"It’s not easy growing Cuban-seed Corojo wrapper outside Cuba itself. Even there, it’s a notoriously difficult process. Despite Honduras’s remarkably compatible climate and growing conditions, it’s a challenge there too. And it costs like hell, but the wrappers that survive are incomparable, indeed, the most important factor that sets true Cuban Cubans apart from the wannabes. Now the great cigar genius Nestor Plasencia has turned his attention to growing the Corojo wrapper in Honduras. Utilizing his years of experience in the business of growing and manufacturing superior cigars, Plasencia is bringing all his wiles to the production of Corojo. In the long process of adapting the Cuban varietal to the Honduran soil and climate, Nestor has actually improved the quality of the original. The Honduran product is now flourishing and thriving, reaching a level that has caught the attention of the Cubans themselves who may be importing it for their use. Going head to head and puff to puff with the Cuban Cubans like Montecristo and Punch, Piñata Cubana truly gives them a run for their money. Speaking of money, that’s where Piñata Cubana really shines. In those countries where it can be found, the Cuban Montecristo sells for $450 a box. The legal Piñata Cubana sells for $150 a box. Are we talking the same taste at a saving of $300 a box? Try me. Try Piñata Cubana." |
