At first glance, the Sevilla 1676 by B.A.M.F Cigars is simply a 6-inch, 58-ring gauge Gran Toro, decorated with a very elegant band crafted from five layers of gold leaf. But beneath that exquisite detail lies an important chapter in the history of tobacco.
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According to Ismael R. Oliván –a certified tobacconist and instructor for Tobacconist University– when Christopher Columbus and his men passed through the Dominican Republic and Cuba, they witnessed the native population smoking tobacco.
The Taínos were already familiar with the drying and fermentation processes, but they still consumed tobacco in a rudimentary way, rolling a single leaf to smoke.
Thus, when Columbus returned to Spain, he did so with a large shipment of tobacco leaves and seeds. In Seville, in 1676, a way to better enjoy it was invented: the construction format consisting of wrapper, binder, and filler that prevails to this day. This also opened the possibility of creating blends by incorporating more than one leaf into the process.
“This has not changed in hundreds of years, except for the different varieties and origins of the tobaccos used today, but the construction of a cigar remains practically the same,” Ismael explains.
As such, the Sevilla 1676 is crafted with tobaccos from Gran Canaria and Extremadura –specifically from Campo Arañuelo, La Vera, De La Mata, Huelva, and Navalmoral. With this blend, Ismael R. Oliván seeks to recreate the flavor of those first cigars fashioned four centuries ago. “Everyone thinks that the cigar as we know it was created in Cuba, but that is not the case. It was in Seville, and this is my way of making it visible and paying tribute to it.”
This cigar is included within the Factory Reserve Cigar Club package, offering its members the privilege of tasting it for the first time.
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