Vegueros Centrogordos celebrated world premiere in Curaçao
Vegueros Centrogordos. Caribbean Cigars Corporation N.V., the exclusive distributor of Habanos, S.A. for Curaçao, the Caribbean and Central America, presented the new Vitola. And it did so during the Caribbean Habanos Days in front of more than 150 enthusiastic guests. The Vegueros CentroGordos (54 ring gauge x 100 mm length) will be available exclusively in all Habanos specialty stores worldwide. For Switzerland has now become known: Vegueros Centrogordos will be available at Casa del Habano from October 24, 2023 and at Habanos Specialist Stores from October 31 (16-count aluminum box CHF 142.40).
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About Vegueros
Vegueros was founded in 1996. Therefore, it is a tribute to all Cuban farmers who have grown tobacco in Pinar del Río for generations. Vegueros is produced in the tobacco factory "Francisco Donatien", a solid building in Pinar del Río. Cigars have been rolled here since 1961. The building was built in 1868.
The brand, which has completely reinvented itself more than fifteen years after its creation, today enriches its range with the Centrogordos Vitola (54 ring gauge x 100 mm length). An attractive option for those looking for a Habano with medium to strong flavor. The cigar is affordable.
Vegueros Centrogordos are offered with a new brand image in a metal can of 16 pieces. This is a trendy format. It is very appreciated by today's smokers and made available to a wider audience.
All Habanos of this brand are made "totalmente a mano con tripa larga" - completely by hand with long filler - and are medium to full-bodied in taste.
Vegueros Centrogordos celebrated world premiere on Curaçao
Caribbean Habanos Day for Vegueros Centrogordos
The world premiere was celebrated in Curaçao.
During a weekend full of activities, the Kontiki Hotel hosted the third edition of Caribbean Habanos Day. More than 150 participants, including distributors from the region, retailers and aficionados from around 10 countries in Central America and the Caribbean, enjoyed the world premiere of this new vitola. In addition to the tasting of the vitolas Vegueros Centrogordos and Bolívar Gold Medal in combination with exclusive rums, there were competitions, exclusive presentations, a humidor auction and all this with the best Cuban music.
Two day event
On the first day, participants were able to attend various conferences, taste exquisite combinations of vegueros with the best rums of the Caribbean and take a spectacular walk along the coast of Curaçao. A cocktail reception and gastronomic reception provided the perfect setting for an unforgettable evening.
Vegueros Centrogordos is the new vitola of the brand.
The next day continued with a competition for the longest ash, won by Don Bakhuis from Curaçao. There was also a special smoke tasting with the gold medal winner Vitola Bolívar and the 15-year-old rum Varadero.
The event ended with a party themed "La Gran Noche" with a delicious dinner and music from the island, where the participants of the humidor auction were also present. The auction of the Vegueros humidor with 216 Habanos raised $20,000 to benefit the Cuban health system.
About Vegueros Centrogordos
A peculiarity: 4 cardboard boxes of 4 cigars each find space in this outer box. They are labeled "Tapados" and not "Centrogordos". There is nothing about this in the media release. It is also a new vitola, 46 ring x 120 mm length.
Vegueros Centrogordos is a product that can be found in all Habanos stores in the world. This new vitola with thick ring gauge will delight lovers of these special Habanos and renew and enrich the Vegueros brand with an innovative format. It is presented in a metal box with 16 Habanos made after a careful selection of wrapper, filler and binder from the plantations of the region Vuelta Abajo, where the best tobaccos in the world are grown, in the region of Pinar del Rio, Cuba*, "Totally Handmade with Long Filler" are produced.
(P.A.O.) * Protected Designation of Origin
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This new vitola completes the portfolio of the Vegueros brand, which was born as a tribute to all the Cuban farmers and peasants who have been growing tobacco in the Pinar del Río region* for generations, with a new trendy format that is very appreciated by today's smokers. Vegueros Centrogordos, with a ring gauge of 54 and a length of 100 mm, come to the market with a fresh image and a new format that makes them accessible to a wider range of smokers.
Editor's note: Why does the package of 4 say "tapados"?
This press release of Habanos S.A. speaks about the packaging 16 cigars in the tin box. However, the photos also show a package with 4 cigars in a cardboard box or 4 such boxes in a cardboard package. This is labeled "Tapados" and not "Centrogordos". The meaning of this peculiarity is not explained in this media release. It is also a new vitola, 46 ring x 120 mm length.
Caribbean Cigars Corporation N.V.
Caribbean Cigars Corporation N.V. is the exclusive distributor of Habanos, S.A. for several countries and islands in the Caribbean: Panama, British Virgin Islands, St. Barthélemy, St. Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Guadeloupe, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Jamaica, St. Martin, St. Maarten, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Martin, St. Maarten, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Bonaire, Haiti, St. Eustatius, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Barbados, Curaçao, French Guiana, Anguilla, Montserrat, Martinique, Grenada, Aruba, Bahamas, Bermuda, Grand Cayman, El Salvador, Belize, Honduras and Guatemala.
The headquarters are located in the Netherlands Antilles in Willemstad, Curaçao.
Corporación Habanos, S.A.
Corporación Habanos, S.A. is a world leader in the marketing of premium cigars, both in Cuba and in the rest of the world. To this end, the company has an exclusive distribution network that is present on all five continents and in more than 140 countries.
Habanos, S.A. distributes 27 premium brands with Protected Designation of Origin (D.O.), including Cohiba, Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, Partagás, Hoyo de Monterrey and H. Upmann, to name a few. Habanos have been made by hand for more than 500 years and have since become a worldwide reference.
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