Inca cigars

Long before Christopher Columbus introduced us Europeans to cigars, it was indigenous peoples of South America who smoked rolled-up tobacco leaves during sacred rituals. It was reserved for priests and chiefs to light a “cigar” and thus come into contact with their gods.

Even if we have not yet crossed paths with the sun god Inti while enjoying a cigar, we still slip into happy spheres from time to time, immersed in the clouds of smoke.

The most famous of these peoples were the Incas. From Peru they created an empire in South America that was second to none. They dominated the mighty Andes and understood early on how to develop the mountainous area for agriculture and tobacco.

It is surprising that a tobacco that was good enough for gods has had such a shadowy existence to date. Mitchell Orchant, a cigar expert from London, also came up with the idea, and the idea of ​​a “Puro from Peru” was born.

Peruvian filler tobacco is commonly used by all major manufacturers. Typically used to add sweetness to a blend. Not enough for Mitchell: He made his way to Peru to meet Gennaro Lettieri, owner of the “Tabacalera del Oriente” in Tarapoto. With Gennaro at his side, it was important to clarify whether there would be enough tobacco to bring a whole series of Peruvian Puros onto the market. Luckily for all of us, there is enough tobacco because Gennaro owns plantations. The two of them spent two years working on a perfect blend, which we can now present to you. The box design is reminiscent of Inca pyramids and, together with the abdominal band, is as magnificent as the Inca themselves were.