Altadis is releasing a limited-edition anniversary Churchill made in Nicaragua by A.J. Fernandez
Mar 18, 2024 | By Gregory Mottola
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Upcoming H. Upmann Celebrates 180 YearsPhotos/Altadis U.S.A.
The H. Upmann brand has turned 180 years old and Altadis U.S.A. is honoring the milestone with a limited-edition cigar. Like the 175th anniversary smoke from 2019, the H. Upmann 180th Anniversary will be a Churchill, measuring 7 inches by 50 ring gauge.
Made in Nicaragua by A.J. Fernandez, the 180th Anniversary is a collaboration between Fernandez and Rafael Nodal, vice president of product capability for Tabacalera USA (Altadis U.S.A.’s parent company). The all-Nicaraguan blend features a medio tiempo wrapper that Nodal says was grown from a hybrid seed. Medio tiempo leaves sometimes sprout on the very top of a tobacco plant, above the corona level, and are valued for their concentrated power. While the dimensions for the 175th and 180th anniversary are the same, the blends are different.
H. Upmann 180th Anniversary
Each H. Upmann 180th Anniversary has a suggested retail price of $22.50 per cigar, and comes in 10-count boxes. Only 5,000 boxes are being produced.
To further the celebration, Altadis will also be releasing a humidor containing 50 Toros (6 by 50). The humidors are priced at $1,500 apiece with a production run of only 180 units.
H. Upmann 180th Anniversary
Both cigars will be on display at the PCA trade show, which starts this weekend in Las Vegas, and should ship to retailers in June.
Altadis is releasing a limited-edition anniversary Churchill made in Nicaragua by A.J. Fernandez
Mar 18, 2024 | By Gregory Mottola
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Upcoming H. Upmann Celebrates 180 YearsPhotos/Altadis U.S.A.
The H. Upmann brand has turned 180 years old and Altadis U.S.A. is honoring the milestone with a limited-edition cigar. Like the 175th anniversary smoke from 2019, the H. Upmann 180th Anniversary will be a Churchill, measuring 7 inches by 50 ring gauge.
Made in Nicaragua by A.J. Fernandez, the 180th Anniversary is a collaboration between Fernandez and Rafael Nodal, vice president of product capability for Tabacalera USA (Altadis U.S.A.’s parent company). The all-Nicaraguan blend features a medio tiempo wrapper that Nodal says was grown from a hybrid seed. Medio tiempo leaves sometimes sprout on the very top of a tobacco plant, above the corona level, and are valued for their concentrated power. While the dimensions for the 175th and 180th anniversary are the same, the blends are different.
H. Upmann 180th Anniversary
Each H. Upmann 180th Anniversary has a suggested retail price of $22.50 per cigar, and comes in 10-count boxes. Only 5,000 boxes are being produced.
To further the celebration, Altadis will also be releasing a humidor containing 50 Toros (6 by 50). The humidors are priced at $1,500 apiece with a production run of only 180 units.
H. Upmann 180th Anniversary
Both cigars will be on display at the PCA trade show, which starts this weekend in Las Vegas, and should ship to retailers in June.