Hard on the Heels of the Cohiba Behike we have just received our first consignment of the new Romeo Y Julieta “Wide” Churchill. Not so much a Churchill as a large Robusto at 130mm x 55 ring gauge. The new cigar looks very appetising and should appeal to those who appreciate a heavy ring gauge and balanced aroma synonymous with the Romeo y Julieta brand.

The colour of the wrapper leaf resembles early examples of the smaller and highly popular “Short Churchill”. In fact given the marginal difference in price I can see a number of devotees of the latter switching allegiance to the new, fatter cigar which is of a similar medium strength. My initial, favourable impression is of a cigar which is quite imposing and unique in terms of its size. Certainly destined to appeal to devotees of robustos. Available in boxes of 25 and 10 cigars.

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For the past decade Habanos S.A. has released a special selection of Edición Limitada cigars each year with dark maduro wrappers featuring the most prestigious Cuban brands such as Cohiba , Montecristo , Romeo y Julieta , Partagás , Hoyo de Monterrey and H. Upmann. In 2010 the selected brands and sizes will be :

Montecristo Grand Edmundo

Factory name: Cañonazo
Measures: Ring Gauge 52 ( 20,64mm) x 150 mm in length
Presentation: SBN box in a single layer of 10 cigars.

It is the first time that Habanos has produced a "Cañonazo" size outside the fabled Cohiba Siglo V1. The Grand Edmundo Edición Limitada provides all Montecristo's characteristic bitter/tangy flavour in one of the most impressive sizes or vitolas. Awesome !

Partagas Serie D Especial

Trinidad Short Robusto T

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The UK launch of Cohiba’s new Behike line will take place on Wednesday 12th May 2010 between 6.30pm to 8.30pm in the magnificent garden of London’s Goring Hotel in Victoria.

On arrival you will be welcomed with a vodka cocktail and a cigar before being offered the BHK 52 served with Krug champagne. And on departure you will receive a commemorative gift box containing each of the new cigars: the BHK 52, BHK 54 and BHK 56.

Whilst the new Behike joins existing lines within the Cohiba brand the three entirely new sizes, with the accent on heavy ring gauge, offer an excellent combustion allowing the smoker to appreciate the full intensity of its flavour and the superb "Medio Tiempo" tobacco used in this unique blend.

Tickets at £150 each, which includes a donation to The Variety Club, are still available from our premises. Please contact us ASAP on 020 7386 9000, or by email sales@cigarsunlimited.co.uk

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Launched as part of the Gala dinner which brings the XII Habanos Festival in Cuba to a close - a new range of 3 large Cohiba Behike cigars followed the earlier appearance of a "Wide" Churchill and all new "Julieta" from Romeo Y Julieta. This prestigious line of large cigars is the first major offering from Habanos since the launch of the Cohiba Maduro 5 range at the IX Festival some three years ago.

The word "Behike" means "Indian Chief" and the new range, which was enjoyed for the first time at the Gala Evening on 26th February 2010, will be produced in very limited quantities each year at the El Laguito factory, and the rolling process, using tobacco leaves selected from the finest plantations in San Juan y Martínez and San Luis, will incorporate the Medio Tiempo for the first time – a rare tobacco leaf which offers exceptional character and taste. The natural scarcity of the Medio Tiempo, taken from the upper leaves of sun-grown tobacco plants, will inevitably lead to limited availability and relatively high prices.

Whilst the Cohiba Behike joins existing lines within the Cohiba brand name its three entirely new sizes with the accent on heavy ring gauge are unique. Offering an excellent combustion, they will allow the smoker to appreciate and enjoy the full intensity of its flavour: BHK 52 (52 band gauge x 119mm length), BHK 54 (54 band gauge x 144mm length) and BHK 56 (56 band gauge x 166mm length) constitute a formidible new range of large cigars.

Each of these new sizes are presented in an exclusive lacquered box of 10 cigars with a distinctive, modern new black band that incorporates two security holograms .

Earlier during the Festival the " Wide Churchill" - a new vitola from the Romeo y Julieta range - was enjoyed at the Welcome Evening.

Its special dimensions ( 55 band gauge x 130mm ), unique to Habanos, make the Wide Churchill not only distinctive but appealling for those smokers who appreciate heavy ring gauge cigars with a well-balanced aromatic flavour.

