At the XIX Habano Festival in Cuba, Habanos SA introduced a new limited edition to vitola to three of its marquis lines. One of the limited editions is the new Punch Regios de Punch. The Punch Regios de Punch1 is a 4 3/4 x 48 vitola that Habanos called as Hermosa’s Especial. The shade grown wrapper […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel Vintage 1999 Minis Coming in April
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A petit sized line extension is coming to Rocky Patel Premium Cigars’ Vintage 1999 series. Today, the company announced the launch of the Rocky Patel Vintage 1999 Minis – a 4 1/4 x 32 small cigar that will be sold in ten pack tins. The Minis will arrive at retailers next month. The blend is […]
Cigar News: Partagas Serie No. 1 Limited Edition 2017 Unveiled at XIX Habano Festival
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At the XIX Habano Festival in Cuba, Habanos SA introduced a new limited edition to vitola to three of its marquis lines. One of the limited editions is the new Partagas Series No 1. The Partagas Series No 1 is a 5 1/2 x 52 Robusto Extra that Habanos called as Noblezas. The shade grown […]
Cigar News: Cohiba Talismán Limited Edition 2017 Unveiled at XIX Habano Festival
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At the XIX Habano Festival in Cuba, Habanos SA introduced a new limited edition to vitola to three of its marquis lines. One of the limited editions is the new Cohiba Talisman. The Cohiba Talisman is a 6 x 54 vitola. The shade grown wrapper comes from the upper third of primings. The tobaccos in this blend […]
Cigar News: New Look and Two New Vitolas for Quai D’Orsay Debut at XIX Habano Festival
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At the XIX Habano Festival in Cuba, one brand that was in the spotlight was Habanos SA’s Quai D’Orsay brand. This year, Habanos SA unveiled new packaging and two new sizes for the brand, Quai D’Orsay is known for its thinner ring gauge vitolas, but this year two 50 plus ring gauge offerings were introduced […]
Cigar News: Romeo y Julieta Petit Royales Launched at XIX Habano Festival
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At the XIX Habano Festival in Cuba, Habanos SA launched a new extension to its Romeo y Julieta known as Petit Royales. The Romeo y Julieta is a 3 3/4 x 47 vitola. It will be offered in 25 count box or packs containing three tubes. The XIX Habano Festival took place February 27 – March […]
Cigar News: H. Upmann Sir Winston Gran Reserva 2011 Unveiled at XIX Habano Festival
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At the XIX Habano Festival in Cuba, Habanos SA formally announced the H. Upmann Sir Winston Gran Reserva 2011. As the name indicates it adds a Gran Reserva offering to the H. Upmann line in the popular Sir Winston (Churchill size) format. Gran Reserva is a designation typically used for more limited production releases in […]
Cigar News: Avo Improvisation LE17 Announced
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AVO Cigars has announced the fifth installment of its AVO Improvisation Series will be the AVO Improvisation LE17. This release introduces the AVO brand’s first 6 x 60 limited edition release. It also draws inspiration from three separate AVO releases. The Avo Improvisation Series was introduced in 2015 and would replace the annual limited edition series […]
Cigar News: C.L.E. Cigar Company Unveils EIROA The First 20 Colorado
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C.L.E. Cigar Company has announced a new release under its EIROA The First 20 line. Next month, the company will ship its new EIROA The First 20 Colorado. While this is a cigar that has seen some limited distribution, it will now be available nationwide. EIROA The First 20 is Honduran puro that features a Honduran wrapper […]
Cigar News: La Aurora ADN Dominicano Unveiled at 2017 ProCigar
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At the 2017 ProCigar Festival in the Dominican Republic, La Aurora Cigars unveiled a new line known as the La Aurora ADN Dominicano. This release incorporates a tobacco known as Andullo into the blend. Andullo tobacco undergoes a very different curing process than traditional cigar tobacco leaves. This involves putting tobacco leaves in palm seed […]