Cuban cigar guru dies, aged 91

A tobacco grower whose crops yielded some of Cuba’s most renowned leaves used in the country’s cigar Guru production has died of cancer, aged 91.

Alejandro Robaina – such an important figurehead in the industry that one of the Caribbean island’s top smoking brands was named after him – had, according to local radio announcers, been a “victim of a sombre illness”.
His passing was confirmed by a family friend, Sergio Hernandez, who recalled the “big heart” of Mr Robaina.

“He once told me he was a millionaire because he had a million friends all over the world,” he remarked.

One of the agriculturist’s grandsons now runs his farm, with Robaina cigars marketed the world over in conjunction with Habanos and the Imperial tobacco group, which is based in London.

Other recent news from the cigar world included the launch of a new smoke designed specifically for women.

According to AFP, Habanos presented the Julieta as, vice-president of the company Javier Terres said, an “homage” to the ladies.ADNFCR-2568-ID-19728315-ADNFCR. scuktravel