Reservas

Reservas

Belicoso Fino

Brand: Bolivar
Year: 2020
Flavour: Full
Vitola: Campana
Ring gauge: 52
Length: 5 ½ Inches / 140mm
Bolivar is the first non-Global brand to be invited to create a Reserva cigar. The brand’s noted strength and depth of flavour are on full display but the extra age of the tobaccos used in the blend provide a subtlety and nuance only usually found in aged examples of the preeminent vitola from one of Cuba’s Grande Marques.

Robusto

Brand: Cohiba
Year: 2018
Flavour: Medium to Full
Vitola: Robusto
Ring gauge: 50
Length: 4 ⅞ Inches / 124mm
This classic vitola (shape) from the most prestigious Habanos brand is, for many smokers, the pinnacle of modern cigar-making in Cuba. Medium to Full bodied but the extra bale-aged tobaccos impart a depth and elegance that will draw you in and capture your attention for every minute of the half hour or so it takes to enjoy. A difficult to find but glorious cigar.

Epicure No.2

Brand: Hoyo de Monterrey
Year: 2016
Flavour: Light to Medium
Vitola: Robusto
Ring gauge: 50
Length: 4 ⅞ Inches / 124mm
For many people the Epicure No.2 is a long-established favourite and a popular ‘turn to’ cigar. So it is perhaps a little surprising it has taken so long to see the first Hoyo Reserva. On the evidence so far from its delayed appearance in 2018, it has been well worth the wait.

No.2

Brand: H. Upmann
Year: 2014
Flavour: Light to Medium
Vitola: Pirámide
Ring gauge: 52
Length: 6 ⅛ Inches / 156mm
A clean, cultivated and congenial blend, this often overlooked light to medium flavoured cigar is full of nuance and subtlety for those who know where to look. Anything but simple.

Churchill

Brand:  Romeo y Julieta
Year: 2012
Flavour: Medium
Vitola: Julieta No.2
Ring gauge: 47
Length: 7 Inches / 178mm
Once one of the largest cigars available, this gentle giant now cuts a decidedly elegant and refined figure. It is at heart a polished cigar full of charm and grace. A wonderful way to celebrate Britain’s most famous cigar smoker.

No.4

Brand:Montecristo
Year: 2007
Flavour: Medium to Full
Vitola: Mareva
Ring gauge: 42
Length: 5 ⅛ Inches / 129mm
To take one of the most ubiquitous Havana cigars in the world and refine it to this level is an extraordinary ambition and one that, thankfully, is pulled off with aplomb. The quality of the tobacco shines through and elevates this classic cigar to a remarkable new height.

Serie D No.4

Brand:Partagás
Year: 2005
Flavour: Full
Vitola: Robusto
Ring gauge: 50
Length: 4 ⅞ Inches / 124mm
The power and intensity is still in abundance but the extra aged tobaccos used in this cigar provide a rare smoothness and subtlety to the smoke. An iron fist in a velvet glove.

Corona Especial

Brand:Cohiba
Year: 2003
Flavour: Medium to Full
Vitola: Laguito No.2
Ring gauge: 38
Length: 6 Inches / 152mm
One of the original sizes of Cohibas that were launched in 1982, it is perhaps sometimes overshadowed by some of the newer and larger format cigars within the range. However, this slender and elegant looking cigar has enough power and depth to capture the attention of any cigar smoker. A cigar with the well-earned status of classic.

Espléndido

Brand:Cohiba
Year: 2003
Flavour: Medium to Full
Vitola: Julieta No.2
Ring gauge: 47
Length: 7 Inches / 178mm
For many years the Cohiba Espledido was the epitome of ebullience and luxury. Although modern tastes for cigar shapes may not regularly include Cohiba’s Churchill sized offering, there is no doubt that this regal cigar is still an enthralling hour and a half spent in the company of one of Cuba’s finest. From the very top draw.

No.4

Brand: Cohiba
Year: 2003
Flavour: Medium to Full
Vitola: Media Corona
Ring gauge: 38
Length: 5 ⅝ Inches / 142mm
Although the name had been used before, and has been used since, this size is unique which makes the smallest cigar of the collection one of the most interesting to many collectors. A spicy little treat. Medium to full.

Pirámide

Brand: Cohiba
Year: 2003
Flavour: Medium to Full
Vitola: Pirámide
Ring gauge: 52
Length: 6 ⅛ Inches / 156mm
At the time of release the Pirámides was the pick of the bunch within the Selección box for many people. The ensuing years have done nothing to dampen that original assessment and it has now developed a near cult status among some smokers.

Robusto

Brand: Cohiba
Year: 2003
Flavour: Medium to Full
Vitola: Robusto
Ring gauge: 50
Length: 4 ⅞ Inches / 124mm
This squat cigar, measuring just under 5 inches, can surprise people with the intensity of its flavour. Made using the Linea Classica blend of leaves, to a medium full flavour profile, the Robusto Reserva is a wonderfully constructed cigar that has maintained its consistency over the years.

Belicoso Fino

Brand: Bolivar
Year: 2020
Flavour: Full
Vitola: Campana
Ring gauge: 52
Length: 5 ½ Inches / 140mm
Bolivar is the first non-Global brand to be invited to create a Reserva cigar. The brand’s noted strength and depth of flavour are on full display but the extra age of the tobaccos used in the blend provide a subtlety and nuance only usually found in aged examples of the preeminent vitola from one of Cuba’s Grande Marques.

