in Havana in real life.&nbsp;<\/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=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-3-Aguacate-1.jpg\" alt=\"A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were made (1\/3): the first Henry Clay brand cigars were made in one of these houses on Calle Aguacate No.98 from 1850. Henry Clay history\" class=\"wp-image-2422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-3-Aguacate-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-3-Aguacate-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-3-Aguacate-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-3-Aguacate-1-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-3-Aguacate-1-624x468.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 id=\"bildbeschreibung\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were made (1\/3): the first Henry Clay brand cigars were made in one of these houses on Calle Aguacate No. 98 from 1850.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"1875-bis-1883-verkauf-neubau-la-loma\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">1875 to 1883: Sale, new building, \u201eLa Loma\u201c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1875, Bances sold all his shares to Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez. Then, in 1883, a completely new factory was completed: the \u201eHenry Clay\u201c factory at Calzada de Luyano No. 100.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is a large, impressive building. The workers called the factory La Loma. Loma is the Spanish word for hill; and indeed, the building is located at the highest point of the Calzada de Luyano, right on the hill. Today, cigarillos are produced in this building on behalf of Brascuba.&nbsp;<\/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=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-2.jpg\" alt=\"A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were made (3\/3): Here is a historical photo of the factory on Calzada de Luyano No. 100 (Source: Gustav Bock: \u201cThe Truth about Havana Cigars\u201d, New York 1904) Henry Clay history\" class=\"wp-image-2425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-2-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-2-768x588.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-2-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-2-624x478.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 id=\"bildbeschreibung\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were made (3\/3): Here is a historical photo of the factory on Calzada de Luyano No. 100 (Source: Gustav Bock: \u201cThe Truth about Havana Cigars\u201d, New York 1904)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"ein-markt-in-bewegung-unabhangigkeitskampf-und-besitzerwechsel\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A market on the move: Struggle for independence and change of ownership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The situation in Cuba was very tense before and around the turn of the century. The struggle for independence, which was also bloody, caused many people, including factory owners, to leave the country. As a result, there was a lot of movement on the market, with factories and brands up for sale.&nbsp;<\/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=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-1.jpg\" alt=\"A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were made (3\/3): The factory on Calzada de Luyano No.100. Henry Clay history\" class=\"wp-image-2424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-1-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-1-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-1-624x434.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 id=\"bildbeschreibung\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were made (3\/3): The factory on the Calzada de Luyano No.100.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"1887-gustav-bock-und-die-henry-clay-and-bock-ltd\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">1887: Gustav Bock and \u201eHenry Clay and Bock Ltd.\u201c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The collaboration with the German Gustav Bock then began in 1887. Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez Granda and Gustav Bock founded \u201eHenry Clay and Bock Ltd.\u201c Gustav Bock took it upon himself to buy up further brands with the help of British capital.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This development continued. In 1889, \u201eAlvarez Lopez y Cia.\u201c, owner of La Corona, sold shares to \u201eHenry Clay and Bock Ltd.\u201c This marked the beginning of the collaboration between Gustav Bock and Segundo Alvarez, an equally experienced man in the tobacco business, in the operative business.