Growing Corojo tobacco is not easy. Although it is an
excellent quality seed, it produces fewer leaves per growing area than other
varieties and is susceptible to various diseases and pests. This seed is heir
to the well-known Habanesis, the first variety of black tobacco seeds
that Cuban producers standardized, which was and is the base of much of the
tobacco that is currently used in the world for premium cigars.
Since the mid-1940s, the farmers of a farm called el
Corojo, in Cuba, began to carry out tests with the planting, cultivation and
manufacture of Habanesis, with the intention of obtaining a leaf with
the perfect conditions to be used as a wrapper. The result of these experiments
was Corojo, a tobacco that for 50 years became the best cigar wrapper in the
world: its blade was thin but flexible and with a delicious flavor.
Despite its exceptional qualities, its use declined
markedly at the end of the century. Two reasons explain this situation: the
notable reduction in its yield due to the plant's vulnerability to blue mold
and other pests, and the difficulties for Corojo tobacco to reach the United
States as a result of the economic embargo on Cuba. This led to the Corojo
being replaced by other varieties of hybrid tobacco more resistant to diseases and
with higher levels of productivity.
Perhaps the only unquestionably authentic Corojo cigar
in the world is the Camacho Corojo, made by Camacho Cigars, a factory that is
based in Danlí, Honduras, and specializes in genuine handmade Cuban seed
cigars. This company was founded in 1961 by Simon Camacho, acquired by the
Eiroa family in 1995, and is currently part of the Oettinger Davidoff Group in
Switzerland.
The climate of the fertile Jamastran Valley, the
growing area in Honduras, recalls the famous region of Vuelta Abajo in Cuba and
there, in full sun, the renowned wrapper which covers the Camacho Corojo, one of the
strongest market cigars, with a deserved place among tobacco
enthusiasts around the world. The flavor of this tobacco is very rich, dark and
dry, slightly more pungent than most tobaccos and slightly tinged with the
flavor of peppercorns without being harsh.
The 2007 vintage was excellent, and in 2010, the
Camacho Corojo Churchill was ranked No. 5 in the Top 25 Cigar Aficionado
ranking. This cigar, with a large and strong smoke, medium to full body, and
loaded with rich flavors and with notes of earth and black fruits, you can buy
it in our store.
As you will see, the secret that the Corojo seed hides
is not only its exclusivity.
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