"Cigar Factory" Tour
Overview
Casa Habano, located in the Historic Little Havana District, provides a unique tour that appeals to both smokers and non-smokers who appreciate art and traditions. The tour offers an educative and interactive experience focusing on tobacco's origins and the Florida cigar industry's history.
- 🌱 Learn about how tobacco is cultivated, cured, fermented, and aged.
- 📜 Discover the history of the Florida cigar industry during its golden era.
- 👥 The tour is designed for both smokers and non-smokers.
- 🚫 No smoking is permitted during the tour.
- 🎨 Engage in a hands-on experience that highlights artistic traditions.
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- Cuban coffee and pastries
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Upon entering the Casa Habano, each guest will be greeted with a traditional Cuban coffee or "Cafe Cubano" to get a full sensory experience. From there we begin a video on the seeding, germination, planting, curing, fermenting and sorting of tobacco leafs before shipped to factories. We continue by sharing the history of Commercial cigar rolling in Florida which began with small-scale operations by Cuban immigrants in the 1830s, and blossomed in to the "cigar Capital of the World", with Pioneers like Vicente martinez Ybor and Eduardo Manrara. Next we visit the GALERA to experience each manufacturing stage: PRIMARY PROCESS - This is where you get to see firsthand the different types of tobacco and the aging process. Here you will see and learn how various tobaccos are sorted. DEVEINING - The removal of the center vein is a critical process of preparing the tobacco, and we will show you how it is done. TWISTING & ROLLING - Constructing a cigar is a 3 step process. See our Master Torcedores, twist, bind, press and roll our premium cigars. PACKING - Once cigars have been rolled they undergo further aging, before they're label and packaged for distribution. For safety, we recommend to wear closed shoes. During the tour, guests are invited to enjoy (1) complimentary cigar.