&nbsp;<\/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=\"582\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-2-Gustav-Bock.jpg\" alt=\"Gustav Bock: He was one of the personalities in Cuban cigar history who played a decisive role in shaping it. (Source: Enzo A. Infante: \u201cHavana Cigars 1817-1960\u201d, Neptune City 1997) Henry Clay history\" class=\"wp-image-2418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-2-Gustav-Bock.jpg 582w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-2-Gustav-Bock-175x300.jpg 175w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-2-Gustav-Bock-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"bildbeschreibung\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gustav Bock: He was one of the personalities in Cuban cigar history who played a decisive role in shaping it. (Source: Enzo A. Infante: \u201cHavana Cigars 1817-1960\u201d, Neptune City 1997)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"1898-bis-1902-britische-firma-dann-american-tobacco\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">1898 to 1902: British company, then American Tobacco<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Henry Clay and Bock Ltd.\u201e was then sold to the British \u201cHavana Cigar and Tobacco Company\u201e in 1898. Later, in 1899, this company transferred all its shares to the \u201cAmerican Tobacco Co.\u201e&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During this time, the operational management of the brands and factories was still in the hands of \u201eHenry Clay and Bock Ltd.\u201c It was not until 1902 that the \u201eAmerican Tobacco Co.\u201c also took over the operational management with the founding of its own branch in Havana, the \u201eHavana Commercial Co.\u201c&nbsp;<\/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=\"825\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-3-Segundo-Alvarez.jpg\" alt=\"Segundo \u00c1lvarez: Hardly anyone knew Havana&#039;s cigar landscape so well. (Source: Enzo A. Infante: \u201cHavana Cigars 1817-1960\u201d, Neptune City 1997) Henry Clay history\" class=\"wp-image-2419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-3-Segundo-Alvarez.jpg 825w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-3-Segundo-Alvarez-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-3-Segundo-Alvarez-768x931.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-3-Segundo-Alvarez-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-3-Segundo-Alvarez-624x756.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"bildbeschreibung\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Segundo \u00c1lvarez: Hardly anyone knew Havana's cigar landscape so well. (Source: Enzo A. Infante: \u201cHavana Cigars 1817-1960\u201d, Neptune City 1997)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"1904-produktion-im-eisenpalast-und-offene-fragen\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">1904: Production in the \u201eIron Palace\u201c and unanswered questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 1904, many cigar brands were manufactured in the newly built iron palace on Calle Agramonte No. 10. It is not known how long La Loma, the factory on the Calzada de Luyano, was in operation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both Segundo Alvarez and Gustav Bock were already long-serving gentlemen at this time. Gustav Bock died in 1910, and Segundo Alvarez still ran a small manufactory on Calle Lealtad No. 10 with the Lord Beaconsfield brand, but also died at the beginning of the century.&nbsp;<\/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=\"954\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-5.jpg\" alt=\"A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were made (3\/3): This grid shows the year in which the factory on Calzada de Luyano No. 100 was built: 1883. Henry Clay history\" class=\"wp-image-2428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-5-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-5-768x733.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-5-13x12.jpg 13w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-5-624x595.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 id=\"bildbeschreibung\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were produced (3\/3): This grid shows the year in which the factory on Calzada de Luyano No. 100 was built: 1883.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"revolution-stille-comeback-die-spate-henry-clay-geschichte\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Revolution, silence, comeback: the late Henry Clay story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The revolution triumphed in Cuba in 1959. After that, the Henry Clay brand fell silent. Cigars of this brand were no longer officially produced in Cuba.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the 1980s, the name Henry Clay returned as a brand, then owned by \u00abConsolidated Cigars\u00bb. Under the management of \u201eAltadis Consolidated Cigars\u201d, the brand was rebuilt with various lines. Today, the cigars are made in the Tabacalera factories, but not with Cuban tobacco.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This ends the <strong>Henry Clay history<\/strong> but changes the frame: The name remains, the origin is different.&nbsp;<\/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=\"362\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-6.jpg\" alt=\"A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were produced (3\/3): A doorpost inside the factory on Calzada de Luyano No.100 bears the name of the brand: Henry Clay. Henry Clay history\" class=\"wp-image-2429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-6.jpg 362w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-6-109x300.jpg 109w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-6-4x12.jpg 4w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"bildbeschreibung\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were produced (3\/3): A doorpost inside the factory on Calzada de Luyano No.100 bears the name of the brand: Henry Clay.