8. Shade grown Sun grown
For wrapper leaf.
It is the most expensive leaf to
produce.
For filler and binder
variety of flavours that are
blended to form the rich and
complex taste of one Habano.
9. Leaves are picked at intervals from the bottom to the top, allowing the plant
develops its remaining leaves between each pickings.
Harvesting
a laborious task because each
leaf must be picked by hand.
Only two or three leaves can
be taken at a time.
a single plant takes about 30
days to complete the
harvesting.
10.
11. Processing the leaves
Many months and in some cases years will pass
before the leaf is ready to make an Habano.
1. Curing
60-90 days
After this process the leaves go to the
factory.
12. In the Factory
3. Sorting and classification
Size, colour and texture
4. Stripping
2. 1st Fermentation
sweats out impurities in the leaf, reducing acidity, tar and
nicotine. 35-45 days
filler and binder leaf
5. 2nd Fermentation
filler and binder leaf
6. Ageing
Could take until 3 months, and depending
on the leaf, 3 or more fermentations
The fullest-flavoured leaf is aged the longest and the
lightest-flavoured leaf is aged the least. Like a fine wine, the
longer the wine is left to mature, the better it will be.
13. How the Habano is made?
Many steps
Is a process that requires highly
specialized and experienced rollers
Preparing the Wrappers
Preparing the Fillers
Composing the Blend
Finally, three years or more since the
oldest leaf was picked, it is now about to
become an Habano..
