Last year, Habanos S.A. released the first two cigars in a new series named Añejados, the Romeo y Julieta Píramides Añejados and the Montecristo Churchills Añejados. According to Habanos S.A., the cigars included in this program will all have been aged between five and eight years in their original packaging after being rolled. However, before being shipped, the boxes are opened so the cigars can have the bands and the date of the inspection added, and the boxes get a stamp on the back of revisado, which translates to checked. The press release for this year’s Añejados cigars explains further: Through the aging process, the cigar has developed, becoming rounder and mellower to the palate with touches of delicate and sweetish taste and, above all, obtaining shades of woody taste because of being placed for all those years near the cedar from which the boxes were made. The two newest entries into the series are the Partagás Corona Gorda Añejados (5 5/8×46) and the Hoyo de Monterrey Hermoso No. 4 Añejados (5×48), both of which are packaged in dress boxes of 25. Unlike with the Romeo y Julieta Pirámides released last year, the vitolas for both of the new cigars are unique in each of ...
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