Cigar Wrapper (Capa)

The making of a premium cigar begins with the planting of the seed in the green houses and growing until ready for planting in the tobacco fields of Nicaragua. There are over 2000 hands that touch the tobacco before Don Elba Cigars is ready to seek the finest tobacco. The choice of the premium tobacco is shared between Jennifer Sandino and our Master Blenders. We also use a tobacconist in Nicaragua who has sourced the tobacco we use since 1996. There are many farms to visit and much to consider when selecting the tobacco used by Doña Elba Premium Cigars.

Wrapper

The wrapper is the outside leaf of a premium cigar. In Nicaragua we refer to the wrapper as the Capa. We use several types of wrappers which must be mated with the binder and filler of the cigar. Here are some of our most favorite wrappers:

Rosado from Jalapa Valley

This Capa is grown in the region of Jalapa Valley, Nicaragua, which is North of Estelí. The soil and weather is much like the climates of Cuba. This Capa is one of the more uncommon wrapper shades. Rosado translates to "rosy" or "pinkish" in Spanish. The wrapper has a distinct reddish hue and is extra difficult to grow outside of Cuba, which means that only a handful of companies like Doña Elba Cigars in Nicaragua are lucky enough to have a supply of the this leaf. This makes Rosado wrapped cigars rate and highly sought after. Typically, these cigars are very spicy with notes of cedar, coffee, earth and pepper.

Ecuadorian Habano

With the name of Habano, it simply means the tobacco is grown from Cuban seed tobacco. This Capa is one of the most expensive tobacco in the world. Ecuadorian Habano has only been around a dozen years, but it has become one of the premium cigar favorite leaves at Doña Elba Cigars. This leaf has all the characteristics as a thick, rich and oily structure. The leaf has great tasting in flavor with veins that hardly show. This makes for a unique type of wrapper for your Doña Elba Cigar.

Mexico San Andres Valley

Pennsylvania Oscuro

Our Pennsylvania Capa is grown from seeds that first started in the USA in the State of Pennsylvania. It is commonly grown for us in Nicaragua. This wrapper brings along a wonderfully light, chocolaty tobacco scent. Once widely used and becoming scarce for buyers, it is now grown in Nicaragua and is one of our favorite dark Capa leafs. This Capa leaf is a little less broad than some of our other Capa leaves but makes a great tasting premium cigar. Oscuro translates to Dark in English.

Connecticut Capa

This Capa is the lightest Capa mainly used for a milder type of Premium Cigar. It is grown in Ecuador from orginal seeds which came from the USA Connecticut tobacco fields.

After selecting the type of Capa we must then match it up with a blend that will compliment the Capa and give the cigar aficionado the perfect taste of their private branded cigar. To see the rest of the store, take a look at our wrapper material and the different type of tobacco filler.