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The Hoyo de Monterrey Monterreyes N° 4 LE 2021 to be premiered in Sofia on June 29
17 May 2023
After the Cohiba 55 Aniversario, this Hoyo will be the second 2021 limited edition to be launched. Kaliman Caribe, Habanos exclusive distributor in a dozen Eastern European countries (Bulgaria, Albania, Romania, ex-Yugoslavia…) will organize the worldwide launch of Hoyo de Monterrey Monterreyes N° 4 EL 2021 on June 29 in Sofia. This vitola (135 mm x 55) was announced
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BREAKING – Our exclusive news on the buyer of the €4.2 million Cohiba humidor
4 March 2023
According to our sources, the buyer of the Cohiba humidor, whose sale set a new record last night during the closing party of the 23rd Festival del Habano, is one of the main shareholders of Habanos S.A., via the Allied group, owner of 50% of the shares of the Havana-based company. This Chinese businessman based in Laos was represented
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A light-bodied and subtle Macanudo for the Year of the Rabbit
13 February 2023
Macanudo Inspirado Year of the Rabbit Limited edition Made in the Dominican Republic Wrapper: Connecticut Binder: Mexico Filler: Mexico, Dominican Republic 152 mm x 50 (19.84 mm) Grand robusto €18.50 (price in France at January 1, 2023) A slightly dry claro wrapper. Papier mâché and vegetal notes in the cold draw. Lights up to touches of smoked wood. Very mild to
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L’Amateur de Cigare English edition #11 is online!
10 February 2023
Summary Editorial There is no reason why the cigar world would escape the widespread inflation that is affecting all four corners of the world, but Cuban cigar lovers thought that they had already paid their share with the “hammer blow” they received last July (see L’ADC English edition #8 and #9). Habanos S.A.’s Chinese shareholders, who have embarked on
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New prices of Cuban cigars in Canada
18 January 2023
The increase announced by Habanos SA to its distributors came into effect two days ago. For many years as director of an important cigar shop, clients regularly asked “Is this cigar really worth $100?”. The reply was always a variation of “It all depends on what $100 means to you.” And so, cigar lovers occasionally treated themselves and purchased that
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Pacific Cigar celebrated its 30th anniversary
10 January 2023
The Diplomáticos PCC 30th RE Asia-Pacific was premiered. The Pacific Cigar Company (PCC), exclusive distributor of Cuban cigars in some fifteen countries in the Asia-Pacific zone, celebrated its 30th anniversary on December 7 and 8 at the Kerry Hotel in Hong Kong. The 200 guests first had the Bolivar Silver Jubilee RE Hong Kong 2017, then the Sancho Panza El
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BREAKING Fresh general price increase on Cuban cigars
22 December 2022
Several distributors around the world are announcing price increases from January 1, 2023. Only a few months after a historic increase in its prices (see L’ADC English Edition #8 and #9), Habanos SA announces a new increase in the prices at which it supplies its cigars to exclusive distributors – which will have direct consequences on the prices imposed on
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L’Amateur de Cigare English edition #10 is online!
2 December 2022
Summary Dominican Republic vs Nicaragua: Who is the real leader? The Dominican Republic’s total tobacco exports are impressive, but this figure includes both tobacco leaves as well as manufactured tobacco, including machine-rolled cigars. Moreover, the country also imports a lot of tobacco, in particular to offset its weakness in one area: the production of wrapper leaves. Nicaragua, meanwhile, can
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Juan Lopez Hat Trick RE Qatar, the cigar of the World Cup
2 December 2022
The Qatar regional edition Qatar will be launched the day of the final. As we announced here on August 26, Phoenicia, exclusive distributor of Cuban cigars in the Gulf region, will launch a cigar on the evening of the FIFA World Cup final. This regional edition reserved for the host country is called Hat-Trick, the “hat trick” being the fact,
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Headline Cigar: Balmoral Puro Nicaragua Rothschild Masivo
29 November 2022
Sold in boxes of 20, and adorned with a beautiful band that pays tributes to its homeland’s rich volcanic soil, this Rothschild garnered our praise for its very attractive price, which is a distinct advantage in this time of widespread price increases. By Gabriel Valentin Balmoral is trying its hand at puros, and for the first time, this new “Nicaragua”
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Great Britain and the Balkans have their 2020 Cuban regional editions
17 November 2022
The Ramon Allones Private Stock 230 RE Great Britain 2020 and the El Rey del Mundo Grand Marshall RE Balkans 2020 have been launched. Hunters & Frankau (H&F), exclusive distributor of Cuban cigars in the United Kingdom announces this Thursday, November 17 that its 2020 regional edition is finally available. Originally planned to commemorate the 230 years of the company
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A cigar brand for two victims of Miami’s Champlain Tower
16 November 2022
New illustration of the diversity of stories that can lead to the creation of a cigar brand. Nick Fusco, a 23-year-old American student has launched a brand to honor the memory of his grandparents, Maria and Gonzalo Torre, who were among the 98 victims of the June 2021 South Champlain Tower collapse – a disaster that left at least 90
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The World of Silencio
2 November 2022
Sean Williams, master blender and ambassador of the Silencio brand was in Paris a few weeks ago. L’Amateur de Cigare sat down for a chat with him. L’Amateur de Cigare: How did you get into the cigar industry? Sean Williams: I smoked my first cigar on a cruise we organized for a reunion with former classmates. That was for the
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The new Quai d’Orsay N° 52 premiered in Paris
21 October 2022
This new vitola from the brand’s regular portfolio will be available in French cigar shops by the end of November. © Luc Monnet The venue for this evening, sublime, had not been chosen at random. The Hôtel de la Marine is not only located on the Place de la Concorde, therefore opposite the Quai d’Orsay which once housed the headquarters
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L’Amateur de Cigare English Edition #9 is online
14 October 2022
Summary Where do the Cubans go now? With the explosion of Cohiba and Trinidad’s prices and premium lines planned for the other big brands, it is now clear that the Cubans’ ambition is to upscale their range; this new economic reality requires them to put the cigar’s role as socialist revolutionary symbol to one side and reclaim its place
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Quai d’Orsay N° 52 unveiled in Paris on Oct. 20
12 October 2022
This new vitola from the brand’s regular catalog will be premiered in France. Announced during the virtual Festival del Habano in spring 2021, the Quai d’Orsay N° 52 will enrich the brand’s regular catalog of “French Habano”, alongside Coronas Claro, N° 50 and N° 54. The invitations have been sent by Coprova (exclusive distributor of Havana cigars in France) to
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EXCLUSIVE – The new Cuban cigars that will be featured at the next Festival del Habano
21 September 2022
L’Amateur de Cigare Magazine has obtained the list of new vitolas that will be announced by Habanos S.A. next February, during the XXIII Festival del Habano. The major event of the next Festival del Habano will be the launch of a premium line under the Partagás brand. Named Línea Maestra – and subject to the new policy of “world prices”
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Dortmund: The other tobacco-growing regions thank Cuba
20 September 2022
At Intertabac trade fair, in Dortmund, in the two halls devoted to handmade cigars, all the talk was about the Cuban cigar shortage. But other regions are also facing logistical challenges that are new to the industry. “Thank you, Cuba!” The Germans – who host the world’s largest tobacco trade fair in Dortmund (North Rhine-Westphalia) every year – have
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