The new "Julieta" - not surprisingly also from Romeo Y Julieta - has been specially designed to appeal to ladies who enjoy fine cigars. Made with tobaccos from Vuelta Abajo, the Julieta is a slender, medium length aromatic cigar (33 band gauge x 120mm) with the characteristics of a Habano that can be enjoyed in a short amount of time. The pack in which it is presented has been exclusively designed for this vitola, reproducing the colours and logo of the brand, but with a modern touch of rounded borders that makes it very practical and easy to carry. Stylish, feminine and ideal for the modern woman.

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Cohiba Behike BHK 56 6 ½ (166mm) x 56. Available in boxes of 10 .
Due March/April. Arrival postponed until June

Cohiba Behike BHK 54 5 5/8 (144mm) x 54. Available in boxes of 10.
Due March/April. Arrival postponed until June

Cohiba Behike BHK 52 4 ¾ (119mm) x 52. Available in boxes of 10.
Due March/April. Arrival postponed until June

Romeo y Julieta- Wide Churchill 5 ¼ (133mm) x 55. Boxes of 10 & 25 Due in May/June with tubed packs of 3 to follow in the autumn.

Romeo y Julieta – Julieta 4 ¾ (120mm) x 33. Available in boxes of 25. Due May/June.

2010 Limited Editions

A further three Limited Edition releases will take place this year during the summer from Montecristo, Partagas and Trinidad . All the tobaccos in these cigars are aged for a minimum of two years.

Montecristo - Gran Edmundo
5 7/8” (150mm) x 52
Double banded in boxes of 10
Due June/July

Partagas - Serie D Especial
5 ½” (141mm) x 50
Double banded in boxes of 10
Due June/July

Trinidad – Short Robusto T
4” (102mm) x 50
Double banded in boxes of 12
Due June/July

2010 UK Regional Editions

This year Habanos SA has approved two Regional Editions for distribution exclusively through Hunters & Frankau. We anticipate their arrival in late summer or early autumn.

La Flor de Cano - Short Robusto 4” (102mm) x 50

Double banded in SLB boxes of 25. This is a smaller version of the Flor de Cano Short Churchill, a robusto, which took the market by storm in the late 1980s and today sells for very high prices at auction.
Due August/September

Por Larrañaga - Regalias de Londres 5 ½” (141mm) x 50

Double banded in dressed boxes of 25. “Regalias de Londres” means “Gifts from London ” and the name comes from a UK importer's price list dated July 1912.
Due August/September

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XII Habanos Festival February 2010

From February 22nd to 26th 2010, Cuba will become the main stage for the largest international meeting for the lovers of the best tobacco in the world: the Habanos'. As every year, the event renders tribute to Habanos' brands, this year particularly to Cohiba and to Romeo y Julieta, including an event specially aimed at women and Habanos. Attendees will have the chance to taste the new vitolas Habanos s.a. will launch to the markets throughout 2010, and to experience first hand the secrets of a deep-rooted centuries old tradition.

Habanos s.a invites you to enjoy a whole week of pleasure among friends with a common link: The passion for the Habano.

The festival programme includes the traditional activities during this unforgettable week, such as:

– visit to cigar factories
– Trade fair
– Seminars
– Tastings and pairing ups
– Habanosommelier contest
– How to roll a Habano
– Visit to tobacco plantations

On February 22 nd , the event begins with the Welcome evening, which includes the Habanos s.a novelties 2010 presentation, and the nominations for the “Premio Habano” awards. They will be followed by a private concert of Maestro Chucho Valdés (who has received again the Grammy Latino award this year) and his guests.

The closing of the Festival will be held on February 26 th with the Gala Dinner that includes the traditional auction.

For more information about the XII Festival CLICK HERE

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EMS Security Stamp and Counterfeit for Havana Cigars 2010

EMS stands for 'English Market Selection' a description used in Cuba for over a century to identify the quality of cigars designated for the British market. It is the cornerstone of the UK's long established reputation as the world centre for the finest Havanas.

Since 1993 the EMS Stamps are applied to boxes of Havanas that have passed a UK quality inspection.

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