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3. When will the market be able to ORGANIC cigars?.

Very soon, at the present many growers are in the final stages of experimentation in order to create the first commercial harverst of 100% organic tobacco. At the present, Gonzalez Habano Cigar Company in Tampa, is one of the producers of hand made cigars made with 100% organic tobacco. Visit by click the link to their web-site at: www.cigarsoftampa.com .

4. Why is organic tobacco better than regular tobacco?.

During the harvest of a regular tobacco crop, different kinds of pesticides and fertilizers are use in order to generated a quality crop. This chemicals agents penetrate the tobacco leafs and stay in there until the fermetation process. By the time this process is complete 97% of the residue quemicals is removed but 4% stay. With an organic tobacco crop naturals pesticides and fertilizers are use; and during the last six years of experimentation more resistance plants with bigger leafs has being created. Making the organic crop more profitable in volume than a convencional one. Due to the high cost involve, will be a few years more before this type of tobacco be a regular part in the selection for production and a regular in your tobacco shop.

5. Who holds the world record for the longest cigar ever made ?

This record is in the hands of Mr. Wallace Reyes of Gonzalez Habano Cigar Company in Tampa, Florida, and was made during the 11th Edition of The Cigar Heritage Festival 2006, on November 18, 2006. The cigar was 101 feet (30.78 meters) long.

The master cigar maker of Tampa received the Guinness title after assembling the "Longest Cigar in the World", in front of hundreds of people in the festival. The cigar weight 53.8, and was made with selected tobacco leafs from Honduras, Dominican Republic, and Ecuador with a cost in materials of over $3,500.00 US dollars. During the assembling of the cigar, Mr. Reyes was assisted by his wife Margarita, and around 14 specially train team of volunteers. Present in the event was the Major of Tampa, Hon. Pam Aorio, Arturo Fuentes, Sr., and many other city officials.

At the end, took 76 hours and 36 minutes of work and (15 days),and also at the present time is the most expensive single cigar ever made $ 5,100.00 (US dollars), and a new world record. Visit the web-site www.worldslongestcigar.com to see more information and view photos.

The previous record was in Cuba, and was made by Mr. Jose Castelar in 2005, with a cigar that measured 66 feet and 11 inches.

 

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