ELs & ERs

While it may not seem like it now, there was a time when Habanos S.A. would release over 20 new Edición Regionals in a single…

Those passionate about Cuban cigars will often reference specific times when production was particularly good, releases were notably exciting, or things just seemed to be…

All good things must come to an end, and in late 2016 we learned that saying also applied to one of the most popular recent…

There are only a few cigar-related numbers, if any, that make the staff at halfwheel perk up quite like 109. It’s a reference to a vitola,…

If there is one country in the world whose Ediciónes Regional releases have intrigued me, it is Italy. This is largely attributed to the La…

There is only one first of anything, and the first Edición Regional for the Por Larrañaga marca was the Lonsdales. Released in 2006—just one year after the Edición…

It’s not easy to share the stage with a new Cuban Cohiba, but that’s what two cigars were chosen to do as part of Habanos…

Last year, Habanos S.A. shipped the first Edición Regional release to be seen in the Por Larrañaga marca since 2016. That cigar was the Por Larrañaga Gran Robusto,…

If you read the title of this review and thought to yourself, I have no idea where Andorra is, let me save you the search. It’s…

On Oct. 28, 2017, Habanos S.A. formally showed off the newest Edición Regional for the country of Switzerland in the Sancho Panza marca. Named Valientes, the 5 1/8…

While it’s not as country-specific as the Edmundo Dantes brand is to Mexico, if I had to name another Cuban brand that was as heavily…