News — Cigars

The Partagás Cedros (135 mm x 50) was premiered at an event in Hong Kong this Thursday, April 10.   The Partagás Cedros Special Edition Chinese New Year (Year of the Snake) was officially launched this Thursday, April 10th in Hong Kong, Habanos S.A. announced on its social media. Announced last February during the 25th Festival del Habano, this cigar

Its name refers to the date of Molière’s birth.     The first boxes of a new Cuban regional edition have been on sale in France since the beginning of the week. The Juan Lopez Dom Juan 1622 RE France 2022 is a 150 mm-long cigar with a 54 ring gauge. Its name refers to the date of Molière’s birth.

After being available in various markets, including France, for quite some time, Canadian tobacconists finally got the latest two releases by Rafael Gonzalez and Quai D’Orsay.   The Quai D’Orsay No. 52, which as we remember had a glorious launch in Paris in 2022 was finally launched in Canada in mid-June.  The specialist tobacconists received it first while the other

The new regional edition for the French market is available in very limited quantities.   The Gloria Cubana Podium, a new French regional edition for 2024, is available in limited French cigar shops from this Tuesday, July 23. With a length of 150 mm and a 50 ring gauge, this cigar surrounded by a foot ring in the colors of

After the Puro Nicaragua range, Balmoral continues to explore different regions with the Puro Dominicana, which came out a few weeks ago in France. There are two cigars in the range: the Petit Robusto FT (109 mm x 48) and the Rothschild Masivo, which particularly caught our eye.   The ADC’s opinion Balmoral Puro Dominicana Rothschild Masivo Made in the

The Dominican Republic brand, La Flor Dominicana presents an exclusive cigar for the Canadian market. The “Exclusivo Canada” cigar was produced in a limited edition of 6 000.  The figurado measures 165 mm x 52 and comes in boxes of 20.  What is very interesting and cool about this cigar is that it features a special tobacco in the shape

200 guests discovered this new vitola reserved for the Cuban domestic market on December 8 in Havana. Named in honor of Eusebio Leal, historian of the city of Havana who died in July 2020, this new cigar from the Diplomáticos brand (140 mm x 54, duke) was presented during an event at the Parque Central Hotel in the presence of

Lanceros are on the rise! We are particularly fond of this format, which was for a time neglected by aficionados, who seemed to prefer fatter cigars. But much to our delight it is starting to find its niche in manufacturers’ catalogues. Crafted in Honduras from a subtle blend of Honduran and Nicaraguan tobacco, this elegant cigar is a delight. Aromatic, complex

These two new features are coming to local cigar shops.   The mid-week party at the 2023 Habanos festival included much frenzy over the Bolivar New Gold Medal. Many of us in Canada were wondering how that release would make it to our shops, seeing as the plain packaging is in full force and the cigar’s allure is the beautiful

A multi-site event for a churchill reserved for the UK market. The Por Larrañaga Larrañaga 47 regional edition United Kingdom 2021 will be launched on November 1st during 47 simultaneous events organized in cigar shops and other cigar-friendly venues in the UK selected by Hunters & Frankau, the exclusive Habanos distributor. The synchronized events will begin at the same time

Hot on the heels of the Red and Black lines, Silencio has just added the Los Ríos line to its French catalogue. Draped in a connecticut wrapper grown in the volcanic province of Los Ríos, Ecuador – and rolled in the Dominican Republic – these cigars are billed as the brand’s “sweetest creation.” The Toro version is the one that

The regional edition arrives in stores across the Alpine Republic.   The San Cristóbal de La Habana Obispo is the second vitola reserved for Austria after the Juan Lopez Ideales created in 2011. It is a classic robusto format with a length of 124 mm and cepo 50. The cigars are made in the La Corona factory in Havana and

The Romeo y Julieta Cupidos (LCDH exclusive) was launched this Saturday, September 2 in a world preview during Habanos Day organized at Bückeburg Castle, Germany.   Announced during the XXIII Festival del Habano in February 2023 (without any samples being distributed), the Romeo y Julieta Cupidos was officially launched in Germany this Saturday, September 2, on the occasion of the

The Bolivar New Gold Medal and the La Gloria Cubana Turquinos will be available tomorrow, Tuesday August 8, at the Casas del Habano stores in the Swiss Confederation. The Bolivar New Gold Medal (165 mm x 48, LCDH exclusive) and the La Gloria Cubana Turquinos (141 mm x 50) were presented to the public during the XXIII Festival del Habano,