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"hier-findest-du-die-partagas-manufaktur\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here you will find the Henry Clay Manufaktur<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the live folder does not work, <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/Xgj1aNAqHr2rtyat8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">please click here for Henry Clay Manufaktur<\/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=!1m17!1m12!1m3!1d4764.000458140858!2d-82.361272!3d23.10582!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m2!1m1!2zMjPCsDA2JzIxLjAiTiA4MsKwMjEnNDAuNiJX!5e1!3m2!1sde!2sch!4v1769706308678!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 id=\"bildnachweis\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Picture credits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Claudia Puszkar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The image sources are named with the photos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"ressourcen-zum-thema\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curated for you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>External website<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.habanos-club.de\/de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Experience the Habanos Club in Germany<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>At Origin Of Cigar:<\/strong> <a href=\"#\">THE PLEASURE LETTER by Origin Of Cigar: A curated email celebrating the fine pleasures of Cuban cigar culture.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Historical Habanos manufactories documentary film<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this film, their stories - and their true faces - are uncompromisingly revealed. This is far more than just a documentary film - it is a journey into the soul of Cuba.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/historical-habanos-manufactories\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Habanos-Manufakturen-Cover-Film-2023.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Habanos-Manufakturen-Cover-Film-2023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Habanos-Manufakturen-Cover-Film-2023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Habanos-Manufakturen-Cover-Film-2023-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Habanos-Manufakturen-Cover-Film-2023-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Habanos-Manufakturen-Cover-Film-2023-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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? Or deep into it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/faq-cuban-cigars\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"912\">FAQ - Read the frequently asked questions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/glossary-of-cuban-cigars\/\">Open the glossary of Cuban cigars<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wer-steckt-hinter-origin-of-cigar\">Who is behind Origin Of Cigar?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who we are and how you can reach us \u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/contact\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"90\">Please click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"xxx-foto-galerie\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Henry Clay Photo Gallery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you do not see the photo gallery, <a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/photos-history-of-cuban-cigar-brands\/photos-henry-clay-history\/\">please click here for the Henry Clay photo gallery<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-2434.fg-masonry .fg-item { width: 250px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-2434.fg-masonry { --fg-gutter: 10px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-masonry foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-center fg-masonry fg-ready fg-dark fg-border-medium fg-round-small fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-hover-semi-zoomed fg-captions-bottom fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom4 fg-no-js fg-fixed\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-2434\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;src&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;srcset&quot;,&quot;template&quot;:{&quot;columnWidth&quot;:250,&quot;gutter&quot;:10}}\" data-foogallery-mobile=\"{&quot;paging&quot;:{&quot;limit&quot;:3,&quot;showFirstLast&quot;:false,&quot;showPrevNextMore&quot;:false}}\" data-foogallery-lightbox=\"{&quot;theme&quot;:&quot;fg-dark&quot;,&quot;thumbs&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;thumbsCaptions&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsBestFit&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsSmall&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsCaptionsAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;info&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;infoVisible&quot;:true,&quot;infoOverlay&quot;:true,&quot;infoAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;hoverButtons&quot;:false,&quot;fitMedia&quot;:false,&quot;noScrollbars&quot;:true,&quot;preserveButtonSpace&quot;:true,&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;fullscreen&quot;:true,&quot;info&quot;:true,&quot;thumbs&quot;:false},&quot;video&quot;:{&quot;autoPlay&quot;:true}}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 1; --fg-description-line-clamp: 2;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-column-width\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fg-gutter-width\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-1.