Habanos cigars, art, aroma of Cuba

The humidor in which it is kept -pure cedar-, to keep the humidity and preserve that aroma so pleasant that it settles in the senses and reinforces the addiction. Skillful hands are in charge of shaping the humidors, which transcend without a name, but with the essence of people who, almost anonymously, defend the name of Cuba with hands and creative intellect.

By IRENE IZQUIERDO

Photos: YASSET LLERENA

Habanos … what a delight! The cigar is a weapon of presumption: elegance, bearing, good taste. It is enough to smell one to know that they contain not only fragrance, but also history, tradition. Tobacco is part of our heritage: none in the world resembles it, to our pride.

But the cigar, in addition to all its attributes, has another very important one, the chest in which it is kept -pure cedar-, to keep moisture and preserve that aroma so pleasant that it settles in the senses and reinforces addiction. Skillful hands are in charge of shaping the humidors, which transcend without a name, but with the essence of people, almost anonymous, who defend the name of Cuba with hands and creative intellect.

They are the boys from the workshop of the young designer and craftsman José Ernesto Aguilera, on the southern outskirts of Havana, more precisely, in Arroyo Naranjo. Make an abstraction and feel the aroma of the venue, but also the passion of the group of artisans who make jewelery-caskets or jewelery-caskets, to give the required envelope to a major jewel: the Habano.