Reservas & Gran Reservas

Montecristo Edmundo Reserva Cosecha 2018

The Montecristo Edmundo Reserva was originally intended as a 2022 release and is the nineth Reserva release, since the launch of the series in 2003 with the Cohiba Reserva Selección. It is also the second time that Montecristo has been selected to create a Reserva, following the Montecristo No.4 in 2007.

These rare cigars are presented in numbered luxury boîte nature boxes containing twenty cigars and each one is decorated with a second silver and black Reserva band. Just 5,000 numbered boxes (100,000 cigars) have been produced for the worldwide market and all the tobaccos used in their creation has been aged in bales for three years prior to rolling. In this instance, the Montecristo Edmundo Reserva has been made exclusively using tobacco from the 2018 harvest (cosecha).

The Edmundo Reserva has been blended to the classic medium to full bodied Montecristo taste that many people consider the benchmark against which all other Havanas are measured. Established in 1935, today Montecristo is the world’s most popular Habanos brand and, in the UK, the Montecristo No.4 is one of the bestselling Havana cigars.

The original Edmundo - 5 1/3” (135mm) x 52 ring gauge - was released in 2004 and has since been joined by the Petit Edmundo (2006), Double Edmundo (2013) and Wide Edmundo (2021). In 2010 the Montecristo Edición Limitada (a Cañonazo size) was named the Grand Edmundo. 

The name Edmundo is inspired by Edmundo Dantes, the eponymous hero of Alexandre Dumas’s novel, The Count of Montecristo “All Montecristo are ‘tripa larga, totalmente a mano’ – long filler, totally handmade and use only the finest leaves from the Vuelta Abajo zone in Pinar del Rio, Cuba. The finest tobacco in the world.”

Partagas Serie E No.2 Gran Reserva

The Gran Reserva Series is one of the most illustrious in the world of Cuban cigars. The Partagás Serie E No.2 Cosecha 2015 represents the second time Partagas has been featured in it, so far a unique achievement...

As with all Gran Reserva, the tobacco leaves used to create these magnificent sticks have been aged for a minimum of 5 years after harvest.  The Serie E No. 2 is presented in the grand Duke vitola, measuring 54 ring gauge by 140mm in length, and will deliver the traditional full-strength flavours of this ancient and illustrious Marca for over 90 minutes.

Only 5,000 boxes of this edition - each stunningly crafted in black lacquer, individually numbered, and containing 15 ultra-premium cigars - have been made.  They will be keenly sought after by collectors across the globe.

Bolivar Belicosos Finos Reserva Cosecha 2016

The Cigar

This is the first time that Bolívar has been selected to create a Reserva and it is perhaps no surprise that they have chosen their most iconic vitola (size) to do so: The Belicoso Fino.

The Reserva classification signifies that all the tobacco used has been aged in bales for three years before being rolled into cigars. The leaves used for this particular release were all harvested in 2016.

Production method: Totally handmade using long filler with all leaves sourced from the Vuelta Abajo region of Cuba

 

Hoyo Double Corona Gran Reserva 2019, part of just 5,000 boxes produced. Aged for 3 years has allowed the tobacco to build in body and flavour.

Cohiba Seleccion Reserva  2003 

Cohiba Especial Reserva 2003

The Cigar

One of the original sizes of Cohibas that were launched in 1982, it is perhaps sometimes overshadowed by some of the newer and larger format cigars within the range. However, this slender and elegant looking cigar has enough power and depth to capture the attention of any cigar smoker. A cigar with the well-earned status of classic.

FLAVOUR: Medium to Full
VITOLA: Laguito No.2
RING GAUGE: 38
LENGTH: 6 Inches / 152mm 

Cohiba Esplendido Reserva 2003

The Cigar

For many years the Cohiba Espledido was the epitome of ebullience and luxury. Although modern tastes for cigar shapes may not regularly include Cohiba’s Churchill sized offering, there is no doubt that this regal cigar is still an enthralling hour and a half spent in the company of one of Cuba’s finest. From the very top draw.

FLAVOUR: Medium to Full
VITOLA: Julieta No.2
RING GAUGE: 47
LENGTH: 7 Inches / 178mm 

Cohiba Media Corona Reserva 2003

The Cigar

Although the name had been used before, and has been used since, this size is unique which makes the smallest cigar of the collection one of the most interesting to many collectors. A spicy little treat. Medium to full.

FLAVOUR: Medium to Full
VITOLA: Media Corona
RING GAUGE: 38
LENGTH: 5 5/8 Inches / 142mm 

Cohiba Piramide Reserva 2003

The Cigar

At the time of release the Pirámides was the pick of the bunch within the Selección box for many people. The ensuing years have done nothing to dampen that original assessment and it has now developed a near cult status among some smokers.

FLAVOUR: Medium to Full
VITOLA: Piramide
RING GAUGE: 52
LENGTH: 6 1/8 Inches / 156mm 

Cohiba Robusto Reserva 2003

The Cigar

This squat cigar, measuring just under 5 inches, can surprise people with the intensity of its flavour. Made using the Linea Classica blend of leaves, to a medium full flavour profile, the Robusto Reserva is a wonderfully constructed cigar that has maintained its consistency over the years.

FLAVOUR: Medium to Full
VITOLA: Robusto
RING GAUGE: 50
LENGTH: 4 7/8 Inches / 124mm 

Partagas Serie D No.4 Reserva 2005

The Cigar

The power and intensity is still in abundance but the extra aged tobaccos used in this cigar provide a rare smoothness and subtlety to the smoke. An iron fist in a velvet glove.

