H. Upmann Hispaniola by Jose Mendez Belicoso
In recent years, there’s been a name other than A.J. Fernández showing up on cigars from Altadis U.S.A. Jose Mendez. Mendez, often referred to by his…
Weekly News (June 29, 2020)
News Drew Estate Ships ACID 20 Toro, Tabak Especial Lonsdale Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Slates Sobremesa Brûlée Blue for August Habanos S.A. Updates José L….
Habanos S.A. Deletion List Surfaces
A combination of some 22 brands and packaging formats are scheduled for deletion from the Habanos S.A. catalog in the near future, according to a…
Weekly News (Aug. 17, 2020)
News Davidoff Announces 2020 Masterpiece Humidors (Update) José L. Piedra Adds Petit Caballeros Vitola, Arriving in Switzerland Next Week Padilla Moves Finest Hour to AJ…
Habanos S.A. Informs Distributors of Price Increase for 2023
Cuban cigars will be getting more expensive in 2023.
Romeo y Julieta Wide Churchills Gran Reserva Arrives at Retail (Update)
The Romeo y Julieta Wide Churchills Gran Reserva Cosecha 2009 has finally begun arriving at retailers. It’s been more than two-and-a-half years since the cigar…
Alleged 2014 Edición Regional List Surfaces
For those interested about the 2014 class of Habanos S.A.’s Edición Regional series, a new list appeared this weekend. Previously, information regarding a few releases…
Romeo y Julieta Churchill Reserva Cosecha 2008
Outside of why is it called halfwheel?, the question I get asked the most is some version of, are Cuban cigars the best? For many years, my…
Cohiba Robusto Reserva Cosecha 2014 Released
Just before the end of the year, the latest high-priced Cohiba has arrived. The Cohiba Robusto Reserva Cosecha 2014, a special version of the regular Cohiba…
Arturo Fuente Casa Cuba (Exclusive)
And the new Fuente line is… Casa Cuba. It’s long been rumored that Fuente would have a new line in the coming year and they…
New German Price List Reveals How Habanos S.A. is Changing Cuban Cigar Prices
As expected, the increases to Trinidad and Cohiba are significant, but the vast majority of Cuban cigars are seeing a more modest increase. A new German price list explains in detail what Habanos S.A.’s new pricing could mean for cigar smokers worldwide.
Romeo y Julieta Exclusivo Para TAA by José Seijas
Over the past two years, a series of limited edition cigars produced exclusively for Tobacconist Association of America members has garnered a fair share of buzz among cigar…
Habanos S.A. Announces Romeo y Julieta Grand Churchills, Shows Off 2018 Releases
Habanos S.A. has formally announced its products for 2018 and while most of the items were known about last year, at least one is new…
Juan López Don Juan (ER Benelux 2014)
Early last year, Habanos S.A. released the list of cigars that were expected to be a part of last year’s Edición Regional releases, and on that…
El Rey del Mundo Petit Robustos (ER Spain 2015)
Late last year, a new Edición Regional arrived in Spain. In somewhat of a rare occurrence, this Edición Regional—the El Rey del Mundo Petit Robustos—actually…
La Flor de Cano Gran Cano (ER UK 2013)
When you think of Cuban cigars, La Flor de Cano is not where you would like start. Without the Edición Regional program, the brand has…
Ramón Allones Perfectos (ER Suiza 2014)
In 2011, Habanos S.A. brought back the older green on white band that was once featured on Ramón Allones cigars for the 2011 Edición Limitada,…
Bolívar Super Coronas (EL 2014)
In 2000, Habanos S.A. began releasing the Edición Limitada series: cigars in select brands that are not offered in the regular production portfolio usually made…
2017 Habanos S.A. Deletion List Surfaces
A list of cigars that Habanos S.A. plans to delete in 2017 has surfaced and it includes some notable deletions of both individual lines and…
Editorial: Puros & Hybrids
Some time ago a cigarmaker handed me some cigars he was working on. It’s not the first time it happened, but these were different. The…