Cuban Cigars

H.Upmann Magnum 54

The Cigar:

H. Upmann is classified as Light to Medium by Habanos S.A, the Cuban company
responsible for the global marketing and distribution of Cuban cigars.

The H. Upmann taste is often said to have a clear and clean tobacco taste, often
mistakenly described as ‘simple’ by less experienced smokers.

The American publication, Cigar Aficionado scored this cigar 89 out of 100 in a February
2017 review, saying "This cigar exudes a pleasant, toasty aroma as it burns. Floral intonations segue into a strong peanut character with touches of cinnamon, woodiness and a mineral finish.”

Although relatively young this cigar is already smoking very well and exhibiting many
classic H. Upmann flavours. However, it seems destined to develop even more once it
has acquired two or three years age.

H.Upmann Magnum 50

The Cigar:

Piloted as one of the highly successful 2005 Edicion Limitadas, the Magnum 50 entered the range as a standard size in 2008. A big cigar, just over six inches in length, that delivers a rounded, mellow flavour and aroma.

H.Upmann Magnum 46

The Cigar:

This cabinet selection cigar tied in a silk-ribboned bundle first saw the light of day in the mid 1980s. It revitalised the traditional image of the brand with its elegant light to medium taste in a girth that rewards the palate. far.

H.Upmann Half Corona

The Cigar:

The first 31 /2 inch (90mm) Havana to be introduced since the Second World War. Its forebear, called the Half-a-Corona, was in its day the biggest selling Havana size by far.

H.Upmann Connoisseur No.1

The Cigar:

Virtually a robusto, but slightly thinner and longer, this cigar merits the title ‘connoisseur’ for its delicate light flavour, great balance and elegant aroma. Once presented without a band, now it sports Upmann’s distinctive red and gold colours.

H.Upmann Connossieur A

The Cigar:

This is the first time that the Genios vitola has been used outside Cohiba. The Connossieur A is reserved throughout the world for sale only in Casas del Habano and shops that qualify as Havana Cigar Specialists.

Guantanamera Cristales Tubos

The Cigar

Machine-made with short-filler Cuban tobacco this is a deceptively substantial cigar at just under six inches long. Presented in individual plastic tubes it is light bodied, pre-cut and affordable. Making it a popular choice among occasional smokers at weddings or other memorable events. 

Flavour: Light 
Line: Cristales
Ring Gauge: 41
Length: 5 7/8 Inches - 150 mm

El Rey Del Mundo Demi Tasse

The Cigar

A fine example of the smallest format made by hand in Cuba. Tiny but tasty

Flavour: Light to Medium
Vitola: Entreacto
Ring Gauge: 30
Length: 4inches - 100 Mm

El Rey Del Mundo Choix Supreme

The Cigar

Once the definitive size of El Rey, this heavy girth vitola is sadly no longer made in Cuba. A few remain in the UK in both 25s and Cabinet Selection 50s. Collectors’ items.

Flavour: Light to Medium
Vitola: Hermoso No.4
Ring Gauge: 48
Length: 5 Inches - 127 Mm

Diplomaticos No.2

The Cigar

Still produced in Cuba, this well-tailored torpedo with its distinct taste offers all the excellent smoking characteristics of its shape.

Flavour: Medium To Full
Vitola: Piramide
Ring Gauge: 52
Length: 6 1/8 Inches - 156 Mm

Cuaba Tradicionales

The Cigar

A particularly elegant, slender double figurado shape that was the size and shape of most of the Havanas smoked during the second half of the 19th century. Enjoy an encounter with the past when you light up this cigar.

Flavour: Medium To Full
Vitola: Favorita
Ring Gauge: 42
Length: 4 3/4 Inches - 120 Mm

Cuaba Exclusivos

The Cigar

This was the largest of Cuaba’s original sizes when it was introduced at a glittering dinner at Claridge’s Hotel in London in 1996.

