Fonseca (cigar brand)
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Fonseca is the name of two premium cigar brands, one produced in Cuba, and the other produced in Nicaragua for two different companies.
History
Its founder, Don Francisco E. Fonseca was born in
Around 1905, the registry of cigar factories documented F.E. Fonseca & Co.'s presence at a new location: 129 Duane Street, situated in
Production continued uninterrupted after the revolution and the cigars are still produced at the Lázaro Pena Factory in Havana. As a cigar brand, Fonseca is relatively mild by most aficionados' standards, sells for cheaper than most other Cuban cigar brands, and is marketed mostly in Spain and Canada, where the brand is particularly popular.
Vitolas in the Fonseca Line
The following list of Vitolas de Salida (commercial Vitolas) within the Fonseca marque lists their size and ring gauge in imperial (and metric), their "Vitolas de galera" (factory Vitolas), and their common name in American cigar slang. All are hand-made, long-filler cigars with the exception of the Delicias, which use short-filler tobacco.
Hand-Made Vitolas
- Cosaco - 53⁄8" × 42 (137 × 16.67 mm), Cosaco, a corona
- Delicia - 47⁄8" × 40 (124 × 15.88 mm), Standard, a petit corona
- No. 1 - 63⁄8" × 44 (162 × 17.46 mm), Cazador, a lonsdale
- KDT Cadete - 41⁄2" × 36 (114 × 14.29 mm), Cadete, a short panetela
Cultural references
Spanish poet Federico García Lorca mentions the “blond head of Fonseca” (la rubia cabeza de Fonseca), along with “the pink of Romeo y Julieta” in his poem “Son de negros en Cuba” (Poet in New York).
See also
- Cigar brands
References
- ^ a b "F. E. Fonseca Dies in Havana". The New York Times. October 26, 1929. p. 17. "Francisco E. Fonseca, cigar manufacturer, president of F. E. Fonseca & Co., died Wednesday [October 23] in Havana. He was born in Cuba in 1868. A widow, three sons and two daughters survive."
- ^ Gill, William (1910). Havana cigars: A comprehensive and descriptive account of this world-famous industry from the earliest times to the present day. Havana, Cuba. p. 42.
Further reading
- Nee, Min Ron (2005). An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Post-Revolution Havana Cigars. Sankt Augustin [Germany]: AWM-Verlag. Reprint; first published 2003. ISBN 3-9809308-2-3.
External links
- Hyman, Tony. "Cigar History, 1910-1960 Archived 2013-06-18 at the Wayback Machine". National Cigar Museum. nationalcigarmuseum.com
- Hyman, Tony. "Cigar History Museum Library Bibliography". cigarhistory.info
- Official website of Habanos S.A.
- Cuban Cigars for Sale
- Fonseca Cigars Reviews