Trinidad

About

Trinidad Cigars Trinidad cigars have a special place in the Cuban cigars lexicon. Like Cohiba cigars , Trinidad was originally created to provide exclusive gifts for visiting diplomats, produced at the same El Laguito factory, but reputedly offered only to a lesser tier of dignitary. While not as well-known as some other marcas , and without the breadth of vitolas in its range, Trinidad still has captured the hearts of smokers everywhere. Nestled on the south coast of the island of Cuba, around 4 hours’ drive from Havana, lies the city of Trinidad. This is a town born of prosperity and profits, the 18 th century sugar and tobacco trades bringing fortunes to the founders and allowing for the construction of a city so beautiful it is today a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was to honour this jewel in Cuba’s tourist crown that the brand was originally named, a nod to past glories used to greet guests of the new regime. 1969 saw the first Trinidad Fundadores cigars leave the factory, created in the same elegant Laguito No 1 vitola as the more celebrated Cohiba Lancero but never given out by Castro himself. For almost 30 years this was the sole representation of the delightful medium-bodied blend Trinidad is now known for. In 1998 the size increased slightly to a 40 ring gauge, known as Laguito Especial, and the Fundadores we enjoy today was born. It was in London, on a November night in 2003, that the next chapter in the history of Trinidad began. 3 vitolas - the Reyes, the Coloniales and the Robusto Extra - were released at a fabulous black-tie evening in the Park Lane Hilton. Each came dressed in new, modern livery and represented the arrival of Trinidad on the global stage as a fully-fledged brand. The shorter lengths allowed fans of the blend to enjoy their favourite smoke when time was against them, the expanded offering established the name in the world of cigars and the increased production, which by now had outgrown El Laguito and moved to Pinar del Rio City, mad