Flavour: Medium To Full
Vitola: Exquisito
Ring Gauge: 46
Length: 53 /4 - 145 Mm

Cuaba Divinos

The Cigar

Strictly speaking this is a ‘perfecto’ size not a double figurado because the cigar’s head is rounded not pointed. It has a particular intensity of taste that makes it the perfect accompaniment to a morning espresso

Flavour: Medium To Full
Vitola: Petit Bouquet
Ring Gauge: 43
Length: 4 Inches - 101 Mm

Cuaba Distinguido

The Cigar

A size that first appeared in the Millennium ceramic jar series – many felt it was the best – before being added to the Cuaba portfolio in 2003. Usefully available in boxes of 10.

Flavour: Medium To Full 
Vitola: Romeo 
Ring Gauge: 52 
Length: 63 /8 - 162 Mm

The Cigar:

The lord of La Liena 1492 despite arriving ten years after the first five, in 2002. Magnificent, uniform wrappers, sensuous to the touch, great construction - this is the best of Cuba!

Line: La Linea 1492
Flavour: Medium
Vitola: Cononazo
Ring Gauge: 52
Length: 5 7/8 Inches / 150mm

The Cigar:

The extra girth of this Corona Gorda size allows the signature taste of La Linea 1492 (the Siglos) to show from the start and to develop richly on the palate. 

Line: La Linea 1492
Flavour: Medium
Vitola: Corona Gorda 
Ring Gauge: 46
Length: 5 5/8 Inches / 143mm

The Cigar:

Often underestimated, the Siglo III can be depended upon to deliver perfectly balanced, elegant, medium bodied flavours and aromas. 

Line: La Linea 1492
Flavour: Medium
Vitola: Corona Grande
Ring Gauge: 42
Length: 6 1/8 Inches / 155mm

The Cigar:

The unique ‘extra fermentation’ that is conducted on the Seco and Legero of all Cohibas lasts for eighteen months and is conducted at the factory in cedar barrels. This extra age creates a unique taste. The famous Cohiba flavour is most often described as ‘Grassy’, although others have noticed tones of vanilla, cocoa and coffee. It is often noted how this extra fermentation makes the taste ‘smoother’ and more refined.

Min Ron NEE, in his book An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Post-Revolution Havana Cigars says of the Siglo range “Mild, creamy sweetness, medium bean flavour, subtle ‘Cohiba’ Grassy taste, mild floral and herbal flavours.”.

The American publication Cigar Aficionado scored this cigar an impressive 93 out of 100 in a recent review, saying “Oily, firm and well made, with a fine draw and an even burn. The cigar is spicy and rich, with complex flavours of dark chocolate, coffee and leather. A full bodied masterpiece”

Line: La Linea 1492
Flavour: Medium
Vitola: Mareva
Ring Gauge: 42
Length: 5 1/8 Inches / 129mm

The Cigar:

The unique ‘extra fermentation’ that is conducted on the Seco and Legero of all Cohibas lasts for eighteen months and is conducted at the factory in cedar barrels. This extra age creates a unique taste. The famous Cohiba flavour is most often described as ‘Grassy’, although others have noticed tones of vanilla, cocoa and coffee. It is often noted how this extra fermentation makes the taste ‘smoother’ and more refined. Min Ron NEE, in his book An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Post-Revolution Havana Cigars says of the Siglo range “Mild, creamy sweetness, medium bean flavour, subtle ‘Cohiba’ Grassy taste, mild floral and herbal flavours”. The American publication Cigar Aficionado scored this cigar an impressive 93 out of 100 in a recent review, saying “A lot of flavour in a small cigar. Beautifully crafted with a rich chocolate wrapper, it is soft-textured and sumptuous to smoke, with dark chocolate and spice aromas and flavours”

Line: La Linea 1492
Flavour: Medium
Vitola: Perla
Ring Gauge: 40
Length: 4 Inches / 102mm

The Cigar:

The rich, sweetish Maduro 5 flavour in a compact size, which burns well and delivers an intense aromatic taste. A little jewel. 

