Îles Canaries
◆ NOTABLE PRODUCTION · Europe / Atlantic
General Data
- Capital
- Las Palmas / Santa Cruz
- Population
- 2,3 M (2026)
- Area
- 7 493 km²
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Language
- Spanish
- Timezone
- UTC+0
- Independence
- Autonomous community of Spain
Production
Artisanal production, mostly on La Palma
Annual Revenue
€127 M of tobacco exported in 2024, but mostly cigarettes
Climate
Oceanic subtropical, constant trade winds
Soil
Volcanic soils of La Palma
Regions
- La Palma
- Breña Alta
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Güímar (Tenerife)
Varieties
- Tabac de La Palma
Manufacturers
- Compañía Insular de Tabaco de La Palma
- Dos Santos
- Finca Tabaquera El Sitio
- Puros Artesanos Julio
- Tabacos Vargas
- Compañía Insular Tabacalera
Sommelier Note
The homeland of many Cuban tobacco families — and their refuge after 1960. The island industry itself never recovered from the blue mould that destroyed La Palma's plantations in 1967: workshops remain, an industry does not.
Production Zones
- Breña Alta — La Palma's tobacco town: the 1917 Fábrica, the El Sitio finca and Julio's workshop all lie within a few kilometres
- Güímar (Tenerife) — The east coast of Tenerife, where Canaritos rolls shortfillers from overwhelmingly imported leaf.
- La Palma — The island of the palmero cigar, rolled from father to son
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria — The Compañía Insular Tabacalera, opened by the Menéndez family in 1961
Iconic Brands 8
Cigar caves & lounges in Îles Canaries 0
No lounge listed