FLAVOUR: Full
VITOLA: Robusto
RING GAUGE: 50
LENGTH: 4 7/8 Inches / 124mm 

Montecristo No.4 Reserva 2007

The Cigar

To take one of the most ubiquitous Havana cigars in the world and refine it to this level is an extraordinary ambition and one that, thankfully, is pulled off with aplomb. The quality of the tobacco shines through and elevates this classic cigar to a remarkable new height.

FLAVOUR: Medium to Full
VITOLA: Mareva
RING GAUGE: 42
LENGTH: 5 1/8 Inches / 129mm 

Romeo y Julieta Churchill Reserva 2012

The Cigar

Once one of the largest cigars available, this gentle giant now cuts a decidedly elegant and refined figure. It is at heart a polished cigar full of charm and grace. A wonderful way to celebrate Britain’s most famous cigar smoker.

FLAVOUR: Medium to Full
VITOLA: Julieta No.2 
RING GAUGE: 47
LENGTH: 7 Inches / 178mm 

H. Upmann No.2 Reserva 2014

The Cigar

A clean, cultivated and congenial blend, this often overlooked light to medium flavoured cigar is full of nuance and subtlety for those who know where to look. Anything but simple.

FLAVOUR: Light to Medium
VITOLA: Piramide 
RING GAUGE: 52
LENGTH: 6 1/8 Inches / 156mm 

Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No.2 Reserva 2016

The Cigar

For many people the Epicure No.2 is a long-established favourite and a popular ‘turn to’ cigar. So it is perhaps a little surprising it has taken so long to see the first Hoyo Reserva. On the evidence so far from its delayed appearance in 2018, it has been well worth the wait.

FLAVOUR: Light to Medium
VITOLA: Robusto
RING GAUGE: 50
LENGTH: 4 7/8 Inches / 124mm 

Cohiba Robusto Reserva

The Cigar

This classic vitola (shape) from the most prestigious Habanos brand is, for many smokers, the pinnacle of modern cigar-making in Cuba. Medium to Full bodied but the extra bale-aged tobaccos impart a depth and elegance that will draw you in and capture your attention for every minute of the half hour or so it takes to enjoy. A difficult to find but glorious cigar.

FLAVOUR: Medium to Full
VITOLA: Robusto
RING GAUGE: 50
LENGTH: 4 7/8 Inches / 124mm 

Montecristo No.2 Gran Reserva 2011

The Cigar

The most iconic Piramide on the market bar none. The Montecristo No.2 has been a benchmark cigar for decades and was the perfect choice for Cuba's second Gran Reserva in 2011

FLAVOUR: Medium to Full
VITOLA: Priamide
RING GAUGE: 52
LENGTH: 6 1/8 Inches / 156mm 

Partagas Lusitania Gran Reserva 2013

The Cigar

Considered one of the truly great smokes in modern times, the Lusitania is a benchmark Havana cigar for many aficionados. This release does not disappoint. Sophistication and nuance have been added to the formidable and fiery reputation this cigar rightly owns. 

FLAVOUR: Full
VITOLA: Prominente
RING GAUGE: 49
LENGTH: 7 5/8 Inches / 194mm 

The Partagás Lusitania, Gran Reserva has been released in the UK and is available throughout the network of Havana Cigar Specialists.

This extremely limited production cigar comes in 5,000 lacquered boxes containing 15 cigars (only 75,000 cigars have been produced for the global market). The blend has been devised by Arnaldo Bichot, the master blender at the Partagás Cigar Factory. The wrapper, binder and filler leaves were harvested in 2007 and then subjected to a long and thorough aging process.

The 2007 harvest actually began in December 2006 and finished in March 2007. Each of the five types of leaf used to make this cigar (three in the filler, one for the binder and the last for the wrapper) underwent the standard curing, sorting, fermentation and classification processes that take up to twelve months to complete. Then they were packed into bales to mature gradually during the last nine months of 2008, all of 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, and the first three months of 2013.

The idea of special productions of Cuban cigars made from aged leaves is not new. Ediciones Limitadas, first released in 2000 were originally dressed in wrappers that had been aged for two years, rather than the standard six months. Since 2007 all of the tobaccos used in these cigars, including filler and binder, have been aged for two years.

The start of 2004 saw the release of the first Reserva, the Cohiba Selección Reserva, a selection of five different vitolas that had been produced using tobaccos that had been aged for three years. Since then there have been three more Reserva releases, each in 5,000 numbered boxes of 20 cigars, 100,000 cigars in total. 2005 saw the release of the Partagás Serie D No. 4, 2007 the Montecristo No. 4 and 2012) saw the introduction of the Romeo y Julieta Churchill (released in 2013).

To date there has only been two previous Gran Reservas. 2009 saw the launch of the Cohiba Siglo VI Gran Reserva, then in 2011 it was the turn of the Montecristo No.2 (released in 2012). Now, in 2013 the Partagás Lusitania assumes its rightful place in this exalted canon

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Romeo y Julieta Wide Churchill Gran Reserva 2015

The Cigar

Released in 2010, the Wide Churchill has come a long way in a short pace of time. Nowhere is that better demonstrated than with the decision to honour the vitola with a Gran Reserva release, after only five years in the standard Habanos portfolio. 

FLAVOUR: Medium 
VITOLA: Montesco 
RING GAUGE: 55
LENGTH: 5 1/4 Inches / 130mm 

H. Upmann Sir Winston Gran Reserva 2017

The Cigar

Named after one of the greatest Britons to have ever lived who was also one of the world's most famous cigar smokers. This august cigar carries the weight of responsibility with grace and charm. A cigar that reaches its full potential in gentle waves rather than a tsunami. 

FLAVOUR: Light to Medium 
VITOLA: Julieta No.2 
RING GAUGE: 47 
LENGTH: 7 Inches / 178mm