Partagas gets the Gran Reserva treatment.
Partagas was chosen in 2013 to produce the Gran Reserva series. This Lusitanias is unique both in its quality as well as in the fact that its production is limited to 5,000 numbered boxes. The tobacco comes from the 2007 harvest.
5 years old, this tobacco has been rolled by the greatest master rollers of the Partagas factory. Perfectly manufactured, the unlit Lusitanias has a great aromatic finesse. Much more subtle and complex than traditional Lusitanias. The first puffs are filled with notes of coffee and caramel. These first creamy plumes are slightly enhanced by the spicy notes of white pepper. The distinction of this great product is perceived more clearly at the second third. The soft and voluptuous notes fill the palate with elegance. The end is so well constructed that it encourages aficionados to smoke it until its very last centimetre.
Gran Reservas are, in essence, special versions of regular Cuban cigars, made with extra-old tobaccos. They are priced at a premium, made in very limited quantities and have been resold for considerably more than their already high release prices. The cigars are packaged like elaborate gifts—fitting for their rich prices—in black lacquer boxes bagged in a velvety pouch meant to protect the box, which has a golden plate on the inside lid showing the precise box number. There is an outer cardboard box, containing the factory stamp, and the entire package is quite like that found on Cohiba Behikes. The Partagás has something new for Cuba—a QR code engraved, subtly, on the back of the box, so a cigar lover can get more information on the smoke.
Cigar Name: Lusitanias Factory Name: Prominentes Dimensions: 49 x 194mm (7⅝″) Official Weight: 17.86g
Construction: Handmade using tobacco from the 2007 harvest. Bands: Standard band B, with a special "Grand Reserve" band. Packaging: Numbered black lacquered boîte nature box of 15 cigars (5,000 produced). Status: A 2013 release.
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