Pinar Del Rio
Ronald shows us the different types of dried tobacco leaves used for rolling cigars in Pinar Del Río.
A woman threads freshly cut tobacco leaves onto sticks. The sticks are then lifted into a barn to dry the leaves which will eventually become cigars.
A woman threads freshly cut tobacco leaves onto sticks to dry them for cigar use.
Tobacco leaves dry in a barn in Pinar del Río, Cuba.
Ronald shows us how to properly roll a cigar. Step one: light a cigar!
Ronald shows us how to properly roll a cigar.
Andy was our tour guide for the day (came with the bus rental). He had the opportunity to roll his own cigar, which he had never done before.
A Cuban cigar rolled by a Franco-American visitor. Yep, I rolled this cigar in Pinar del Río and smoked it in Havana, Cuba!