Jose L. Piedra
José L. Piedra is a particularly noteworthy Habano because it is made
from leaf grown exclusively in the Vuelta Arriba tobacco-growing
region.
The Piedra family came to Cuba in the 1880s from the Spanish province
of Asturias. They settled near the town of Santa Clara, which lies at
the heart of the Vuelta Arriba region where tobacco has been grown since
the 16th Century, and started to make cigars.
The second generation led by José Lamadrid Piedra founded and developed the brand whose name we know today.
All six of the José L. Piedra sizes are made using the traditional
‘totalmente a mano, tripa corta' - totally hand made, short filler
technique.