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The Diplomáticos Genios RE Phoenicia was presented to a hundred participants of the XXVth Festival del Habano, a few days before its release in Africa and the Middle East.   Hassan AlTamimi, our special correspondent in Havana (Cuba) Despite a last-minute change of venue due to uncertain weather, around a hundred Havana enthusiasts were invited to the Packard Hotel in

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After 236 days of negotiations, several right and center-right parties signed a 2025-2029 government agreement which contains its share of anti-tobacco measures.   “If we want to realize the dream of a “tobacco-free generation” in 2040, we will have to, in collaboration with the Communities, continue to join forces for a strong anti-smoking policy,” write the parties committed to supporting

The new vitola was presented during an event organized by the Swiss distributor Intertabak AG.   After the Trinidad Cabildos launched last June during the Habanos World Days in London, then the H. Upmann Magnum Finite presented in October in the Madrid bullring, the Ramon Allones Absolutos, third and final limited edition 2024 was officially presented to the public this

The 2025 festival will take place from February 16 to 21.   A full week to discover the Dominican cigar. This is the program that has made the Procigar festival successful for many years and which will still be on the menu for the 2025 edition. After a day in the south of the country discovering the Tabacalera de Garcia,

Of the 14,000 hectares of tobacco planned for the 2024-2025 campaign in the Vuelta Abajo, only 10,500 can actually be planted due to a lack of dryers.   A readjustment of the initial plan which provided for the planting of 14,771 hectares was carried out, due to the impossibility of building the necessary processing capacity, announces the regional weekly Guerillero

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.

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The measure aims to strengthen the authenticity of cigars sold on the island, according to Habanos S.A.   For cigars sold on the Cuban domestic market, this new mark will be added to the other seals or identifiers affixed to the boxes and cases (“Denominación de Origen Protegida” sticker and tax seal). The Cuban market identification label will have a

Already available in Spain, the brand of Cuban origin, now rolled in Honduras, will be released in several countries during 2025.    After VegaFina and Capitol, Tabacalera, also owner of 50% of Habanos S.A., is launching a new brand in Europe. Henry Clay War Hawk cigars have already been available in Spain for a few weeks and will arrive in

Habanos S.A. will celebrate the 15th anniversary of its most luxurious line with at least two new vitolas: a BHK 58 and a BHK 59 figurado.   While the creation of a BHK 58 (178 mm x 58) which will join the regular catalog of the Cohiba Behike line has already been approved by Habanos S.A., the Cuban group is

400 guests were able to taste this limited edition in the Madrid bullring. 100% Spanish atmosphere for the presentation of the second 2024 limited edition from Habanos, this Saturday October 26 in Madrid. Flamenco and tap shows, all you can eat Iberian ham and fans on all tables, the evening took place in the Las Ventas Plaza de toros, the

This newly launched Macanudo’s blend is particularly original, as the filler contains a leaf from Spain — from Riolobos to be precise, in the center-west region of continental Spain. The Spanish tobacco is aged 10 years while the other leaves used are aged at least five years.     The ADC’s opinion Macanudo Emissary España Robusto Made in the Dominican

After a general power outage lasting several days, power is gradually returning to the island. The cigar factories of the capital have resumed work.   The collapse of Cuba’s electricity system had limited consequences for work in cigar factories. The general outage occurred late Friday morning, October 18, prematurely ending the working day of torcedores and other factory employees. According

While the island has been experiencing a general power outage since Friday, the Oriente (East) has been hit by tropical storm Oscar.   The situation with the electricity system remains “complex”, President Miguel Diaz-Canel admitted on Cuban television this Sunday evening. Earlier in the day, the Minister of Energy, Vicente de la O Levy, declared that “between tomorrow Monday morning,

Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer and Belgian businesswoman Dominique Gyselinck will inaugurate the Monte-Carlo Cigar Club next spring.   “It’s a new concept that has never been done outside the United Kingdom,” explains Dominique Gyselinck. The businesswoman, who is at the head of twenty-six cigar and spirits shops across Europe with her group Dominique London, announces to L’Amateur the

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The Dominican cigar makers’ association is launching a national school for rollers.   Since last May, Litto Gomez, president of La Flor Dominicana (LFD), has been the new president of Procigar, the association of the largest cigar producers in the Dominican Republic. We asked him about his priorities during the 2024 Intertabac trade-fair in Dortmund (Germany).   What are your