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16th February 2010
New Habanos Due in 2010
First off, five new vitolas will be added to the list of standard sizes for general release in shops worldwide. They will come in two of Cuba's best known brands: Cohiba and Romeo y Julieta. All five are due to be tasted by the guests attending this year's Festival del Habano in Havana from 22nd to 26th February.
Cohiba will see three new sizes of full flavoured, heavy girth cigars introduced under the line name of "Behike", alongside its three existing lines: the medium to full flavoured Classic and Maduro 5 lines and the medium flavoured 1492 (Siglo) line. If the name "Behike" sounds familiar, you may recall that it was used for the very few, special 7 ½ inch by 52 ring gauge cigars made in 2006 to celebrate Cohiba's 40th Anniversary. The new Behikes are completely different in size and blend, and are differentiated further by the size names BHK 56, BHK 54 and BHK 52. The numbers refer to the ring gauge, of course.
We expect to see the first shipment of these cigars in March or April.
Cohiba Behike - BHK 56 56 x 6 ½" (166mm) in boxes of 10.
Cohiba Behike - BHK 54 54 x 5 5/8" (144mm) in boxes of 10.
Cohiba Behike - BHK 52 52 x 4 ¾" (119mm) in boxes of 10.
Two new Romeo y Julieta sizes are scheduled for release in May. The Wide Churchill with its chunky 55 ring gauge follows on from the success of the classic Romeo Churchill and robusto-sized Short Churchill. The Julieta is a slender, elegant vitola created with lady cigar smokers in mind.
Romeo y Julieta - Wide Churchill 55 x 5 ¼" (133mm) in boxes of 10 & 25.
Romeo y Julieta - Julieta 33 x 5 ¼" (120mm) in boxes of 25.