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Eine Fabrik, in der die Zigarren der Marke Henry Clay hergestellt wurden (3\/3): Eine historische Zeichnung der Fabrik auf der Calzada de Luyano No.100. Die Zeichnung ist nicht ganz korrekt, der runde Giebel mit der Aufschrift befand sich weiter rechts.(Quelle: Gustav Bock: \u201cThe Truth about Havana Cigars\u201d, New York 1904)\" data-attachment-id=\"2413\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-1\/2575619919.jpg\" alt=\"A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were made (3\/3): A historical drawing of the factory on Calzada de Luyano No.100. The drawing is not quite correct, the round gable with the inscription was further to the right. (Source: Gustav Bock: \u201cThe Truth about Havana Cigars\u201d, New York 1904)\" width=\"250\" height=\"142\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were made (3\/3): A historical drawing of the factory on Calzada de Luyano No.100. The drawing is not quite correct, the round gable with the inscription was further to the right.\n(Source: Gustav Bock: \u201cThe Truth about Havana Cigars\u201d, New York 1904)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-2.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Das Logo der Marke Henry Clay, als diese im Besitz von Julian \u00c1lvarez war.(Quelle: Adriano Martinez Rius: \u201cThe Great Habano Factories\u201d, Barcelona 2005, ISBN: 84-609-4024-1)\" data-attachment-id=\"2414\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-2\/1925721265.jpg\" alt=\"The logo of the Henry Clay brand when it was owned by Julian \u00c1lvarez. (Source: Adriano Martinez Rius: \u201cThe Great Habano Factories\u201d, Barcelona 2005, ISBN: 84-609-4024-1)\" width=\"250\" height=\"189\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The logo of the Henry Clay brand when it was owned by Julian \u00c1lvarez.\n(Source: Adriano Martinez Rius: \u201cThe Great Habano Factories\u201d, Barcelona 2005, ISBN: 84-609-4024-1)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-3.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Eine Anzeige f\u00fcr Zigarren der Marke Henry Clay, im Besitz von Julian \u00c1lvarez, nach 1875(Quelle: Adriano Martinez Rius: \u201cThe Great Habano Factories\u201d, Barcelona 2005, ISBN: 84-609-4024-1)\" data-attachment-id=\"2415\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-3\/3965674731.jpg\" alt=\"An advert for Henry Clay brand cigars, owned by Julian \u00c1lvarez, after 1875 (Source: Adriano Martinez Rius: \u201cThe Great Habano Factories\u201d, Barcelona 2005, ISBN: 84-609-4024-1)\" width=\"250\" height=\"394\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">An advert for Henry Clay brand cigars, owned by Julian \u00c1lvarez, after 1875\r\n(Source: Adriano Martinez Rius: \u201cThe Great Habano Factories\u201d, Barcelona 2005, ISBN: 84-609-4024-1)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-4.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Eine Vista der Marke Henry Clay aus der Zeit nach 1883(Quelle: Adriano Martinez Rius: \u201cThe Great Habano Factories\u201d, Barcelona 2005, ISBN: 84-609-4024-1)\" data-attachment-id=\"2416\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-0-Logo-4\/282965182.jpg\" alt=\"A Vista of the Henry Clay brand from the period after 1883 (Source: Adriano Martinez Rius: \u201cThe Great Habano Factories\u201d, Barcelona 2005, ISBN: 84-609-4024-1)\" width=\"250\" height=\"193\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A Vista of the Henry Clay brand from the period after 1883\n(Source: Adriano Martinez Rius: \u201cThe Great Habano Factories\u201d, Barcelona 2005, ISBN: 84-609-4024-1)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-1-Henry-Clay.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Er hat der Marke seinen Namen gegeben: Henry Clay, amerikanischer Politiker und zu seiner Zeit \u00fcberaus bedeutend.(Quelle:  Wikipedia)\" data-attachment-id=\"2417\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-1-Henry-Clay\/3160877350.jpg\" alt=\"He gave the brand its name: Henry Clay, American politician and extremely important in his time. (Source: Wikipedia)\" width=\"250\" height=\"364\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">He gave the brand its name: Henry Clay, American politician and extremely important in his time.\n(Source: Wikipedia)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-2-Gustav-Bock.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Gustav Bock: Er geh\u00f6rte zu den Pers\u00f6nlichkeiten in der kubanischen Zigarrengeschichte, die diese ma\u00dfgeblich mitgestaltet haben.