After enjoying the very able Cain Straight Ligero on Friday, I decided to conduct a geography lesson for myself. I looked up the regions the three ligero fillers came from on Google Maps as shown in the figure below.
The map above is centered on Nicaragua. Near the north (top) are three green call outs labeled A,B, and C which mark the three areas as follows: A=Jalapa, B=Condega, C=Esteli. As you can see the tobaccos come from the northern region of Nicaragua. Below is a tiny bit of information on each of the areas and about the tobacco as described by caincigars.com.
Jalapa:
Jalapa is perhaps the smallest of the three locations with an elevation of about 2,300 feet above sea level. Jalapa provides the least amount of direct sun due to the valley the tobacco is grown in and the smoothest of the three ligero tobaccos.
Condega:
Nicaragua.com describes Condega as a tranquil area surrounded by mountains and beautiful valleys and is an important contributor to the tobacco industry. Here Cuban exiles perfected the skill of making cigars and relocated the craft to Esteli. Condega is slightly lower than Esteli and as a result a bit warmer. The Condega ligero tobacco is medium bodied with a complex richness.
Esteli:
According to Perelman's Pocket Cyclopedia of Cigars, Esteli is the location where the Cain cigars are handmade. Esteli is just over 2,600 feet above sea level in a cooler region of Nicaragua giving the town a nice and cool climate. Nicaragua.com mentions this region is a location where Cuban cigar makers sought refuge during the Cuban Revolution and could attribute to why the tobacco industry is such a large part of the area. Esteli ligero tobacco is the strongest of the three and must be used sparingly otherwise it could overpower the other tobaccos.
Clearly Cain selected areas deeply rooted with cigar history and an ideal climate for producing the full flavored and complex cigars we enjoy today.
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