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H. Upmann is a Cuban brand of premium cigars established by banker Hermann Dietrich Upmann (who also founded the H. Upmann & Co. bank on the island). The brand is currently owned by a British corporation, Imperial Brands .
Hermann Dietrich Upmann (1 May 1816 in Bielefeld-Altstadt, Germany – 29 January 1894 Bremen, Germany) was a banker, merchant and cigar manufacturer in Cuba, creator of the H. Upmann 1844 brand. At 23 years old he embarked for the New World in 1839 to work for an import/export company, The Gravenhorst & Co.
Cuban cigar brands and brand names are among the most recognized and prestigious in the world. [19] Among them are Cohiba, Montecristo, Partagás, H. Upmann, La Gloria Cubana, Hoyo de Monterrey, Punch, and Romeo y Julieta. Due to an embargo on the import of Cuban cigars by the United States in 1960, difficulties with maintaining the integrity ...
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He was President of the Union of Manufacturers of Cigars of Cuba, and joined H. Upmann as an associate member and became their partner [3] at the bank H. Upmann & Co. till 1917 when he moved to New York. [4] He was Head of the Chamber of Commerce in Cuba in 1917. [5]
Germán Upmann Machin (14 November 1910 — 1 September 1998) was a Cuban tennis player. Upmann, who was born in Havana , is a descendant of German banker Hermann Dietrich Upmann , best known for creating the H. Upmann brand of cigars.
A double guillotine-style cutter, used for cutting the tip of a cigar, next to a hand-rolled H. Upmann Coronas Major cigar. The "Made in Cuba" label (see Cuban cigar) is visible on the lower tube. Most machine-made cigars have pre-formed holes in one end or a wood or plastic tip for drawing in the smoke.
In May 2019, Imperial Tobacco announced their intention to sell their premium cigar division, including their share in Habanos S.A. [1] [6] [7] One year later, Imperial Brands announced the sale of Habanos S.A. through two different transactions for a total of €1,225 million. Firstly the U.S.-based business, "Premium Cigar USA" will be sold ...