(Quelle: Enzo A. Infante: \u201cHavana Cigars 1817-1960\u201d, Neptune City 1997)\" data-attachment-id=\"2418\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-2-Gustav-Bock\/1673572505.jpg\" alt=\"Gustav Bock: He was one of the personalities in Cuban cigar history who played a decisive role in shaping it. (Source: Enzo A. Infante: \u201cHavana Cigars 1817-1960\u201d, Neptune City 1997)\" width=\"250\" height=\"430\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Gustav Bock: He was one of the personalities in Cuban cigar history who played a decisive role in shaping it.\n(Source: Enzo A. Infante: \u201cHavana Cigars 1817-1960\u201d, Neptune City 1997)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-3-Segundo-Alvarez.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Segundo \u00c1lvarez: Kaum einer kannte sich so gut in der Zigarrenlandschaft Havannas aus.(Quelle: Enzo A. Infante: \u201cHavana Cigars 1817-1960\u201d, Neptune City 1997)\" data-attachment-id=\"2419\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-3-Segundo-Alvarez\/976908858.jpg\" alt=\"Segundo \u00c1lvarez: Hardly anyone knew Havana&#039;s cigar landscape so well. (Source: Enzo A. Infante: \u201cHavana Cigars 1817-1960\u201d, Neptune City 1997)\" width=\"250\" height=\"303\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Segundo \u00c1lvarez: Hardly anyone knew Havana's cigar landscape so well.\n(Source: Enzo A. Infante: \u201cHavana Cigars 1817-1960\u201d, Neptune City 1997)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-4-Juan-Antonio-Bances.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Juan Antonio Bances: Bankier, Finanzier, fest im Tabakgesch\u00e4ft verwurzelt, war der Mitbegr\u00fcnder der Marke Henry Clay um 1850 und sp\u00e4ter, um 1880, Besitzer der Marke Partag\u00e1sAmir Saarony und Mitwirkende: \u201cPartag\u00e1s \u2013 Das Buch\u201d, ISBN: 978 0 9879290 1 3)\" data-attachment-id=\"2420\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-4-Juan-Antonio-Bances\/3771903352.jpg\" alt=\"Juan Antonio Bances: banker, financier, firmly rooted in the tobacco business, was the co-founder of the Henry Clay brand around 1850 and later, around 1880, owner of the Partag\u00e1s brand Amir Saarony and contributors: \u201cPartag\u00e1s - The Book\u201d, ISBN: 978 0 9879290 1 3)\" width=\"250\" height=\"358\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Juan Antonio Bances: banker, financier, firmly rooted in the tobacco business, was the co-founder of the Henry Clay brand around 1850 and later, around 1880, owner of the Partag\u00e1s brand\nAmir Saarony and contributors: \u201cPartag\u00e1s - The Book\u201d, ISBN: 978 0 9879290 1 3)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-5-Julian-Alvarez.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Julian \u00c1lvarez Granda: Gemeinsam mit Juan Antonio Bances gr\u00fcndete er die Marke Henry Clay(Quelle: Adriano Martinez Rius: \u201cThe Great Habano Factories\u201d, Barcelona 2005, ISBN: 84-609-4024-1)\" data-attachment-id=\"2421\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-1-Menschen-5-Julian-Alvarez\/2857587763.jpg\" alt=\"Julian \u00c1lvarez Granda: Together with Juan Antonio Bances, he founded the Henry Clay brand (Source: Adriano Martinez Rius: \u201cThe Great Habano Factories\u201d, Barcelona 2005, ISBN: 84-609-4024-1)\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Julian \u00c1lvarez Granda: Together with Juan Antonio Bances, he founded the Henry Clay brand\n(Source: Adriano Martinez Rius: \u201cThe Great Habano Factories\u201d, Barcelona 2005, ISBN: 84-609-4024-1)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-3-Aguacate-1.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Eine Fabrik, in der die Zigarren der Marke Henry Clay hergestellt wurden (1\/3): in einem dieser H\u00e4user auf der Calle Aguacate No.98 fertigte man ab 1850 die ersten Zigarren der Marke Henry Clay.\" data-attachment-id=\"2422\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-3-Aguacate-1\/2162198422.jpg\" alt=\"A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were made (1\/3): the first Henry Clay brand cigars were made in one of these houses on Calle Aguacate No. 98 from 1850.\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were made (1\/3): the first Henry Clay brand cigars were made in one of these houses on Calle Aguacate No. 98 from 1850.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-4-Nicolas-1.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Eine Fabrik, in der die Zigarren der Marke Henry Clay hergestellt wurden (2\/3): Auf der Calle San Nicolas No.128 befand sich kurz nach Einf\u00fchrung der Marke Henry Clay, ab 1859, eine zweite Fabrik.\" data-attachment-id=\"2423\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-4-Nicolas-1\/1669657514.jpg\" alt=\"A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were produced (2\/3): A second factory was located on Calle San Nicolas No.128 shortly after the introduction of the Henry Clay brand, from 1859.\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were produced (2\/3): A second factory was located on Calle San Nicolas No.128 shortly after the introduction of the Henry Clay brand, from 1859.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-1.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Eine Fabrik, in der die Zigarren der Marke Henry Clay hergestellt wurden (3\/3): Die Manufaktur auf der Calzada de Luyano No.100.