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Redux: Por Larrañaga Magnifico (ER UK 2007)

In 2007, before people started getting a bit jaded on the whole Edición Regional program, Habanos S.A. released the Por Larrañaga Magnifico, a regional release for the U.K.  The vitola is an almost exact replica, only 2mm shorter, of the of the famous Por Larrañaga Magnum, which is thought by some to be one the greatest cigars ever made until [...]

News: Habanos S.A. Completes 2011 Releases

A brief news post on CubanCigarWebsite.com has confirmed that all of 2011′s scheduled releases from Habanos S.A. have been delivered. The cigar that completed the 2011 release schedule was the Por Larrañaga Legendarios, an Edición Regional for Spain that was released in the past few weeks. The Legendarios measures 6  3/4 (170mm) x 50, a [...]

Review: Por Larrañaga Dunhill Selection Suprema No. 31 (1960s)

It has been said that Dunhill produced some of the best cigars in the world, and it has been theorized that the reason the cigars were so good was that they were using superior tobacco in all of their blends. However, what some people may not be aware of is that for a time, Dunhill blended their [...]

Review: Por Larrañaga Robusto (ER Alemania 2010)

The Por Larrañaga brand traces its history to 1834, when it was registered by Ignacio Larrañaga, making it the oldest marca in the Habanos S.A. portfolio that is still made. It was also the first factory to make machine made cigars. It is currently referred to as a marca local, a local brand with minor market [...]

Weekly News (November 29, 2010)

The Tatuaje Anarchy went on pre-order at Smoke Inn this past Friday, orders should start arriving around December 10th. Alec Bradley gave out more information regarding their upcoming New York line. Cusano has taken over U.S. distribution for Heavenly Cigars. Toraño has filed opposition to MATASA/SAG Import’s Quesada Tributo name. You can read more about [...]

News: Proposed Habanos S.A. RE 2011 List

Obviously, these won’t be at IPCPR. Note, the following is not complete or final; it also came from a forum – take it for what it’s worth. Key (Brand, Name, Factory Name, RG, Length (metric), Region) Bolívar 681 Sobresalientes 53 153 Bulgaria Bolívar Britanicas Britanicas 46 137 United Kingdom Bolívar Emperador Hermosos No.2 48 157 [...]

Review: Por Larrañaga Los Andes (ER Peru)

For those of you that don’t know there’s yet another entry in omnipresent Edición Regional series coming out of Cuba, the Por Larrañaga Los Andes is a 2009, exclusive to Peru that is one of the hardest to find REs I have found. The Exclusive Distributor is Vegas del Caribe, and there were 600 numbered [...]

Review: Por Larrañaga Magnificos (ER UK 2007)

Just like in Highlander, there can be only one. And that one could very well be the Por Larrañaga Magnifico. It has been called the most beautiful cigar in the world and I certainly agree with that sentiment. Specially produced in 2007 for Hunters & Frankau, the United Kingdom’s agent for Cuban cigars, it is [...]