In 2010, Habanos S.A. released the Bolívar Gran Belicoso as part of the Colección Habanos series, a high-priced and highly sought-after limited edition series that sees the Cuban cigar monopoly release a size not regularly made for a particular brand. Habanos S.A. of course has another series—two actually—that uses the same principle of creating a limited edition size for a brand that is not a regularly available item, the Edición Regional series. When Bolívar was selected for the 2010 Colección Habanos release, the new cigar came in the rodolfo vitola, a 7 1/11 x 54 double belicoso. Three years later, when Bolívar was selected for the 2013 version of the Edición Regional for the Belux region, the rodolfo vitola was once again selected. For those unfamiliar with the Edición Regional series, the basics are as follows: The Edición Regional program sees Habanos S.A., the marketing and distribution company behind Cuban cigars, create unique, limited vitolas for its distributors around the world. Sizes must be those that are in the Habanos S.A. portfolio, but not amongst the regular production offerings for the brand, although some discontinued regular sizes can be created. New vitolas created for a certain brand are also not eligible to ...
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