In 2008, Habanos S.A.’s still relatively young Edición Regional program really took off, jumping to 17 releases from just seven releases in 2007. One of those was the Ramón Allones Grandes, a corona doble produced for Spain. The size of the cigar is of particular note; as has been discussed numerous times about the Edición Regional program, the size must be in the Habanos S.A. portfolio but not an active vitola in a particular marca. In the case of Ramón Allones and this release, the Grandes is just half-an-inch shorter than the regular production Gigantes, also a Corona Doble but one that measure 7 3/5 inches by a 49 ring gauge. In this particular case, the size was borrowed from the San Cristóbal El Morro, a cigar that debuted in 1999 and comes from the youngest marca in Habanos S.A.’s portfolio. The cigar came packed in varnished 10-count boxes packed in the 8-9-8 format, though in this case it was 3-4-3. It’s a fitting style for the release, as Allones is credited with having developed the 8-9-8 packaging format, as well as being one of, if not the first, to use color lithographs on boxes and bands on cigars. The ...
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