There is perhaps no more impressive collection of cigars under one name than Dunhill’s Selección Suprema. The line came about in 1935 when Dunhill, the legendary British retailer, asked Cándido Vega Díaz—a man who once owned the El Rey del Mundo brand—to make a special cigar for the store. That cigar was the Don Candido and it began the Selección Suprema line. It would grow to include a long list of cigars from various factories and brands that were made in unique sizes and with select tobaccos from Dunhill. By the 1960s, there were over 40 different cigars offered as part of the program at one time. In 1984, Cubatabaco began producing cigars under the Dunhill name, something that lasted until 1991. Since then, the brand has lost some of its luster. It’s now owned by British American Tobacco and distributed in the U.S. by General Cigar Co. Last year marked the 80th anniversary of the Don Candido and Dunhill decided to celebrate with a special limited edition. It combined the Signed Range name, Dunhill’s most noted modern line, and Selección Suprema. The cigar is produced in the Dominican Republic by General Cigar Dominicana using a shade-grown wrapper from Jalapa, ...
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