At the XX Habanos Festival in Havana Cuba, Habanos SA launched a pair of cigars to be exclusive to its La Casa del Habano retail establishments. One of those cigars is a new offering under the H. Upmann brand known as the Hoyo de Monterrey Escogidos. The Hoyo de Monterrey Escogidos is a 180mm x 49 […]
Cigar News: Romeo y Julieta Grand Churchills Introduced at XX Habanos Festival
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At the XX Habanos Festival in Havana Cuba, Habanos S.A. unveiled the Romeo y Julieta Grand Churchill. This is a massive 191 mm x 56 (7 1/2 x 56) limited edition line extension that comes packaged in a luxury humidor produced exclusively for the Habanos Festival. The humidor comes from Elie Bleu of Paris and Jean-Philippe […]
Cigar News: Romeo y Julieta Edicíon Limitada 2018 Tacos Introduced at XX Habanos Festival
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At the XX Habanos Festival in Havana Cuba, Habanos S.A. announced that the Romeo y Julieta brand will have an Edicíon Limitada in a size known as the Tacos. Typically the Tacos vitola has been seen in Habanos as a double figurado measuring 158 mm x 47 (6 1/4 x 47). The Romeo y Julieta […]
Cigar News: H. Upmann Edicíon Limitada 2018 Propios Introduced at XX Habanos Festival
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At the XX Habanos Festival in Havana Cuba, Habanos S.A,. announced that the H. Upmann brand will have an Edicíon Limitada in a size known as the Propios. The Propios size of the H. Upmann Edición Limitada 2018 measures 120 mm x 46 ( 4.7 x 46). The cigars will be presented in 25-count wooden […]
Cigar News: Habanos S.A. Introduces Bolívar Soberano Edición Limitada 2018
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This year one of Habanos S.A.’s Edition Limitada releases will be coming to its Bolivar brand. At the XX Habanos Festival in Havana Cuba, Habanos S.A. unveiled the Bolívar Soberano Edición Limitada 2018. The Bolívar Soberano Edición Limitada 2018 brings Habanos’ popular “Duke” size to the Bolívar line. This is a vitola that measures 140 mm x 54 […]
Cigar News: Cohiba Robustos Reserva Cosecha 2014 Launched at XX Habanos Festival
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At the XX Habanos Festival in Havana, Cuba, this year Habanos S.A.’s signature release comes from Cohiba. It’s a new Reserva under the Cohiba line called the Cohiba Robustos Reserva Cosecha 2014. The Cohiba Robustos Reserva Cosecha 2014 is a 124 mm x 50 (4 7/8 x 50) Robusto. It consists of binder and filler tobaccos […]
Cigar News: Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo Río Seco Launched at XX Habanos Festival
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At the XX Habanos Festival in Havana Cuba, Habanos SA announced a new line extension to its Hoyo de Monterrey brand called Le Hoyo Río Seco. It’s a new line extension that continues a trend of Habanos in recent years of introducing thicker ring gauges. The Le Hoyo Río Seco introduces a 140 mm x […]
Cigar News: Vegueros Centrofinos Launched at XX Habanos Festival
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At the 20th Habanos Festival in Havana, Cuba, a Centrofinos vitola was added to the Vegueros line. This introduces a classic robusto-sized vitola into the Vegueros line. The Vegueros Centrofinos measures 50 x 130mm (5 1/10 x 50). When the line was re-introduced in 2014, it includes: Tapados (46 x 122 mm / 4.7 x […]
Cigar News: Two New Sizes of Partagás Linea Maduro Launched at XX Habanos Festival
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At the 20th Habanos Festival in Havana, Cuba, Habanos S.A. announced a pair of line extensions to its Partagás Linea Maduro line. The new sizes include the Partagás Linea Maduro No. 2, which is a short Pirámides measuring 55 x 120mm (approximately 4 3/4 x 55), and the Partagás Linea Maduro No. 2 measuring 145 […]
Cigar News: Nelson Alfonso to Debut Count of Montecristo Ashtray at Festival del Habano XX
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At the Festival del Habano XX scheduled to begin on February 26th, Nelson Alfonso will debut a unique ashtray known as the Count of Montecristo. Alfonso most recently has garnered attention as the creator of the brands of Selected Tobacco (Atabey, Byron, and Bandolero), but he has established himself as a world-renowned packaging designer. He […]