\" data-attachment-id=\"2424\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-1\/2993970522.jpg\" alt=\"A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were made (3\/3): The factory on the Calzada de Luyano No.100.\" width=\"250\" height=\"174\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were made (3\/3): The factory on the Calzada de Luyano No.100.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-2.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Eine Fabrik, in der die Zigarren der Marke Henry Clay hergestellt wurden (3\/3): Hier ein historisches Foto der Manufaktur auf der Calzada de Luyano No.100.(Quelle: Gustav Bock: \u201cThe Truth about Havana Cigars\u201d, New York 1904)\" data-attachment-id=\"2425\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-2\/3949646700.jpg\" alt=\"A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were made (3\/3): Here is a historical photo of the factory on Calzada de Luyano No. 100 (Source: Gustav Bock: \u201cThe Truth about Havana Cigars\u201d, New York 1904)\" width=\"250\" height=\"192\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were made (3\/3): Here is a historical photo of the factory on Calzada de Luyano No.100.\n(Source: Gustav Bock: \u201cThe Truth about Havana Cigars\u201d, New York 1904)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-3.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Eine Fabrik, in der die Zigarren der Marke Henry Clay hergestellt wurden (3\/3): Hier ein Blick auf die linke Seite der Manufaktur auf der Calzada de Luyano No.100\" data-attachment-id=\"2426\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-3\/2214809548.jpg\" alt=\"A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were made (3\/3): Here is a view of the left-hand side of the factory on Calzada de Luyano No.100\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were made (3\/3): Here is a view of the left-hand side of the factory on Calzada de Luyano No.100<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-4.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Eine Fabrik, in der die Zigarren der Marke Henry Clay hergestellt wurden (3\/3): Hier ein historisches Foto der linken Seite der Manufaktur auf der Calzada de Luyano No.100(Quelle: Gustav Bock: \u201cThe Truth about Havana Cigars\u201d, New York 1904)\" data-attachment-id=\"2427\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-4\/1498926848.jpg\" alt=\"A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were made (3\/3): Here is a historical photo of the left side of the factory on Calzada de Luyano No.100 (Source: Gustav Bock: \u201cThe Truth about Havana Cigars\u201d, New York 1904)\" width=\"250\" height=\"193\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were made (3\/3): Here is a historical photo of the left side of the factory on Calzada de Luyano No.100\r\n(Source: Gustav Bock: \u201cThe Truth about Havana Cigars\u201d, New York 1904)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-5.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Eine Fabrik, in der die Zigarren der Marke Henry Clay hergestellt wurden (3\/3): Dieses Gitter gibt Aufschluss \u00fcber das Jahr der Erbauung der Manufaktur auf der Calzada de Luyano No.100: 1883.\" data-attachment-id=\"2428\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-5\/3567462811.jpg\" alt=\"A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were produced (3\/3): This grid shows the year in which the factory on Calzada de Luyano No. 100 was built: 1883.\" width=\"250\" height=\"239\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were produced (3\/3): This grid shows the year in which the factory on Calzada de Luyano No. 100 was built: 1883.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-6.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Eine Fabrik, in der die Zigarren der Marke Henry Clay hergestellt wurden (3\/3): Ein T\u00fcrpfosten im Inneren der Fabrik auf der Calzada de Luyano No.100 tr\u00e4gt den Namen der Marke: Henry Clay.\" data-attachment-id=\"2429\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-6\/2378016685.jpg\" alt=\"A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were produced (3\/3): A doorpost inside the factory on Calzada de Luyano No.100 bears the name of the brand: Henry Clay.\" width=\"250\" height=\"691\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were produced (3\/3): A doorpost inside the factory on Calzada de Luyano No.100 bears the name of the brand: Henry Clay.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-7.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Eine Fabrik, in der die Zigarren der Marke Henry Clay hergestellt wurden (3\/3): Ein zweiter T\u00fcrpfosten der Fabrik auf der Calzada de Luyano No.100 tr\u00e4gt die Aufschrift \u201eFabrica de Tabacos\u201c und den Namen einer weiteren bedeutenden Marke: Aguila de Oro.\" data-attachment-id=\"2430\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-7\/1792133337.jpg\" alt=\"A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were produced (3\/3): A second doorpost of the factory on Calzada de Luyano No.100 bears the inscription \u201eFabrica de Tabacos\u201c and the name of another important brand: Aguila de Oro.