What does "corojo" mean?

**TheVitaleMob** · 08-23-2005, 02:14 AM

Thanks for the article!!!! Very informative. Now I feel edjumacated!

bigpoppapuff · 08-23-2005, 08:09 AM

the first corojo used (in this "revival") was camacho....the first criollo was also the camacho...the camacho havana....
....criollo means indigenous.....hence...havana...as in....indigenous to havana....
....when the punch rare corojo came out..it was in name only...there was no corojo used....this still may be the case in many supposed corojo cigars.....

**joshua** · 08-23-2005, 12:51 PM

That article was about Criollo, which is different from Corojo. I think you are getting the two confused. You are right about the Punch Rare Corojo though, its not a real Corojo they just pick sumatra wrapper with a reddish hue.

The origin of Corojo is in pre-Castro Cuba and began with seeds planted in Vuelta Abajo, Cuba at a farm named Corojo by Daniel Rodriguez. At one point, it became the standard wrapper for Cubas legendary cigar brands. Corojo is no longer planted in Cuba due to its high exposure (low tolerance) to Blue Mold, an air born mold that kills entire crops of tobacco and forces farmers to plow crops under because its spread is impossible to contain. But Corojo is still grown today in Ecuador and in Honduras and you can sample this tobacco to decide for yourself whether the Cubans had the right idea or not.

The name Corojo had such an influence on the business that today many cigar manufacturers use it to describe their product even if no Corojo tobacco is actually in the cigar. For instance, Punch created quite a stir with their limited production "Rare Corojo" a few years ago. While a great cigar, the Punch is actually a Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper (they admit this in their marketing piece). It does point out however just how rare a true Corojo wrapper has become. While some companies may use the Corojo name as a marketing ploy, you can still find real Corojo tobacco on the market. Cusano, for instance uses a Corojo seed, sun grown, in Ecuador and planted in 1996. Mike said, 'We are the only Corojo wrapper on the market that is "PROCIGAR" certified and are proud of the perfectly balanced, affordable cigar we are able to produce.'