Partagas Shorts (25)

The Partagas Shorts is today one of the brand’s most popular sizes, with its ideal dimensions of 110 mm in length and a 16.67 mm ring gauge. A relatively strong cigar, it is a “puro” (100% Cuban tobacco) that delivers mainly spicy notes layered with woody, exotic nuances.

This Very Small Corona is perfect for a smoke lasting about twenty minutes. You can buy this cigar in a box of 25 or in a cabinet of 50.

The oldest cigar factory in Cuba, Partagas was founded in 1845 by Don Jaime Partagas Ravelo when he left Spain for Havana. Owner of several tobacco farms in Vuelta Abajo, a terroir recognized as the “grand cru” of tobacco in the world, Don Jaime had the best raw material in hand to produce excellent cigars. Success came quickly, and many aristocrats of all nationalities counted among his loyal customers, to the point that the factory nearly had to be renamed “Royal Factory.”

Driven by its founder’s forward-thinking spirit, Partagas was the first factory to experiment with different fermentation techniques and was also the first to make use of a “reader,” making the work of the torcedor less monotonous and, above all, helping foster the culture and education of its employees. After Don Jaime Partagas Ravelo’s death, the factory changed hands several times before becoming the property of the Cifuentes family in 1940.

Following the Cuban Revolution and the departure of its owners in 1961, Partagas remained one of the most important factories, alongside Montecristo and Romeo y Julieta, accounting for nearly 25% of Cuban production on its own.