Habanos, S.A will introduce its newest product at the 35th Edition of the Havana International Fair (FIHAV 2017) on October 30th.
The new Línea Retro will be marketed through two products, Partagás Capitols and Romeo y Julieta Club Kings. The new addition boasts retro design combined with modern features.
The new Línea Retro stands out for its metal box, a design inspired by the original pocket cigar holders that became so popular in the 1970’s. Today, these boxes are highly-valued collectors’ items.
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The Partagás Capitols and Romeo y Julieta Club Kings cigar cases were designed exclusively for Habanos, S.A. and will solely be used for the Línea Retro product launches.
Each case holds 5 Habanos, with the vitola de galera Mareva (42 ring gauge x 129 mm length). Mareva is possibly the most popular format in the history of Habanos, and its dimensions have been considered the “standard” size versus other formats. With Partagás Capitols, the brand Partagás introduces again the Mareva to the brand’s regular portfolio.
The Línea Retro joins the Habanos portfolio with the aim of gradually introducing this same concept to other brands.
Earlier this year, China National Tobacco Corporation and Cuba’s cigar maker Habanos S.A. signed a letter of intent to increase Cuba’s cigar exports to China.
China National Tobacco Corporation General Manager Ling Chengxing and co-presidents of Habanos S.A., Inocente Nunez and Luis Sanchez-Harguindey, signed the document in Havana.
According to the agreement, Habanos S.A. can provide assistance to cigar production in China while expanding its cigar sales in the Asian market.
35th Edition of FIHAV
Since 1983, FIHAV is Cuba’s most important multi-sector event. It will run this year from October 30th to November 3rd at the EXPOCUBA exhibition centre.
Attendees can visit Habanos S.A. in the Central Pavilion.
As well as the Línea Retro, with Partagás Capitols and Romeo y Julieta Club Kings, Habanos, S.A. will also showcase during the fair many other iconic and renowned vitolas and new launches presented in 2017. Among this year’s major releases highlight the following: H. Upmann Sir Winston Gran Reserva 2011, Línea 1935 de Montecristo, with three vitolas: Maltés (53 x 153 mm), Dumas (49 x 130 mm), and Leyenda (55 x 165 mm). The first two unprecedented in the brand; Quai D’Orsay and the new vitolas: No. 50 (50 x 110 mm) and No. 54 (54 x 140 mm), the new Romeo y Julieta Petit Royales (47 x 95 mm); the 2017 limited editions: Cohiba Talismán (54 x 154 mm), Partagás Series No. 1 (52 x 138 mm) and Punch Regios de Punch (49 x 120 mm). There will be also present the new releases for La Casa del Habano and for Habanos Specialists: Trinidad La Trova (52 x 166 mm) and H. Upmann Connoisseur B (54 x 150 mm).