Line: La Linea Maduro 5
Flavour: Medium to Full
Vitola: Secretos 5
Ring Gauge: 40
Length: 4 3/8 Inches / 110mm

Cohiba Robusto

The Cigar:

The cigar that sparked the Robusto revolution from 1989 onwards and remains firmly in the vanguard of this important vitola. Rich, deep, spicy and not to be missed. 

Line: La Linea Classica
Flavour: Medium to Full
Vitola: Robusto
Ring Gauge: 50
Length: 4 7/8 Inches / 124mm

Cohiba Panetelas

The Cigar:

The smallest of the three Cohiba originals. The true taste of Cuba's most prestigious brand for a few precious minutes

Line: La Linea Classica
Flavour: Medium to Full
Vitola: Laguito No.3
Ring Gauge: 26
Length: 4 1/2 Inches / 115mm. 

Cohiba Medio Siglo

The Cigar:

The Medio Siglo, literally “Half Century” was released to celebrate the brand’s 50th anniversary and draws inspiration from the Linea 1492’s shortest (Siglo I at 4”, 104mm) and widest (Siglo VI at 52 ring gauge) offerings. The unique ‘extra fermentation’ that is conducted on the Seco and Legero of all Cohibas lasts for up to eighteen months and is conducted at the factory in cedar barrels. This extra age creates a unique taste. The famous Cohiba flavour is most often described as ‘Grassy’, although others have noticed tones of vanilla, cocoa and coffee. It is often noted how this extra fermentation makes the taste ‘smoother’ and more refined. Min Ron NEE, in his book “An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Post-Revolution Havana Cigars” says of the Siglo range “Mild, creamy sweetness, medium bean flavour, subtle @Cohiba’ Grassy taste, mild floral and herbal flavours... all agree the Siglo IV is the best and most well balanced”. This very modern looking cigar delivers bundles of characteristic Cohiba taste, in a format ideal for when time is short. The wide gauge helps produce an abundance of smoke that drenches the palate and rewards the smoker with an easy, rounded and yet sophisticated experience. 

Line: La Linea 1492
Flavour: Medium
Vitola: Medio Siglo
Ring Gauge: 52
Length: 4 Inches / 102mm

Cohiba Maduro 5 Magicos

The Cigar:

A stocky cigar with a dark countenance added by uts ages wrapper taken frim the upper leaves of shade-grown plants. Rich, spicy and with a great draw. Suits aficionados with limited time. 

Line: La Linea Madueo 5
Flavour: Medium to Full
Vitola: Magico 5
Ring Gauge: 52
Length: 4 1/2 Inches / 115mm

Cohiba Maduro Genios

The Cigar:

The most substantial of the Maduro 5 line. The dark wrapper, specially aged for 5 years, brings a touch of sweetness to its medium to full blend. Great personality for seasoned smokers. 

 Line: La Linea Maduro 5
Flavour: Medium to Full
Vitola: Genios 5
Ring Gauge: 52
Length: 5 1/2 Inches / 140mm

Cohiba Exquisitos

The Cigar:

A cigar for the morning, with plenty of taste to sharpen the palate. The favourite size of former El Leguito (the home factory for Cohiba) Director Emila Tamayo, the first women ever to manage a Havana Factory

Line: La Linea Classica
Flavour: Medium to Full
Vitola: Seoane
Ring Gauge: 33
Length: 5 Inches / 125mm

Cohiba Esplendidos

The Cigar:

Cohiba's brilliant Churchill size., first seen in 1989. Beautifully presented in mid-tone wrappers. Make time for this stately cigar, the king of the Linea Clasica

Line: La Linea Classica
Flavour: Medium to Full
Vitola: Julieta No.2
Ring Gauge: 47
Length: 7 Inches / 178mm

Cohiba Coronas Especiales

The Cigar:

Another of Cohiba's originals; slender, elegant, cultivated and an intense smoke 

Line: La Linea Classica
Flavour: Medium to Full
Vitola: Laguito
Ring Gauge: 38
Length: 6 Inches / 152mm

Bolivar Royal Coronas

The Cigar:

As one would expect from a cigar brand named after such a powerful figure, this cigar is rich and full bodied. It is simply one of the richest and commanding brands within the Habanos portfolio. Although this is certainly not a cigar for the novice, these traits are what make it one of the most sought-after marques among more experienced cigar smokers.

