LA CORONA CORONA

(halfwheel) ... What we bought was a cigar that was described as a La Corona Corona that was from the 1940s. It is certainly a La Corona Corona and it is from the 1940s, at least. Those familiar with Cuban cigars of the 20th century will recognize the La Corona name as a factory, which it has been, but La Corona started as a brand, not a factory. Jose Cabargas y Cia. founded the brand in 1845 and it has been bought and sold numerous times since. It seems possible that the cigar I’m smoking was rolled in Trenton, N.J. because then-owner American Tobacco Co. moved production of La Corona and others from Cuba to the Henry Clay and Bock & Co. factory in 1933 following a strike in Cuba. However, a box allegedly from the 1950s shows that La Corona was once again being produced in Cuba. Continued