At the XXII Festival de Habano held in Havana, Cuba, Habanos S.A. announced it is adding a Reserva blend to its Bolivar brand with the Bolivar Belicosos Finos Reserva Cosecha 2016. The Bolivar Belicosos Finos Reserva Cosecha 2016 features tobaccos from a 2016 harvest. It’s the first time a Reserva release has come to the […]
Habanos S.A. loves an anniversary celebration, and for Festival de Habano XXII, there are two big ones – the 150th Anniversary of the Juan Lopez brand and the 30th anniversary of the Habanos S.A.’s La Casa del Habano franchise network. This year the company will celebrate both milestones with the Juan López Selección Especial. It’s […]
The XXII Festival del Habano is scheduled to open on February 24th in Havana Cuba. Each year the festival showcases featured brands throughout the festival. This year Habanos SA announced the featured brands will be Bolivar, Montecristo, and Romeo y Julieta. For Montecristo, the brand is celebrating its 85th anniversary while Romeo y Julieta is […]
The Bolívar brand is certainly one of the world’s most iconic brands. It is most famous for being a Cuban cigar brand, but there is a non-Cuban version that General Cigar Company has marketed. It’s the brand named after Simón Bolívar, the South American military and political leader who helped lead Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Ecuador, […]
Last week, a new vitola under Habanos S.A.’s brand made its debut in Hong Kong. Pacific Cigar Company and Infifon HK Ltd. exclusive Habanos, S.A distributors presented the new limited edition Romeo y Julieta Maravillas 8, a cigar that commemorates the upcoming Chinese New Year. The Romeo y Julieta Maravillas 8 is a 55 x […]
In 2015, the Montecristo brand celebrated its 80th anniversary. This was commemorated with two releases – one from Altadis U.S.A. with the Montecristo 80th Anniversary No. 2 and another by Habanos S.A. with Montecristo 80 Aniversario. Two years later, Habanos S.A. would launch a regular production line that continues to pay homage to when the brand was […]
Habanos S.A. has announced the dates for the XXII Festival de Habano will be February 24-28, 2020. The good news it will not be up against the Dominican Republic’s ProCigar festival like it was last year. The annual festival cycle gets back to a more normalized schedule. ProCigar 2020 is scheduled the week before February […]
Imperial Brands PLC has announced it is selling its worldwide premium cigar business. The move comes almost one year since the company first announced plans for divestiture opportunities. Imperial Brands premium cigar business includes brands of Tabacalera Premium Cigars, Altadis U.S.A., JR Cigars, Casa de Montecristo retail operations, Santa Clara Cigars, and Imperial’s 50% stake […]
At the XXI Festival del Habano held February 18 – 22, 2019 in Havana Cuba, Habanos S.A. announced three new Edición Limitada releases. One of those was an extension to the Ramon Allones brand known as the Allones No. 2 by Ramon Allones. The Allones No. 2 by Ramon Allones is a 52 x 140mm […]
While it wasn’t one of the featured brands, Montecristo made a return at the XXI Festival del Habano. At this year’s festival, the Montecristo Edición Limitada Supremos was introduced – one of three Edición Limitada cigars unveiled at the 2019 festival. The Montecristo Edicion Limitada Senadores is a 55 x 130mm (55 x 5 1/10) […]
