José L. Piedra

According to Habanos, the Piedra family came from Asturias to Cuba in the 1880s and settled near Santa Clara. The brand commemorates José Lamadrid Piedra of the family's second generation. Unlike many Cuban marques based on Vuelta Abajo tobacco, it uses leaf from the Remedios region and is made by hand with short filler. Habanos describes a medium-to-full character. Cigario includes Petit Caballeros, whose particular format should be recorded separately from this broader brand history.

Family origins

The name commemorates José Lamadrid Piedra. His family settled near Santa Clara in the Remedios area after arriving from Asturias.

A distinct construction

Habanos specifies handmade short-filler construction and Remedios tobacco for this brand, distinguishing it from many long-filler Cuban marques using Vuelta Abajo leaf.