THE CUBA REVIEW. 



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CUBAN TOBACCO TERMS. 



Names and Definitions of Value to the Retailer — Classified in Convenient Form 



for Ready Consultation. 



Compiled by C. Fred. 



TYPES OF CUBAN LEAF TOBACCO. 



There are innumerable minor divisions 

 and subdivisions into which leaf tobacco 

 may be divided and subdivided, most of the 

 principal tobacco growing countries having 

 numerous districts in which tobacco is 

 raised which varies more or less' from that 

 grown in all other districts. 



Some of the types vary widely, while in 

 other cases they are so closely related that 

 only an expert could detect the subtle shades 

 of difference. The following, giving the 

 types of Cuban tobacco, is, perhaps, the 

 most complete summary of this kind that 

 has ever been attempted, and yet it might 

 be extended and further divided and sub- 

 divided almost indefinitely : 



Vuclta Abajo. — Grown in the Province 

 of Pinar del Rio, near the western end of 

 the island, and universally conceded to be 

 the finest type of cigar leaf in the world. The 

 average annual production in a normal year 

 is not far from a quarter of a million bales. 

 Among the subdivisions of Vuelta Abajo 

 are Mantua, Remates, Guane, and Vinales, 

 which are of the heavier types in demand 



Crosby, in Tobacco. 



for blending with lighter leaf; San Luis, 

 fine light wrappers ; San Juan y Martinez, 

 also superior wrapper leaf; Rio Hondo, 

 light and aromatic; Consolacion del Sur; 

 Pinar del Rio, which is descriptive of the 

 leaf grown in the geographical center of 

 the province; Bajas, Consolacion del Norte, 

 and Parti Sur, the last three being among 

 the less desirable of all Vuelta Abajos. 



Semi-Vuelta. — A heavy, aromatic tobacco, 

 grown in the Province of Pinar del Rio, 

 but distinctly separated from the genuine 

 Vuelta. The average production of Semi- 

 Vuelta in a normal year is about 20,000 

 bales, and practically all of it comes to the 

 United States. 



Partidos. — Grown principally in the Prov- 

 ince of Havana, and highly esteemed be- 

 cause of its plentiful yield of leaf suitable 

 for wrappers. It is of a much lighter qual- 

 ity than Vuelta Abajo, and is 'desirable for 

 blending with the heavier tobaccos. The 

 normal yield of Partidos is not far from 

 80,000 bales. There are several subdivi- 

 sions of Partidos, of which the most prized 

 is the famous Tumbadero, noted for its 



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