Cuaba

Each cuaba is made in a unique shape, often called a double figure. This is the type of Habano cigar boom of the late 19th century. A century later, in 1996, this thriving custom was revived at the Romeo y Julieta factory that produces cuabas. Double figurados are the pinnacle of the cigarmaker's art, and for that reason alone, they have a place in every cigar aficionado's assortment. Cuaba, like Cohiba, is a Taino related to Native American phrase dating back to the time of Columbus. This is the term for an extremely flammable shrub that Native Americans used to lightly light their "cohibas."