Regional Editions 2011

[nicwing]

And don't forget the La Casa 'Design your own cigar utility' to design that 2011 Limited Edition : http://www.lacasadelhabano.cu/site/c.../lang,english/

[pedro_han]

Punch Salomones..
Looking forward to try the Punch Diademas from Italy soon

[cesara valverde]

Let's remember that we're not going to get a Cohiba/Partagas/Upmann/Hoyo/RyJ Regional, because they're for the LEs.

Which is a pity beacuse I'd really like to see a H.Upmann or RyJ Flying Pig [-insert your own joke-].

Outside of that what about a (new) classic: The RG Corona

[chrisg]

Ramon Allones Lancero (Ramon Allones Elegantes)
La Flor de Cano Belicoso
El Rey del Mundo Double Corona (El Rey del Mundo Triumphos)
La Gloria Cubana Robusto (La Gloria Cubana Royales)

[Big_T_UK]

I would add a Partagas Maravillas, but I GOT ONE TODAY!!!!!!

Should I post a pic?

T.

[Lascaux]

Re: Regional Editions 2011

Yeee do it, let me know how it smokes


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[El Yanqui]

Ramon Allones 8-9-8 and Punch Ninfas, please.

[cesara valverde]

Ramon Allones 8-9-8 and Punch Ninfas, please.

They've still got some of the 898s in Fox's (?17). Admittedly they're 2001 but the one I had recently was a very nice smoke.

There were a fair few Ninfas floating around in the UK a year or so ago, so I'd be surprised if they were completely sold out.

[Stevieboy]

They've still got some of the 898s in Fox's (?17). Admittedly they're 2001 but the one I had recently was a very nice smoke.

I've had a lot of problems with plugged 2001s....was this one an easy draw?

[Lascaux]

had a couple from that cab of 898s in JJs and they've been fine draw-wise

[El Yanqui]

Now that is some interesting information. I might have to suck it up and pay street prices. They were great smokes that I sadly did not do near enough stocking up.

[Stevieboy]

had a couple from that cab of 898s in JJs and they've been fine draw-wise

Great smoke but........?17!!!! Blimey!

[El Yanqui]

That price makes me wince as well but I fear I may have become a desperate man since discontinuing.

[nicwing]

OK here are my thoughts.

(I need to preface this with the fact that the Limited Edition information comes from a Hunters & Frankau hand out and I have their permission to publish it here)

Ediciones Limitadas or Limited Editions.
Each year Habanos s.a. in Cuba releases a number of exceptional cigars known as Ediciones Limitadas or Limited Editions.

Since 2000 when the first series of four Limited Edition cigars was presented, a further three to five releases have been made annually, except in 2002. To date thirty-three different cigars have been produced that merit this sought-after title. The year of release is identified on a second band.

The characteristics of a Limited Edition are that:

- They are made by the most celebrated houses in Havana;
- in rare sizes;
- using dark coloured wrapper leaves;
- and using extra aged tobaccos.


Each cigar is made only during the year for which it is designated. The exact quantities made of each release is not declared because the Cuban industry cannot tell how many cigars of each size it will be able to make until the bales of specially aged wrapper leaves are opened and graded for colour.
The most celebrated houses in Havana.

Up until 2005 Limited Editions were only found in five of the most prestigious Habanos brands. These were: Cohiba, Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, Partagas and Hoyo de Monterrey.

Since 2005 four more brands have joined this elite group: H.Upmann, Trinidad, Cuaba and Bolivar.

Rare Sizes
Limited edition sizes are rare because they must not replicate any of the sizes usually made by the brands in question. Sometimes they are entirely new sizes, never produced before in Havana, such as the Sublimes first made for Cohiba in 2004 or the Duke first made for Romeo in 2009. They can also be sizes that have not been made for many years like the 2004 Partagas SerieD No1 which had not been made since the 1950?s.

In 2006, three sizes from the previous years were re-released (The Cohiba Pyramide, Montecristo Robusto and Partagas Serie D No 3) as a celebration of the project. The year can easily be recognised by their second bands.

Dark Coloured wrapper leaves
Limited Edition wrappers are darker than those found on standard Habanos. Dark wrappers can only come from the leaves at the top of shade-grown tobacco plants, which are younger, ticker and fuller of natural oils and sugars. Such leaves demand longer periods for fermentation and aging than normal wrappers ? up to nine months for fermentation as opposed to one month, and over a year for ageing compared to six months. All Limited Edition wrappers have been fermented and aged for at least two years before the cigars are made.

Some variation of wrapper colour occurs on Limited Edition cigars from Colorado (dark brown), Colorado Maduro (very dark brown) and Maduro (nearly black) Contrary to popular belief they are not all Maduro, but most are.

Extra Aged Tobaccos
Up until 2006 the filler leaves in Limited Edition cigars were fermented and aged in the same way as for the standard production of the brands. However, from 2007 onwards, all the filler leaves including the binders were subject to an extra ageing process so that all the leaves are now a minimum of two years old before the cigars are made.
The extra ageing of the filler tobaccos gives a rounded, mellow flavour to which the higher sugar content of the darker wrapper adds a hint of sweetness.

Limited Editions by House

Cohiba
2001 Piramide
2003 Double Corona
2004 Sublimes
2006 Piramide

Montecristo
2000 Robusto
2001 Double corona
2003 C
2005 D
2006 Robusto
2008 Sublimes
2010 Grand Edmundo

Romeo Y Julieta
2000 Exhibition No 2
2001 Robusto
2003 Hermoso No1
2004 Hermoso No2
2005 Petit Pyramides
2007 Escudos
2009 Duke

Partagas
2000 Piramide
2001 SerieD No3
2003 SerieD No2
2004 SerieD No1
2006 SerieD No3
2008 SerieD No5
2010 SerieD Especial

Hoyo De Monterey
2000 Particulares
2001 Particulares
2003 Piramide
2004 Epicure Especial
2007 Regalos

H Upman
2005 Magnum 50
2009 Magnum 48

Bolivar
2009 Petit Belicoso

Trinidad
2007 Ingenios
2010 Short RobustoT

Cuaba
2008 Piramide

So, if you are still reading this, here is my rational for the 2011 Limited Editions:

Cigar Houses
First I selected the Houses that I think should have Limited Editions awarded and I selected two of the ?Prestigious? brands and one of the second group.

Cohiba
Because they have only four Limited Editions and the other 3 major brands have all had 7. Also it is five years since they had a Limited Edition.

Hoyo De Monterrey
Because they have only had five Limited Editions and it is four years since they had a Limited Edition.

Cuaba
Because they have only had one Limited Edition and it was three years ago in 2008.

Sizes
Having selected the houses I set to work to find rare and exotic sizes which were no longer in production and here are my final suggestions:

Cohiba
Gran Corona ? 47 ring, 9? inches
Or Coronas ? 42 ring, 5 5/8 inches

Hoyo De Monterrey
Le Hoyo Des Dieux ? 42 Ring, 61/8 inches
Or Bonitas ? 40 ring, 4 inches

Cuaba
Soberbios ? 57 ring, 7 ? inches

Over and out!

[whisky77]

First class.

Excellent piece of work Nic. Looking through the list I was reminded of the particular cigars I have been lucky enough to try over the years, both good and bad alike. First class info mate.