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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.
Theodore Dietrich Garbade (12 September 1873 – 26 January 1961) was a merchant and banker. He was President of the Union of Manufacturers of Cigars of Cuba . As a young man he moved from the German Zigarrenmacherdorf ("cigar-making village") of Hastedt , [ 1 ] Bremen to Cuba where he worked as a leaf buyer for Hermann Dietrich Upmann and his ...
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 ...
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.
H. Upmann & Co. was very successful through the purchase of promissory notes in Madrid during the Cuban War of Independence. Due to the American blockade during the war, the Spanish government was dependent on H. Upmann’s bank to finance its war efforts. Because of the unrest in Cuba, many bankers decided to withdraw their money from Cuba in ...
Perdomo went into the cigar industry as a young man, serving his apprenticeship for Cuesta y Cia in the early 1930s. [1] Silvio left that company's employ in 1937 to go to work for H. Upmann, where he remained until 1945. [1] In 1945, Silvio Perdomo left H. Upmann to go to work in a managerial position at Partagas, where he stayed until 1959. [1]
Bongani Cigars; distributed by Boutique Stogies Ltd in the USA The first fully-African cigar brand, made in Mozambique using African tobacco. "Bongani" means "Be Grateful" in the Zulu language. [11] [12] Cabaiguan: owned by Tatuaje Cigars, Inc. in consultation with Jaime Garcia, the son of José "Pepin" Garcia Cain Oliva Cigar Co.