For more than 40 years, Omar Ortez has been crafting memorable and affordable cigars out of his family owned and operated Agrotabacos factory in Nicaragua. And the Omar Ortez Connecticuts is no exception. This mild to medium smoke features a silky, smooth Ecuadorian Connecticut-seed wrapper that expertly cloaks a Nicaraguan binder and long-filler leaves from Nicaragua. This budget-minded cigar tastes and burns like a premium, and it is an excellent choice for when you are enjoying a weekend barbeque or playing a round of golf.
Cigar Origin
Nicaragua
Most cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.
Despite many decades of war and revolution in this Central American country, the cigar industry has thrived due to the hard work and tenacity of Cuban exiles to the land such as Plasencia, Padron, Oliva, Ortez, and others. Tobacco has been a force of social stability, and the country is now one of the principal exporters of premium cigars in the world.
Strength
Wrapper Color
Claro
Cigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (Maduro or Oscuro) with a full range of browns in between.
Claro wrapper is light, yellowish brown in color.
Wrapper
Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade
The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.
Ecuador is the perfect place to grow wrappers, because it is located on the Equator! And it has rich soils too. The weather conditions, with a nearly permanent cloudy sky, provide a natural shade, protecting the wrapper plants from sunshine and allowing the tobacco to grow thin and light. This climate allows tobacco growers to grow Connecticut-seed wrapper in the shade without shade cloths, resulting in more economical wrapper.
Binder
Nicaragua
The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together.
Nicaraguan cigar binders are produced mainly in Esteli and Jalapa, both lands with volcanic soil and excellent climate for growing tobacco. Binders grown in Jalapa have sweet undertones. Corojo, Habana2000, Criollo, and Maduro binders are all produced in Nicaragua.
Filler
Nicaragua
Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.
Rolled by
Handmade
Handmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.
Manufacturer
Agrotabacos
Agroindustrial Nicaraguense de Tabacos S.A. (aka Agrotabacos) is a family owned business that was established in 1995 by Omar Ortez, a well-known tobacco grower and manufacturer in Nicaragua. The Ortez family has been involved in the tobacco business for more than 50 years. Agrotabacos is a seed to finished cigar company. They grow tobacco and produce cigars for globally recognized brands such as Altadis USA, Flor de Gonzalez, Ventura Cigars, and Zander-Greg’s NAT CICCO. They also create their own cigars under the Omar Ortez Maduro and the Omar Ortez Originals brands.