Cigars - hand-picked premium selection
Cigars are as multifaceted as a bird of paradise. Each one is as different and unique as the person who smokes it. See for yourself and take a look at our wide range of products. Be it strong or mild, spicy or fine. There is something for everyone in our online shop.
Would you like to buy a cigar? We will be happy to help you! Choose from over 2,900 different cigars. To make the selection a little easier, we recommend that you sort the cigars using the filter. This way you can easily display all cigars according to size, strength, price, wrapper colour and much more. Or would you prefer a cigar from the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Honduras or Cuba?
CIGARS FOR
BEGINNERS
Cigar lovers know and love them: the Davidoff.
That's why we recommend them to newcomers to the world of cigars. As different as Davidoff cigars are, they all have something in common: their established name in the cigar cosmos and the unique production associated with it. This is because these cigars are lovingly handmade by experts. This is why their flavour and quality are so unmistakable.
The Davidoff Signature 2000, for example, is the ideal cigar for beginners. Slightly floral and yet a little nutty, woody and with a hint of pepper in the flavour, its smoke is creamy and slightly sweet at the same time. Doesn't that sound tempting?
CIGAR PRICE -
HOW IS IT MADE UP
?
Cigars are precious and their production is becoming increasingly expensive.
The EU Tobacco Products Directive came into force in May 2014 and became law in May 2016. Since then
, the EU Tobacco Products Directive has entailed considerable costs. And although there is only one European directive,
it must of course also be implemented at national level with the help of individual laws. In order to comply with these,
certain expenses have to be incurred.
In addition, good tobacco is becoming increasingly rare. The effects of climate change can be felt here: the
volatile weather conditions and the increasingly scarce growing areas for tobacco, as well as the wood from which
the packaging boxes are made, are forcing tobacco companies to spend more and more money on suitable
measures.
We at zigarrenversand.ch always attach great importance to maintaining our quality standards and offering you our
cigars at a fair price.
CIGARRES
Cigars are a first-class stimulant. They are not smoked on the side at the desk like cigarettes, but are intended as a symbol of relaxation in the evening or club meetings. Together with a cognac or whiskey, they frame cosy hours. Cigars are rolled from the finest tobacco leaves and are both a status symbol and a luxury item. A large number of famous personalities from politics and society have appreciated and continue to appreciate the special flavour, the wonderful aroma of tobacco and the indescribable pleasure of a cigar. Here are just a few of them, such as Albert Einstein, Gerhard Schröder,
Roger Moore, Thomas Mann, Manfred Krug and, of course, the famous British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. A type of cigar with a combination of length and thickness was named after him. Of course, Fidel Castro and Ernest Hemingway should not be forgotten here either.
Although cigars tend to favour the male sex, they have also won over a number of feminine admirers such as Katharine the Great, Marlene Dietrich and the writer George Sand.
The tobacco plant belongs to the nightshade family. The tropical climate in the growing regions provides excellent growing conditions for the many different types of tobacco. Quality, flavour and tobacco varieties determine the price-performance ratio.
There are different types of cigars in terms of length and thickness. The term corona defines a length of approx. 14 cm. The thinner Panatela has a diameter of only 14 mm. The thickest type with a thickness of 19.84 mm belongs to the Robusto cigar category. The Churchill format, on the other hand, combines length with thickness. The curved cigar types are known as culebras.
THE HISTORY OF THE CIGAR
The history of cigars goes back a long way, to around 2000 years before Christ to be precise. It is believed that the Arawak Indians arrived in Cuba at this time and took the first seeds of the tobacco plant with them.
In many peoples in Central and South America, tobacco was considered a gift from God and was used in religious ceremonies to change consciousness. When Christopher Columbus landed in Cuba in 1492, the Arawak Indians had already been using tobacco as a medicinal and stimulant for centuries. Columbus took tobacco with him on his return journey to Europe, where it quickly found favour. It was initially consumed as a medicine and later as a stimulant in the form of rolled cigars or cut into pipes.
Despite the long history of the art of tobacco cultivation, the first official cigar brand was registered in Cuba relatively late: In 1810, Bernardino Rencurrel and Hija de Cabanas Carbajal were the first cigar brands to be registered in Havana. At that time, Cuba was still a Spanish colony and the Cubans were legally obliged to sell the entire tobacco harvest to the cigar factory in Seville, where the Cuban cigars that were already famous at the time were produced.
This law was repealed in 1817, allowing the free production of cigars to begin. In 1855, the highest production figure of all time was reached with 357 million cigars exported.
Cigar smoking enjoyed increasing popularity worldwide. Cigars were smoked above all in intellectual and artistic circles, which is how the term "Havana" first appeared for Cuban cigars.
At the beginning of the 20th century, cigar smoking in Europe and America became increasingly popular with the general public and symbolised power and wealth.
But all that changed in 1959 when Comandante Fidel Castro Ruz took power in Cuba. The revolution led to the nationalisation of all business enterprises, including the tobacco plantations and cigar factories. Since then, these have been under the control of the state-owned company Habanos S.A. (until 1992 under the name Cubatabaco). This was also the starting signal for cigar production outside of Cuba, as many families left Cuba and emigrated to other Caribbean countries such as Honduras, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic to try their luck.
CIGARRES TODAY
Today, Cuban cigars are once again available worldwide and are characterised by top quality, as they always have been. The island has a perfect microclimate due to the sandy soil, sea level, humidity, rain distribution and, last but not least, the fresh wind from the north. These conditions contribute to the fact that some of the best tobacco still comes from Cuba today.
Up to 200 steps are required to produce a cigar - from cultivation, harvesting, drying, fermentation, selection and storage of the leaves. The works of art are then completed by the torcedor, who rolls the cigar and finally packs it in the beautifully crafted boxes.