The leaves from the 2010 harvest that
make up the Upmann No. 2 Reserva have been selected
by the H. Upmann factory under the supervision of
the Instituto de Investigaciones del Tabaco -Tobacco Research
Institute.
The blend has been selected by expert
Ligadores -Master Blenders- and evaluated by more than 50
expert catadores -tasters- in joint tastings organised by the
Instituto del Tabaco -Tobacco Institute-. These tasters include
members of the Comisión Nacional de Degustación -National
Tasting Commission- from the most prestigious factories in Cuba and
experts from the Cuban Industry and Habanos s.a., with all of the
conditions of the proposed blends being assessed.
The tripa -filler- and capote -binder- leaves ( Volado , Seco and
Ligero ), and also the capa -wrapper- leaves, that are used in the
blend for this first Reserva, have been subjected to a long and
painstaking three-year ageing process.
These Habanos are Totalmente a Mano con Tripa Larga
-Totally hand made with Long Filler, with tobacco leaves (capa
-wrapper-, capote -binder- and tripa -filler-) from 2010 harvest of
the best vegas -fields- in the tobacco world, Vuelta Abajo (D.O.P.) ,
in Pinar del Río* (D.O.P.), Cuba.