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Review: La Escepción Selectos Finos (ER Italy 2011)

In 2011, Habanos brought back an old Cuban brand La Escepción. as an ER for Italy. The size is a 6 1/2 x 38 Panatela called Selectos Finos, a size that had never been offered by La Escepción prior. La Escepción is one of the oldest Cuban cigar brands with its introduction by owner José Gener sometime in the late [...]

Review: La Gloria Cubana Deliciosos (ER Cuba 2009)

In 2009, Habanos S.A. released a new La Gloria Cubana release made solely for Cuba. Launched under its Edición Regional banner, the La Gloria Cubana Deliciosos was the first, and is to this day the only, ER for Cuba. Known more for its packaging and pricing, like many ERs, the Deliciosos found its way out [...]

Review: Vegas Robaina Maestros (ER Spain 2007)

Last week I mentioned that there was a Vegas Robaina regional release that was identical in size to the El Rey del Mundo Vikingos that was also released in 2007, the Vegas Robaina Maestros. For those that are unfamiliar with the Edición Regional program, here’s the brief summary from last week: In 2005, Habanos S.A. introduced a new [...]

Review: El Rey del Mundo Vikingos (ER Baltic 2007)

In 2005, Habanos S.A. introduced a new series of limited production releases that would eventually become to be known as Edición Regional (Regional Edition). The program took regular Habanos S.A. brands and gave their regional distributors special sizes that aren’t part of respective brands regular production line-up. In some cases, like the Bolivar Gold Medals, Habanos [...]

Review: Ramón Allones Selección Suprema (ER Italia 2005)

For those of you that don’t know, in 2005, Habanos S.A. introduced the Edición Regional (Regional Edition) series to consumers around the world. I think CubanCigarWebsite.com says it best: The series comprises special limited production cigars made exclusively for a regional market, and are available for a one or two year period.  After this, Habanos [...]

Review: Juan López Selección No.3 (ER Benelux 2010)

Today we will be taking a look at another cigar in our Edición Regional series, the Juan López Selección No.3 2010 Benelux. This is one of two Edición Regional releases by Juan López in 2010 the other being the Selección No.4 Pirámides for the Asia Pacific Region. Often times each year companies have many regionals [...]

Review: Punch Serie D’Oro No.1 (ER U.K. 2008)

Today we will be taking a look at another Edición Regional for our Weekly Series, the Punch Serie D’Oro No.1 Edición Regional Reino Unido (2008). Only 1,210 boxes of this cigar were made and come in boxes of 25 cigars (30,250 cigars total produced). They come in a box made to replicate a box from the [...]

Review: Fonseca No.4 (ER Benelux 2010)

Today we will be taking a look at the very first Edición Regional cigar for the Fonseca line of cigars. Fonseca is a current pre-revolution brand that currently has only four Standard Production cigars to its lineup. The Fonseca brand was registered in 1907 and is made up of mild to medium body cigars. All [...]

Review: Partagas Serie D No.1 (EL 2004)

Today we are smoking a very special cigar by my absolute favorite Cuban cigar brand. A lot of Edición Limitadas have gotten a bad rap simply because they don’t usually warrant the price tag. A lot of people, myself included, would consider them to be bit of marketing genius on Habanos’ part by making you believe [...]

Review: Vegas Robaina Marshal (ER Adriatico 2008)

For those of you that don’t know, the story of the Vegas Robaina Marshal, which is the Regional Edition Release for the Adriatic Region in 2008, is one of the most interesting, and honestly, confusing, to come out of Cuba in a long, long time. It might get a bit confusing, so stick with me. [...]