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Review: Cohiba Pirámides (EL 2006)

There were two limited editions made in 2006, the year of Cohiba’s 40th anniversary. One is the legendary Behike, the other was the Edición Limitada Pirámides, the fourth release for the brand since the series was introduced in 2000. Each Edición Limitada features a limited number of cigars produced using aged tobacco in sizes that [...]

Review: Montecristo 520 (EL 2012)

At the XIV Festival del Habano, Habanos S.A. honored the “520th anniversary of tobacco discovery.” Amongst the celebration was a preview of the annual Edición Limitada releases, including the Montecristo 520, a 6 1/8 x 55 Double Robusto. In 2000, Habanos S.A. announced the first of the Edición Limitada releases. The cigars are limited releases rolled [...]

News: Cuba Files WTO Challenge To Australia’s Tobacco Rules

Cuba has become the latest country to take issue with Australia’s stringent tobacco rules regarding packaging and has filed a formal objection with the World Trade Organization to show their displeasure. The objection, filed with the WTO Secretariat on May 3, requests consultations with Australia on the Australian Tobacco Plain Packaging Act of 2011 that regulates [...]

News: Cohiba Pirámides Extra Now Available in Aluminum Tubes

Distributors around the world are reporting receipt of Cohiba Pirámides Extra in a new format – a three-pack of aluminum tubes. The Cohiba Pirámides Extra was announced in September 2012 and were initially released in 10-count boite nature boxes. The vitola became the first regular production figurado in the Línea Clásica of the Cohiba marca. The [...]

News: Intertabak AG Releases Vegas Robaina 15th Anniversary Humidor

Intertabak AG, the Swiss importer of Habanos, has released a limited production humidor in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Vegas Robaina marca, according to a post by Manuel Fröhlich. The humidor contains 25 Vegas Robaina Unicos and 25 Vegas Robaina Petit Unicos Edición Suiza, a regional edition released in 2012. Inside the humidor [...]

Press Release: Romeo y Julieta Petit Churchills Now Available in Aluminum Tubes

April 25, 2013 (Havana, Cuba) — After the debut of the Romeo y Julieta Petit Churchills in 25 count boxes in 2012, which was of great acceptance among Habanos smokers, the Petit Churchills will soon be available around the world in a new presentation of a three-pack of aluminium tubes. Romeo y Julieta was created [...]

Review: Bolívar 681 (ER Bulgaria 2011)

On November 11, 2011, Habanos S.A. officially released the Bolívar 681, the first Edición Regional for the country of Bulgaria, at a formal dinner held at the Kaliman Caribe restaurant.  The press release tells the story:  Bolivar 681, a mild-to-strong taste habano that was around between the 1960s and 1990s within the Partagas portfolio, was picked [...]

Press Release: Humidor Auction Raises Over $1 Million for Cuba’s Healthcare System

March 3, 2013 (Havana, Cuba) — Over a million dollars (890,000 euros) were raised during the traditional auction at the end of the Habano Festival, with all the funds going into Cuba’s Public Healthcare System. Six lots of deluxe humidors were sold under the gavel during the gala night dedicated to the Partagas brand. More [...]

Press Release: Montecristo Adds Petit No.2

February 26, 2013 (Havana, Cuba) — Heard of a brand with a name of its own? That’s Montecristo. The Montecristo legend was born from the reading of Alejandro Dumas’ famous novel The Count of Montecristo to cigar rollers at the H. Upmann factory in Havana. Since then, the legend has grown larger-than-life, as the famous [...]

Press Release: XV Festival del Habano – Humidors Auction

February 27, 2013 — Habanos s.a. congratulates itself: the Habanos Festival reaches its 15th Anniversary. And although the Auction of the Habanos Humidor took place for the first time in 1994, it is also a good occasion to celebrate this event that by its own right has become one of the most important moments of [...]