\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were produced (3\/3): A second doorpost of the factory on Calzada de Luyano No.100 bears the inscription \u201eFabrica de Tabacos\u201c and the name of another important brand: Aguila de Oro.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-8.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Eine Fabrik, in der die Zigarren der Marke Henry Clay hergestellt wurden (3\/3): In der Fabrik auf der Calzada de Luyano No.100 werden heute Zigarillos hergestellt.\" data-attachment-id=\"2431\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-8\/1684034464.jpg\" alt=\"A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were produced (3\/3): Today, cigarillos are produced in the factory on Calzada de Luyano No.100.\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were produced (3\/3): Today, cigarillos are produced in the factory on Calzada de Luyano No.100.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-9.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Eine Fabrik, in der die Zigarren der Marke Henry Clay hergestellt wurden (3\/3): Typische Bauweise in Havanna: Durchg\u00e4nge hinter den S\u00e4ulen vor dem Haus auf der Calzada de Luyano No.100.\" data-attachment-id=\"2432\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-9\/185192192.jpg\" alt=\"A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were made (3\/3): Typical construction in Havana: passageways behind the pillars in front of the house on Calzada de Luyano No.100.\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were made (3\/3): Typical construction in Havana: passageways behind the pillars in front of the house on Calzada de Luyano No.100.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-10.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Eine Fabrik, in der die Zigarren der Marke Henry Clay hergestellt wurden (3\/3): Heute werden in der Manufaktur auf der Calzada de Luyano No.100 Zigarillos mit modernen Maschinen hergestellt.\" data-attachment-id=\"2433\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/01\/OOC-Henry-Clay-5-Luyano-10\/3009925906.jpg\" alt=\"A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were produced (3\/3): Today, the factory on Calzada de Luyano No.100 produces cigarillos using modern machinery.\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A factory where Henry Clay brand cigars were produced (3\/3): Today, the factory on Calzada de Luyano No.100 produces cigarillos using modern machinery.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\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\" id=\"quellenangaben\">References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Min Ron Nee:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cAN ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF POST-REVOLUTION HAVANA CIGARS\u201d<\/strong> \/ Hong Kong 2003, ISBN: 978-3980930826<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Instituto de Investigaciones del Tabaco Cuba:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201eThe world of Habanos\u201c<\/strong> \/ Havana 2013, ISBN: 978-959-7212-08-9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adriano Mart\u00ednez Rius:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cHabano the King\u201d<\/strong> \/ Barcelona 1998, ISBN: 84-930387-1-7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adriano Martinez Rius:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cThe Great Habano Factories\u201d<\/strong> \/ Barcelona 2005, ISBN: 84-609-4024-1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Orlando Quiroga:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cEl Habano al rojo vivo\u201d<\/strong> \/ Havana 2002<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enzo A. Infante:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cHavana Cigars 1817-1960\u201d<\/strong> \/ Neptune City 1997<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eumelio Espino:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cEl Habano - De la semilla al puro en 539 pasos\u201d<\/strong> \/ Madrid 2019, ISBN: 978-84-09-07091-6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alexander Groom:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cEl Habano Moderno\u201d<\/strong> \/ Helios House Press 2022, ISBN: 978-911683-05-6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#a4682f;color:#a4682f\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You are here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#a4682f;color:#a4682f\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Henry Clay history: a brand that was once one of the biggest names, with its roots in Cuba around 1850 - and which made the leap...<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2452,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[80,81],"tags":[85,51,52],"class_list":["post-2446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-history-kuba-serie","category-kuba-zigarren-marken","tag-henry-clay","tag-history","tag-marken"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Henry-Clay.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2446"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2920,"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446\/revisions\/2920"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}