H. Upmann Robustos Añejados Arrives in Switzerland This Week
Swiss cigar smokers will be among the first to smoke the new H. Upmann Robustos Añejados, as the cigar will be made available at the country’s La Casa del Habano and Habanos Specialist locations beginning Wednesday, Dec. 13.
The new cigar was recently announced by Habanos S.A. as the fifth member in the Añejados line, joining the Romeo y Julieta Pirámides Añejados and Montecristo Churchills Añejados, both 2015 releases, and the Partagás Coronas Gordas Añejados and Hoyo de Monterrey Hermosos No. 4, which were released in 2016.
The H. Upmann Robustos Añejados measures 4 9/10 inches (124mm) in length with a 50 ring gauge and being offered in 25-count boxes. In Switzerland, a box will sell for CHF 400, approximately USD $403.74, according to Intertabak AG, the exclusive distributor of Habanos S.A. products in the country.
The Añejados line brings to market cigars in new vitola for a marca that have been aged by Habanos S.A. After rolling, each Añejados cigar gets at least five years of aging, which Habanos S.A> says allows the cigars to gain complexity without losing their original characteristics, making them “rounder and mellower to the palate, getting touches of wood taste thanks to the years of rest with the cedar protecting it.”
The Añejados releases are rolled and then placed in unlabeled boxes, only to be dressed when the cigars are ready for market. Each cigar gets two bands, the standard band of the marca and a secondary Añejados band, while the bottom the box gets stamped with the date the cigars we made, as well as with a revisado date, or when the cigars were checked.
While the Añejados line brings new sizes to a brand’s regular production offerings, astute fans of the H. Upmann marca will recognize this line from two previous usages: in 2008 when it was launched in a travel humidor exclusively designed for duty free and travel retail channels, while in 2012 it was selected as one of that year’s Edición Limitada releases.
Images courtesy of Habanos S.A.
Patrick Lagreid
I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, the G-League's Valley Suns, and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.
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