Specials lead the way

Several special one off cigars were launched at this year’s Habanos Festival in Cuba, including the most expensive and exclusive Habano cigar ever released on the market.

The Cohiba Behike is the same length as the Lancero and has the same girth as the Siglo VI.

Corporación Habanos has launched Behike as a unique 4,000 cigar production lot, and it will not be produced again.

All cigars have been hand-rolled by Norma, the most senior of the El Laguito cigar rollers – and the high quality production standards, give this Habano cigar unique characteristics.

The 4,000 Cohiba Behike cigars will be sold in 40-unit containers – double-ringed and numbered from 1 to 4,000 – presented in 100 humidors made by the prestigious Paris based company Elie Bleu.

The humidors will include a numbered plate and the owner’s name.

The price of each of these 40-cigar containers is 15,000 Euro, and will be sold only by exclusive order at Habanos S.A. dealers.

Also making its debut at this year’s festival was the Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill.

The new vitola was launched by British film actor Joseph Fiennes of Shakespeare in Love fame. It measures the same size as a Robusto but carries double bands - the RyJ red and white band coupled with the gold Churchill band.

At the festival James Suckling, European editor of Cigar Aficionado, was named the Habanos Man of the Year in the Communications category. The award is given every year to acknowledge the most active and distinguished harbingers of the smoking arts.

Section : News

Page number : 5

Published in Cigar Buyer Issue 8 on 20/05/2006.

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	Specials lead the way Several special one off cigars were launched at this year’s Habanos Festival in Cuba, including the most expensive and exclusive Habano cigar ever released on the market. The Cohiba Behike is the same length as the Lancero and has the same girth as the Siglo VI. Corporación Habanos has launched Behike as a unique 4,000 cigar production lot, and it will not be produced again. All cigars have been hand-rolled by Norma, the most senior of the El Laguito cigar rollers – and the high quality production standards, give this Habano cigar unique characteristics. The 4,000 Cohiba Behike cigars will be sold in 40-unit containers – double-ringed and numbered from 1 to 4,000 – presented in 100 humidors made by the prestigious Paris based company Elie Bleu. The humidors will include a numbered plate and the owner’s name. The price of each of these 40-cigar containers is 15,000 Euro, and will be sold only by exclusive order at Habanos S.A. dealers. Also making its debut at this year’s festival was the Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill. The new vitola was launched by British film actor Joseph Fiennes of Shakespeare in Love fame. It measures the same size as a Robusto but carries double bands - the RyJ red and white band coupled with the gold Churchill band. At the festival James Suckling, European editor of Cigar Aficionado, was named the Habanos Man of the Year in the Communications category. The award is given every year to acknowledge the most active and distinguished harbingers of the smoking arts. By Section : News Page number : 5 Published in Cigar Buyer Issue 8 on 20/05/2006. Subscribe Buy this issue More from this issue Preview other issues This article is 54 months old and some information provided may be time sensitive. Please check all details of events, tours, opening times and other information before travelling or making arrangements. Copyright Cigar Buyer © 1999-2010. All rights reserved. To use or reproduce part or all of this article please contact us for details of how you can do so legally.