Everything for this special celebration
has been planned with meticulous detail
as Jemma reveals in our interview. There
has been much research to ensure that
the cigar and the cabinet in which it is to
be presented show due deference to the
company’s past.
The result is an amazing cigar from the
Ramon Allones brand, at one time owned
by one arm of the company and a historic
vitola which refers back to the brands
history.
The Anniversario cigars have all been
resting in the UK now for 2 years to
achieve its optimum flavour and aroma.
The cabinet in which the cigar is presented
has been planned with as much care and
attention referring as it does back to the
Cabinets originally used to transport
cigars to the UK Market. It has been
made in Milan by humidor and furniture
specialists DeArt and only 225 have been
created.
Hunters and Frankau like many
longstanding businesses has a complex
past as Jemma explains with the oldest
element of the business being created by
John Hunter back in 1790.
Having decided on the cigar they wanted
to create it was necessary to first gain the
necessary permissions from Habanos
followed by many trips to Havana to
test blends and ultimately to work with
Jemma gives us a fascinating insight
Havana Club to create a rum to match with
into her family and the company history
the amazing cigars.
including being one of the largest UK
manufacturers of cigars with an initial
To ensure that the cigar arrives perfectly
factory in Hoxton and later a much larger
ready for the anniversary Hunters have
site in Cardiff.
returned to the historic practice of UK
cigar merchants to age cigars.
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