Late last year, a new Edición Regional arrived in Spain. In somewhat of a rare occurrence, this Edición Regional—the El Rey del Mundo Petit Robustos—actually arrived in the year it was designated. This 2015 Edición Regional for Spain is what its name suggests, a 102mm (4 inches) x 50 petit robusto. In case you are unfamiliar with the Edición Regional program, the basics are as follows: The Edición Regional program is how Habanos S.A., the marketing and distribution company behind Cuban cigars, creates 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 be used. In addition, the “global” brands—i.e. Cohiba, H. Upmann, Hoyo de Monterrey, José L. Piedra, Montecristo, Partagás and Romeo y Julieta—are not eligible to be made into an Edición Regional. Since 2012, distributors have been limited to a single release per year, a change from prior years when some distributors would receive multiple releases per year. Distributors are the ones to initiate the idea of a ...
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