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Diplomáticos was the first new brand of Cuban cigars after the Cuban Revolution produced commercially for public sale (the Cohiba was the very first brand created post-Revolution, but was only used for President Fidel Castro's private consumption and for diplomatic gifts, and was not sold on the commercial market until 1982).
The Montecristo No. 4 is the best selling Cuban cigar. [4] It is a one-half to one hour's smoke, and is generally considered [5] to be an excellent starting point for those new to Cuban cigars. The Montecristo No. 4 was the preferred cigar of Argentine revolutionary leader Ernesto "Che" Guevara. [6]
The brand is known for the larger sizes in its range, including the enormous Sanchos and the Belicosos. In most sizes, Sancho Panza cigars are considered to be medium-bodied for Cuban cigars, and have been described as having a distinctive, somewhat salty taste.
The brand was launched in an attempt to revive figurados, which had initially been very popular in the early 20th century but had declined since about the 1950s. For the release party, the creator of the line, Carlos Izquierdo González , and fourteen other highly skilled torcedores (cigar rollers) demonstrated making figurado cigars.
Por Larrañaga (meaning by Larrañaga) is the name of a cigar brand produced in Cuba for Habanos S.A., the Cuban state-owned tobacco company, as well as a non-Cuban line of cigars produced in the Dominican Republic and Honduras for Altadis, a subsidiary of Imperial Brands. Por Larrañaga cigars have been in continuous production in Cuba since 1834.
The Habana Cuba Cigar Company was established in 1996 in Miami Lakes, Florida, as the non-Cuban licensee of the historic Cuban brand Oliveros. [1] The American cigar market was entering the 5th year of a massive cigar boom, marked by demand outstripping supply at the wholesale and retail levels and the launch of many new brands to capitalize on a very favorable manufacturing climate.
The Cuban Cohiba brand was launched as a premium cigar brand into markets outside of the US in 1982 in conjunction with the 1982 World Cup held in Spain. [3] At the time of its first public launch, the Cohiba marque consisted of just three vitolas (sizes): the Panetela, the Corona Especial, and the Lancero.
The brand was created in Cuba by brothers Ramón and Antonio Allones (no relation to the Antonio Allones of El Rey del Mundo fame) in 1845, and is supposedly the first cigar brand to have utilized colored lithographs for box art, the first brand to utilise bands on cigars, and the first to package cigars in the "8-9-8" style (though there are several rival claimants as to who first made box ...