Cigar Release: Partagas Gran Reserva Lusitanias

After Cohiba and Montecristo, Habanos SA is releasing Partagas Gran Reserva, la crème de la crème of Cuban cigars.

Partagas Lusitanias Gran Reserva has a limited production of 5,000 numbered boxes of 15 cigars each, and the tobacco has been aged for at least 5 years.

Lusitanias (ring gauge 49 x 194mm in length) is the majestic vitola that enhances the richness and aroma that characterize the Partagás blend. The Ligero leaves used in the blend of this first Gran Reserva, comes from the San Juan y Martinez Tobacco district, where the rich San Juan soils provide the blend with the Partagás brand’s distinctive strength. The Seco leaves, meanwhile, have been selected from the San Luis Tobacco district, which provides an unparalleled aroma to its Tobacco, a reason to be famous in Cuba and around the world. The extremely meticulous work in selecting leaves from the Cosecha 2007 for these Lusitanias were carried out by the legendary Ligador Master Blender at the Partagás Factory under the supervision of the Instituto del Tabaco-Tobacco Institute.