El Laguito Factory

El Laguito, established in 1966, is Cuba’s most exclusive cigar factory producing the premium Cohiba brand.  Up until circa 1998 it also produced the Trinidad diplomatic range.

El Laguito is the most elite cigar factory in Cuba, known for producing Cohiba and Trinidad cigars since 1966. The facility is located in Havana’s Cubanacán district and was once a mansion (constructed in the 1920s), owned by Alberto Casimiro Fowler Perilliat. Following the Cuban Revolution, it was converted to produce cigars for the government, with Cohiba and Trinidad famously being smoked by Fidel Castro and offered as diplomatic gifts.