NEWS & GOSSIP
Tabaquero cigars
January will see the arrival of a new cigar in the
UK and it’s one which many of us who have
travelled to Cuba have been looking forward to
sampling.
The cigar is being produced by Rocky Patel
and it was blended and developed by the well
known Cuban Master of Tobacco Hamlet
Paredes. Hamlet previously worked as a
roller in Havana and has travelled extensively
around the world demonstrating his skills.
More recently he worked in the cigar store at
the Romeo y Julieta factory and the Partagas
factory. He recently moved to the US and
joined the team at Rocky Patel. He now lives in
Florida and this is his first cigar for Rocky Patel
under the new Tabaquero brand which the
company has created for his cigars.
The cigar features a San Andreas wrapper with
filler from Nicaragua and binders from Brazil
and Mexico. The selected sizes of cigar are
all traditional and in the UK will include the
Robusto (5” x 50ring gauge), Corona (5½” x 42)
and the Salomon (7 5/8”x 58).
3
2016 EMS Stamp
The first images of the 2016 EMS (English
Market Selection) have arrived from Hunters &
Frankau. Expect to see the stamp appearing on
boxes of cigars in stores very soon.
HDM Hermosos No 4 Añejados
My sources tell me that the latest cigar from
the Añejados program is likely to arrive in
the UK in late January. The third cigar from
this Cuban aging program to arrive here is the
Hoyo de Monterrey Hermosos No. 4 Vitola
measuring 5” with a 48 ring gauge.
Images we have seen on the web suggest that
these cigars date from the first quarter of 2007.
We look forward to trying one and reporting on
the next stage of this fascinating program.