Corojo

Corojo is a type of tobacco originally developed and grown by Diego Rodriguez at his farm or vega, Santa Ines del Corojo in the Vuelta Abajo region of Cuba and takes its name from the farm.

It was used as a wrapper extensively for many years on Cuban cigars, but its susceptibility to various diseases, Blue Mold in particular, caused the Cuban genetic engineers to develop various hybrid forms that would not only be disease-resistant, but would also display excellent wrapper qualities.

Today, both hybrid and pure strains of Corojo are used in the production of cigars. Most of the pure Corojo leaf is currently grown in Honduras' Jamastran Valley, while the hybrid varieties are more widely grown and used.

Select from the variety of cigars with a Corojo wrapper available at Winnipesaukee Cigar Co.