LIMITED EDITION MADUROS
DARK & OILY
LIMITED EDITION HAVANAS REACH LONDON"
THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF A VERY SPECIAL 'EDICION LIMITADA' (Limited Edition) RANGE
OF HAVANAS HAS JUST ARRIVED AT HUNTERS & FRANKAU IN LONDON.
There are four different vitolas in four brands which do not normally offer
these sizes. But what makes them unique is their wrappers, they are dark and
oily. Probably best described as somewhere between Colorado Maduro and Maduro.
For the uninitiated, Maduro, the Spanish for ripe, is the term used to describe
the colour of cigars with very dark, sometimes almost pitch black, wrappers.
Colorado Maduro is a slightly lighter shade often with a somewhat mottled
finish.
Although much sought after by seasoned smokers, cigars of this hue have been
hard to find recently. The reason that they have appeared now reflects a
decision taken in the summer by Habanos SA and UNETA. The company responsible
for tobacco growing and cigar production in Cuba, to use a stock of wrappers
taken from the top leaves on the tobacco plants during the 1997/1998 Harvest.
These leaves, known as Coronas or Crowns (nothing to do with the cigar size),
have not been used for many years in the production of top quality Havanas,
although they are the best for making maduro wrappers. However because of the
new fashion for dark cigars that is sweeping America and because the leaves have
been aged for over two years, the Cuban industry decided to put them to work.
Habanos Edicion Limitada 2001
Brand Name Size/Dimensions
Montecristo Robustos 4 7/8", 50 ring gauge - AVAILABLE NOW
Partagas Piramide 6 1/8", 52 ring gauge
Romeo y Julieta Prominete 7 5/8" 49 ring gauge
Hoyo de Monterrey Particulares 9 1/4" 47 ring gauge" - likely to be available in
the next 3-4 weeks in a very small quantity
Although I haven't had the opportunity of smoking these cigars yet, I understand
that they are extremely strong and will probably benefit from some additional
aging. I'm making available a small quantity of the Montecristo Robusto and the
Partagas Piramides at this time in singles, sampler packs and full boxes.
Discounts
considered on multiple box orders!!!
Reproduced with kind permission of Hunters & Frankau - December 2000
(Havana cigar importers with over 200 years experience)