The full gauge of the Royal Coronas (known as a Robusto within Cuban cigar factories) creates the ideal format for this muscular blend of leaves, creating a cigar of exceptional balance.

Cigar Aficionado recently reviewed this cigar, scoring it an impressive 94 out of 100 saying “Current Bolivar RCs (Royal Coronas) seem to take their inspiration from what we consider one of the golden ages for Cuban smokes, the late 1980s and early 1990s. That was when Cuban cigarmakers created and made some of their best cigars. “They also made it their Cigar Of The Year in 2006.

Min Ron NEE, in ‘An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Post Revolution Havana Cigars’ describes the royal Coronas as ‘Suave’ with ‘earthy and peppery flavours’. He goes on to add ‘Bolivar is one of my favourite brands. If I was condemned to smoke only one brand, I have no hesitation that Bolivar would be the choice’.

Commercial Name: Royal Coronas
Factory Name: Robusto
Dimensions: 4 7/8” (124mm) x 50 ring gauge
Flavour category: Full
Production method: Totally handmade using long filler with all leaves sourced from
the Vuelta Abajo region of Cuba
Presentations: Labelled box of 25 untubed and labelled box of 10 tubed cigars

Bolivar Petit Coronas

The Cigar:

Simon Bolivar was one of the great historic figures of the 19th Century who liberated much of South America from Spanish rule.

The Bolivar brand was created in 1902 and is based today in the Partagas factory which is in the heart of Havana. 

It is perhaps not surprising that a Habano named after such a powerful figure is blended to match his might. Bolivar is among the strongest, most full bodied of all Habanos. It boasts an unrivalled richness of flavour in its blend of Vuelta Abajo zone filler and binder tobacco that makes it one of the most sought-after marques amongst experienced smokers. 

Length: 5 1/8" 
Ring Gauge: 42
Flavour: Full
Vitola: Mareva

Bolivar Coronas Junior

The Cigar:

A small cigar with a full 42 ring gauge that makes it an option even after a rich dinner if time to smoke is limited.

Vitola: Minuto
Ring Gauge: 42
Length: 43/8 inches - 110 mm
Strength : Full

Bolivar Belicosos Finos

The Cigar:

As one would expect from a brand that is named after such a powerful figure, this cigar is full bodied. Bolivar is simply one of the richest and most commanding brands within the Habanos portfolio. Although not for the novice, these traits are what make it one of the most sought-after names amongst more experienced cigar smokers.

The full gauge of the Belicoso Fino, combined with the tapered end of this Campana shape, which means “bell” in Spanish, creates the ideal format for a robust blend of leaves. The Belicoso Fino is presented either in labelled boxes or Cabinet Selection bundles of 25 cigars. The cigars in bundles are now banded.

In 2007 Cigar Aficionado described this cigar as “A gorgeous torpedo gleaming with oils. It has a near perfect draw that imparts a luxuriously textured smoke rich with profound wood and tobacco flavours”. Then, when revisiting the cigar in 2010 went on to say “The smoke has a velvety texture and is full of toast, earth and cedary flavours that cohere to a floral, herbaceous finish”. They also scored it an impressive 92 out of 100.

Min Ron NEE, in ‘An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Post Revolution Havana Cigars’ describes the Belicosos Finos as a ‘Suave Bolivar’ with ‘earthy, subtle “tangy” fruity flavours’. He goes on to add ‘Bolivar is one of my favourite brands. If I was condemned to smoke only one brand, I have no hesitation that Bolivar would be the choice’.

Commercial Name: Belicosos Finos
Factory Name: Campana
Dimensions: 5½” (140mm) x 52 ring gauge
Flavour category: Full
Production method: Totally handmade using long filler with all leaves sourced from the Vuelta Abajo region of Cuba Presentations: 25-cigar Cabinet (SLB)