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Redux: Hoyo de Monterrey Short Hoyo Pirámides (EL 2011)

Habanos S.A.’s Edición Limitada program has been well documented since launching in 2000, evolving into its current format of a trio of cigars launched annually that uses tobacco aged for two years to create a limited production of cigars that often come at a sizable markup from the marca’s regular production cigars. As has become standard, 2011 [...]

Review: Hoyo de Monterrey Extravaganza (Colección Habanos 2003)

In 2003, Habanos S.A. brought back a modified form of the Hoyo de Monterrey Lusitanias as the third release of its Colección Habanos series. The cigar was renamed the Hoyo de Monterrey Extravaganza and measured 180mm x 50, as opposed to the original 184mm x 50. The first of the Colección Habanos series in the [...]

Press Release: Hoyo de Monterrey Adds Epicure de Luxe Dress Box as LCDH Exclusive

December 12, 2012 (Havana) – Habanos, SA  has launched the new Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure de Luxe created especially for La Casa del Habano franchises, consisting of over 140 stores worldwide. Hoyo de Monterrey is one of the most historic brands of Habanos. It owes its origin to the plantation of the same name located in San Juan y Martinez, in the [...]

Press Release: Replica of the Ancient Humidor of Hoyo de Monterrey

November 8, 2012 — Habanos, S.A. is pleased to present a replica of an ancient Hoyo de Monterrey Humidor, of which, only 350 cases have been produced and exclusively aimed at La Casa del Habano worldwide. Maravillas No1, (55 ring gauge x 182 mm in the length) is the name of the vitola of 50 [...]

Weekly News (October 8, 2012)

Editor’s Note: I was searching through e-mail earlier this week and ran across some e-mails from last October when Brooks, Steve Valle, Patrick Mize, Charlie Stahl and myself were working on moving over and editing nearly a thousand posts from SmokingStogie and TheCigarFeed, all this in virtual secrecy while continuing to run both sites. At [...]

Press Release: Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure de Luxe: An Exclusive Product for La Casa del Habano

October 2, 2012 — Habanos, S.A. is pleased to present the new Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure de Luxe, an exclusive release aimed at La Casa del Habano franchise stores with more than 140 stores all around the world. Hoyo de Monterrey is one of the most historic Habanos brands. Hoyo de Monterrey owes its origin [...]

Weekly News (May 21, 2012)

Editor’s Note: It’s been a hectic week. It’s probably going to get more crazy, but the news. La Flor Dominicana in 2012 — Details here. Quesada Makes House of Horvath 80th — Details here. Davidoff Puro d’Oro Gets New Size & Bands — Story here. Viaje’s 5th Anniversary — Details here. Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve [...]

Press Release: Hoyo de Monterrey Kicks Off Box a Day Giveaway

May 16, 2012 (Richmond, VA) — To celebrate the launch of the new Hoyo de Monterrey website, General Cigar is rolling out a “Box a Day Giveaway” to share the unique flavor of the Hoyo Monterrey Reposado en Cedros® brand with cigar lovers across the U.S. From now through July 31, 2012, consumers of legal [...]

Review: Hoyo de Monterrey Short Hoyo Pirámides (EL 2011)

At the end of 2011, Habanos S.A. released its 11th collection of Edición Limitadas, a trio of cigars from Cohiba, Ramon Allones and Hoyo de Monterrey: Cohiba Cohiba 1966 — Double Robusto (6 1/2 x 52) Ramón Allones Allones Extra — Corona (5 3/5 x 46) Hoyo de Monterrey Short Hoyo Pirámides — Petit Pyramid (5 3/5 x 44) [...]

Review: Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo du Gourmet (1994)

Hoyo de Monterrey is not one of the more prolific Cuban brands even with its status of being one of Habanos’ Global Brands. That status places it amongst the likes of Cohiba, Montecristo, Partagás and Romeo y Julieta, meaning that it is one of Habanos’ larger distributed brands. The current rendition of Wikipedia’s history of [...]