Posts Tagged Under 2009 Releases
El Rey del Mundo Choix de L’Epoque - UK Regional Edition
The El Rey del Mundo Choix de L’Epoque is the latest addition to the series of UK regional editions. Following the tradition of naming the UK regional cigars with difficult to pronounce names, Habanos and Hunters and Frankau decided to give this cigar a French name, translating “The Choice of the Age”. Released in [...]
Posted in Cuban, El Rey Del Mundo, Regional Edition, Reviews
By yiorgos
Ramon Allones Celestiales Finos - RE Asia Pacific
The Ramon Allones Celestiales Finos is one of the two cigars released in 2009 for the Asia Pacific region. Its size, the britanica, is quite unusual and not seen in another Cuban cigar since the Romeo y Julieta Celestiales Finos was discontinued in 2002. Measuring 46 x 137, this figurado has been getting mixed [...]
Posted in Cuban, Ramon Allones, Regional Edition, Reviews
By yiorgos
Poll: Your favourite cigar of 2009
The poll for 2008’s favorite cigar this time last year got a great response, so it is about time we vote for our favorite cigar of 2009.
So, put your thinking caps on and try to remember which cigars you enjoyed the most last year. Post a reply on the thread and vote for your 3 favorite cigars, in no [...]
Posted in News
By yiorgos
Romeo y Julieta Duke - Limited Edition 2009
The Romeo y Julieta Duke was the most awaited edicion limitada of 2009. With the other two vitolas of the series being slightly too small for limitadas, it has attracted the most interest. The Duke is the 7th vitola from the company to be featured in the limited edition series. It is a Robusto Extra, [...]
Posted in Cuban, Featured, Reviews, Romeo y Julieta
By yiorgos
2010 Limited Editions
With the 2009 Edicion Limitadas still not widely available and quite hard to find, the first rumors have surfaced regarding the 2010 Limitadas line up. According to these rumors, the three brands featured in next year’s Limitadas are Partagas, Montecristo and Trinidad.
Partagas will bring us yet another member in the D and EL Series; the Serie [...]
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By yiorgos
Montecristo Showdown - Open Junior vs No. 5
So what do we think of the new Montecristo Open range? This new launch from Habanos is probably the most talked about development from the Cuban Cigar industry this year and opinion thus far has been somewhat divided.
Many cigar smokers have found the range to be too mild and some have complained that the cigars don’t have the traditional Montecristo [...]
Posted in Cuban, Montecristo, Reviews
By harry
2010 Regional Editions - preliminary list
Only weeks after the 2009 Regional Edition list was finalised, a preliminary list for the 2010 Regional Series has leaked. The total number of vitolas proposed for 2010 is 21, less than the 25 in the 2009 Regional Edition Series. That seems like a good move from Habanos, however the regions granted new vitolas are [...]
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By yiorgos
2009 Regional Editions - Updated
We might be half way in 2009, but Habanos SA has still to finalize the -longer than ever- list of the Regional Edition cigars. From 15 vitolas in last year’s production, this year’s regional edition series will feature 25 vitolas. 30 vitolas were in the original list, however, five did not make the cut, bringing [...]
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By yiorgos
XI Habanos Festival
The eleventh Habanos Festival took place between February 23 and 27. The festival was highly anticipated amongst afficionados from around the world, as some new vitolas were due to be presented. The Montecristo Open series, the Trinidad Robusto T and the Cohiba Siglo VI Gran Reserva. The worlds most famous and rischest afficionados gathered in Habana, [...]
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By yiorgos
Habanos Seleccion Series are back?
The Habanos Seleccion eries first appeared in 2003. We have all seen or tasted the Seleccion Robustos, or Pyramides. In humidified boxes, with one cigar from each of the 5 global brands (Cohiba, Montecristo, Partagas, Hoyo de Monterrey and Romeo y Julieta), the seleccion was -and still is- a very popular gift to a novice cigar [...]
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By yiorgos
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