If you’re a fan of thinking “haven’t I heard that somewhere before?” then this review might be just up your alley. As you’re likely aware, Habanos S.A. creates cigars for certain regions of the world under the header of the Edición Regional program. The project is underwritten by the distributor of the region, who chooses one of the non “big six” marcas—Cohiba, H. Upmann, Hoyo de Monterrey, Montecristo, Partagás andRomeo y Julieta—as well as an vitola that exists in the Habanos portfolio but not within that of the chosen marca. A minimum of 25,000 cigars need to be produced and the releases generally only last for a year, though with enough demand can be brought back for a second year. Regions are limited to just one release per year, and a request for a regional is not guaranteed to be granted. In 2010, Phoenicia Trading A.A., which covers an extensive list of countries throughout the Middle East and Africa, selected the Bolívar marca and the Sublimes vitola, a 6 1/2 x 54 double robusto for a release called the Bolívar Emiratos. It was a decent sized release, with 30,000 cigars produced and split into 3,000 boxes of 10 cigars. While the region ...
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