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28 f a c e t o f a c e<br />
Semi Vuelta<br />
Partido<br />
Cuba offers optimal soil and climate for growing tobacco and produces some<br />
of the world’s finest. Of the four growing regions: Vuelto Ariba, Partido,<br />
Semi Vuelta and Vuelto Abajo, the last, situated in the southwest of the island,<br />
is considered one of the best tobacco-growing areas in the world. This is also<br />
the location of Pinar del Rio, a tobacco region with a registered trademark.<br />
Vuelto Abajo<br />
Vuelto ARriba<br />
Once the cigars have been arranged according to<br />
colour, the anilladoras give each cigar a band (anilla).<br />
In determining where the band goes, they adhere<br />
precisely to the position allocated to each cigar<br />
in the box by the escogedores and also the side<br />
selected to face upwards. The cigar band is a distinguishing<br />
feature first introduced in 1860. It carries<br />
the trademark of the Habanos and is a sought-after<br />
collector’s item among many cigar smokers.<br />
Naturally, the cigar boxes are decorated by hand as<br />
well. Each label has its own name and is a superb<br />
identifying mark. Before each box is closed, the<br />
revisador carries out a final quality check. Boxes are<br />
provided with various seals and marks to guarantee<br />
that the contents are indeed of the trademarked<br />
provenance and production method, and since<br />
2000, each box has also been furnished with a<br />
serial number.<br />
“Wait! Wait! Confound it!”, Bertuccio let out a scream,<br />
which died away on his lips under Monte Christo’s gaze.<br />
“Benedetto”, he murmured, “Oh, we’re doomed...”<br />
Olivia López’s melodious voice has the torcedores captivated.<br />
With her unerring sense of suspense, she ends<br />
today’s shift with this cliff-hanger and closes the book.
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