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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Trinidad La Trova, one of two retail exclusive offerings by Habanos S.A. for La Casa del Habano retail establishments, recently made its debut in Asia. The launch was conducted by The Pacific Cigar, the official distributor of Habanos S.A., in Asia this past November. The launch occurred simultaneously in Thailand, Macao, Japan, Malaysia, Hong […]
Habanos SA has launched the fifth installment of its Añejados series, the H. Upmann Robustos Añejados. A launch event for the new H. Upmann Robustos Añejados line was held at the Parque Central Hotel in Havana, Cuba. The H. Upmann Robustos Añejados measures 4 7/8 x 52. This Robusto size has not been seen in […]
Habanos SA has unveiled the Ramón Allones Hermitage. The cigar is the second exclusive cigar for the Russian cigar market. The cigar recently had a debut at the 8th Habanos Day in Russia event held in St. Petersburg. The Ramón Allones Hermitage cigar is a Robusto-sized 5 1/2 x 52 vitola. According to Habanos SA, […]
At the 35th edition of the Havana International Fair, Habanos SA introduced its new Línea Retro line. The line features Partagás Capitols and Romeo y Julieta Club Kings. Each of these two offerings will be in a Mareva (5 1/16 x 42) size. Both will be housed in a 5-count metallic box case. The design […]
The Cohiba Talismán Limited Edition 2017, a cigar that was first announced earlier this year at the XIX Habanos Festival in Cuba, made its worldwide debut last month. The cigar was officially launched at a November 7th event held at the Corinthia Hotel in London, England. The Cohiba Talisman is a 6 x 54 vitola. […]
Hong Kong businessman Sir David Tang, known to the cigar industry as the founder and chairman of Pacific Cigar Company, has died at age 63. Pacific Cigar Company is the exclusive distributor of Habanos products and the exclusive distributor of Habanos SA products in the Asia Pacific region. The company also offered cigar accessories branded […]
