Redux: Por Larrañaga Magnifico (ER UK 2007)

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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 [...]

Review: Cohiba Behike (2006)

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(Editor’s Note: It’s all downhill from here. The history is written by Charlie, review proper by Brooks. — Charlie.) For those of you that don’t know… In 2006, Cohiba celebrated its 40th anniversary. Like in 1996 (Cohiba 30 Aniversario Humidor & Jar) and 2001 (Cohiba 35 Aniversario Humidor), Corporación Habanos marked the anniversary with a [...]

Recap: XIII Festival del Habano

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Ethically, doing a recap on an event I didn’t attend is probably a mortal sin; however it’s Habanosfest. Actually, my decision for this post is solely to make the weekly news more readable (and a bit shorter) without compromising any of the important events from the world’s most famous cigar festival. Unlike some of the [...]

Review: Por Larrañaga Magnificos (ER UK 2007)

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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 [...]