Robusto

Brand: Cohiba
Year: 2018
Flavour: Medium to Full
Vitola: Robusto
Ring gauge: 50
Length: 4 ⅞ Inches / 124mm
This classic vitola (shape) from the most prestigious Habanos brand is, for many smokers, the pinnacle of modern cigar-making in Cuba. Medium to Full bodied but the extra bale-aged tobaccos impart a depth and elegance that will draw you in and capture your attention for every minute of the half hour or so it takes to enjoy. A difficult to find but glorious cigar.

Epicure No.2

Brand: Hoyo de Monterrey
Year: 2016
Flavour: Light to Medium
Vitola: Robusto
Ring gauge: 50
Length: 4 ⅞ Inches / 124mm
For many people the Epicure No.2 is a long-established favourite and a popular ‘turn to’ cigar. So it is perhaps a little surprising it has taken so long to see the first Hoyo Reserva. On the evidence so far from its delayed appearance in 2018, it has been well worth the wait.

No.2

Brand: H. Upmann
Year: 2014
Flavour: Light to Medium
Vitola: Pirámide
Ring gauge: 52
Length: 6 ⅛ Inches / 156mm
A clean, cultivated and congenial blend, this often overlooked light to medium flavoured cigar is full of nuance and subtlety for those who know where to look. Anything but simple.

Churchill

Brand:  Romeo y Julieta
Year: 2012
Flavour: Medium
Vitola: Julieta No.2
Ring gauge: 47
Length: 7 Inches / 178mm
Once one of the largest cigars available, this gentle giant now cuts a decidedly elegant and refined figure. It is at heart a polished cigar full of charm and grace. A wonderful way to celebrate Britain’s most famous cigar smoker.

No.4

Brand:Montecristo
Year: 2007
Flavour: Medium to Full
Vitola: Mareva
Ring gauge: 42
Length: 5 ⅛ Inches / 129mm
To take one of the most ubiquitous Havana cigars in the world and refine it to this level is an extraordinary ambition and one that, thankfully, is pulled off with aplomb. The quality of the tobacco shines through and elevates this classic cigar to a remarkable new height.

Serie D No.4

Brand:Partagás
Year: 2005
Flavour: Full
Vitola: Robusto
Ring gauge: 50
Length: 4 ⅞ Inches / 124mm
The power and intensity is still in abundance but the extra aged tobaccos used in this cigar provide a rare smoothness and subtlety to the smoke. An iron fist in a velvet glove.

Corona Especial

Brand:Cohiba
Year: 2003
Flavour: Medium to Full
Vitola: Laguito No.2
Ring gauge: 38
Length: 6 Inches / 152mm
One of the original sizes of Cohibas that were launched in 1982, it is perhaps sometimes overshadowed by some of the newer and larger format cigars within the range. However, this slender and elegant looking cigar has enough power and depth to capture the attention of any cigar smoker. A cigar with the well-earned status of classic.

Espléndido

Brand:Cohiba
Year: 2003
Flavour: Medium to Full
Vitola: Julieta No.2
Ring gauge: 47
Length: 7 Inches / 178mm
For many years the Cohiba Espledido was the epitome of ebullience and luxury. Although modern tastes for cigar shapes may not regularly include Cohiba’s Churchill sized offering, there is no doubt that this regal cigar is still an enthralling hour and a half spent in the company of one of Cuba’s finest. From the very top draw.

No.4

Brand: Cohiba
Year: 2003
Flavour: Medium to Full
Vitola: Media Corona
Ring gauge: 38
Length: 5 ⅝ Inches / 142mm
Although the name had been used before, and has been used since, this size is unique which makes the smallest cigar of the collection one of the most interesting to many collectors. A spicy little treat. Medium to full.

Pirámide

Brand: Cohiba
Year: 2003
Flavour: Medium to Full
Vitola: Pirámide
Ring gauge: 52
Length: 6 ⅛ Inches / 156mm
At the time of release the Pirámides was the pick of the bunch within the Selección box for many people. The ensuing years have done nothing to dampen that original assessment and it has now developed a near cult status among some smokers.

Robusto

Brand: Cohiba
Year: 2003
Flavour: Medium to Full
Vitola: Robusto
Ring gauge: 50
Length: 4 ⅞ Inches / 124mm
This squat cigar, measuring just under 5 inches, can surprise people with the intensity of its flavour. Made using the Linea Classica blend of leaves, to a medium full flavour profile, the Robusto Reserva is a wonderfully constructed cigar that has maintained its consistency over the years.

The Reserva classification signifies that all the tobacco used has been aged in bales for a minimum of three years before the cigars were made.
 
There are generally presented in the “flagship” sizes for specific Global Brands and are released in limited numbers.
 
Each Reserva is made available in 5000 numbered lacquered boxes each containing 20 cigars. 100,000 cigars are produced for each release in total for the world market.
 
Each cigar  bears a second “Reserva” band on it and its box includes a leaflet describing the date of the “cosecha” (harvest), from which all of the leaves used have been taken.
 
Since 2012 a Reserva cigar has been released by Habanos S.A. biennially.