Raul Velazco was born into a family who loves cigars. The family tradition began, in 1937 when his predecessors opened the first cigar factory in Hoyo de Manicaragua, in the Cuban province of Las Villas (central part of Cuba). Hoyo de Manicaragua is a small town known for their cigar manufacturing, right in the mountains of Escambray, a good land for tobacco. The tobacco plantations form the usual and best landscape of this region; long traditions, the happy character of guajiros (farmers), and the excellence of the harvests make this a sacred place for the cigar connoisseurs. Tobacco is more than a harvest, it is a culture, it is “to fall in love for the land.“
In 1999 the family emigrated to the United States. In August 2003, we opened our first store, “Hoyo de Cuba” Cigar Factory in Houston, Texas, to sell our exclusive cigars in different sizes and flavors, which we manufacture by hand in Esteli, Nicaragua, using quality tobacco.
While we are now known as HDC Cigar Factory, we still maintain a strict quality control in the handcrafting of our exquisite cigars.
Visit our store, open Monday to Saturday (10:30am – 8:00pm), and enjoy the best cigar in town, at the best price and a cup of Cuban coffee. While here, don’t miss the opportunity to visit our walk-in humidor where you will find a selection of more than 25,000 cigars in over 20 different types.