The latest Italian regional will be on shelves next week.

On April 9, Diadema S.P.A., the Italian distributor of Cuban cigars, will hold a tasting of the La Flor de Cano Casanova in Rome. A few days later, the cigars are expected to land in stores. The Casanova is the 2016 Edición Regional for Italy, a 4 1/3 (110mm) x 50 petit robusto.

There are 6,000 numbered boxes of 10 being produced, priced at €100 ($106) per box.

Italy was one of the original countries selected for the Edición Regional program in 2005. Since then, the country has played host to a variety of notable Edición Regionals including two La Escepcíon releases and a gold foil-wrapped Punch Diademas Extra. Unfortunately, Italy has strict laws limiting the shipping of cigars out of the country, making its releases a bit more challenging to find.

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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.