Name: Why Cuban Cigars Are So Expensive | So Expensive
Uploaded: 2021-05-23T07:27:29.000Z
Duration: 8 min 6 s
Description: Thousands of YouTube videos with English-Chinese subtitles! Now you can learn to understand native speakers, expand your vocabulary, and improve your pronunciation...

as the world's most opulent tobacco product.

A box of good-quality Habanos can cost thousands of dollars.

Every hand-rolled Cuban cigar goes through

about 500 manual tasks from seed to cigar.

have become comparable in quality, consistency, and cost.

of all Cuban cigars in the US are actually counterfeit.

the culture of cigar making in Cuba hasn't changed.

and hung in drying houses called secaderos

which enhances flavor, aroma, and burning characteristics.

and handed to a torcedor, a highly skilled cigar roller,

Narrator: The heartland of Cuban cigar production

is in Pinar del Río, the westernmost province of the island,

used by state-run cigar companies is grown.

Cuban tobacco growers claim that the fundamental influence

the unique environmental factors that affect a crop.

Narrator: But some cigar connoisseurs now argue

that cigars from countries like Nicaragua

which the industry calls New World cigars,

have become both desirable and reliable in the market.

Mitchell Orchant: The offering has become

The presentations are excellent, the blending is excellent,

because they have better quality-control procedures.

I would say, on an average box of Cuban cigars,

that are unacceptable in terms of quality,

usually in terms of construction more than blending.

Whereas on an average box of 25 New World cigars,

I would expect all 25 to be absolutely perfect.

Narrator: Despite the flaws in quality control,

Mitchell, who's an expert in vintage Habanos,

Orchant: I would say I smoke eight Havana cigars

However, I very much appreciate New World cigars as well.

It's nice to mix it up because there really isn't better,

But 40% of our customers, the best is New World for them.

Generally speaking, the larger the cigar,

Secondly, the vitola, differently shaped cigars

which take extra time and consideration when rolling.

The longer a cigar has aged, intensifying the depth

of flavor and aroma, the more precious it becomes.

But lastly, and most importantly, is the branding.

that controls the worldwide commercialization

but not every Cuban cigar qualifies as a Habano.

Protected Denomination of Origin approval

for a selection of brands whose cigars it claims

Habanos only exports to selected companies in each country.

The only nation it does not sell to is the United States,

which hasn't allowed the import of Cuban cigars

banning all Cuban products from the United States

Subtitles ListPlay Video

Why Cuban Cigars Are So Expensive | So Expensive

authentic

absolutely

improve

average