Machine made cigars, “Tabaco Mecanizado” Since the 1950’s some cigars have been made in Cuba by machines. At times in the past machine made cigars were also referred to as Habanos. But now the Habanos title is awarded solely to cigars Totalmente a Mano – made totally by hand – in Cuba …

The “Totalmente a Mano, Tripa Corta” – totally by hand, short filler technique.The trimmings from the bunches of long-filler cigars are combined with other selected chopped tobaccos to create the blends for short-filler Habanos. The Torcedor rolls the filler into full-length binder leaves with the aid of a flexible mat fixed to …