All the new Habanos Cigars Announced at Festival Del Habanos XXIV

[JohnS]

The 24th Habanos Festival has seen a slew of announcements for new cigars which has not been seen for awhile now. In case you've missed it, this thread will aim to catalogue them for you. If there are any more announcements for new releases at the Festival this week, they will be updated here.

New Cuban Cigars Announced At 24th Habanos Festival

Feb 26, 2024 By Gregory Mottola

The previously discontinued Trinidad Robusto Extra has been brought back to celebrate the brand's 55th anniversary. While the size hasn't changed, the box and bands were redesigned to reflect 55 years of Trinidad.

There’s a coterie of new Cuban cigars scheduled for this year and many of them celebrate major brand anniversaries. The announcements for the new cigars were made this morning in Havana at the press conference that marked the official start to the Habanos Festival. 

Trinidad is taking the spotlight at this year’s event, as Habanos is feting the brand’s 55th anniversary. Fans will remember the Robusto Extra size (6 1/8 inches long by 50 ring), which was discontinued and then brought back as a duty-free exclusive. Habanos has repositioned the Robusto Extra once again, and this time it’s coming back into regular production, sold in 12-count and three-count boxes. A second band and third foot band indicate the new 55th Anniversary release. Also from Trinidad, the Cabildos (6 3/8 by 46) is one of the Edición Limitadas for 2024. If you want something with more age, a new humidor by S.T. Dupont comes filled with anniversary Trinidads aged a minimum of 10 years. 

Two more Edición Limitadas were announced for 2024: the Ramon Allones Absolutos (6 1/8 by 49) and the H. Upmann Magnum Finite (5 1/8 by 53). You can read more details about all the Limitadas in a future story. 

Quai d’Orsay turns 50 this year, and the upcoming Especial d’Orsay marks the occasion. At six inches long by 53 ring, the new cigar comes in 20-count boxes. Quai d’Orsay started as a brand intended primarily for the French market, but has since become a global cigar. 

San Cristobal is also celebrating a major milestone. The brand turned 25 years old and will be offered in a 6 1/2-by-50 size called 25 Aniversario, but the cigars are limited, offered in 50-count humidors. San Cristobal is also the chosen brand for this year’s Colección Habanos. The Reinas measures 6 7/8 by 55. Each box looks like a book, and only 3,000 boxes are being produced. 

The Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill is slated to be the next Reserva release. Packaged in glossy boxes of 15, these cigars are purportedly made with tobacco from a 2019 harvest. 

Attendees have the opportunity to purchase a few of these items during the festival. A limited number of the new Quai d’Orsay will be sold during two of the evening galas. Three-packs of the Trinidad Robusto Extras will be sold on the final evening event, and were also for sale at the trade fair following the press conference. 

Source: https://www.cigaraficionado.com/article/new-cuban-cigars-announced-at-24th-habanos-festival

[JohnS]

In summary, below are some links on these releases:

• San Cristóbal de La Habana 25 Aniversario - FoH Forum Link, Halfwheel Link (Please note, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the San Cristóbal de La Habana brand, Habanos S.A. has released not one but two cigars. This San Cristóbal de La Habana 25 Aniversario is a 54 rg x 164 mm (or 6½ inches) in length Sublimes. It will only be available in 200 numbered humidors so it will be difficult to acquire)

• San Cristóbal de La Habana Reinas (Selected for the Colleción Habanos Series) Halfwheel Link (This is the second San Cristóbal de La Habana cigar to celebrate the marca's 25th anniversary. It is a 55 rg x 175 mm (or 6⅞ inches) in length Maravillas No.5. It will come packaged in cigar boxes that are designed to look like books. Three thousand 20-count boxes will be produced. N.B. This release was previously announced in 2022, according to Cuban Cigar Website.)

• Quai d’Orsay Especial d’Orsay - FoH Forum Link, Halfwheel Link (To mark Quai D'Orsay 50th anniversary as a marca, the Quai d'Orsay Especial d'Orsay will be released. It is a 53 rg x 153 mm (o 6 inches) in length Sobresalientes. It will be packaged in 20-count boxes or gift boxes of 5 cigars in 'limited quantities' according to Habanos S.A.)

• Trinidad Robustos Extra - FoH Forum Link, Halfwheel Link (The Trinidad Robusto Extra was a much-loved cigar that was mysteriously discontinued in 2012. Habanos S.A. brought it back in 2020 through travel and duty-free chains, meaning you could find the cigars in airports but not at traditional cigar stores. Of course, the Covid-19 worldwide pandemic rendered this move a marketing disaster, no doubt. For the brand's 55th Anniversary, Habanos S.A. will bring this cigar back into regular production. It is a 50 rg x 155 mm (or 6⅛ inches) in length Dobles Pt. It will come packaged in 12-count and 3-count boxes.)

• Romeo y Julieta Short Churchills Reserva Cosecha 2019 - FoH Forum Link, Halfwheel Link (This is the 2024 cigar for the company’s Gran Reserva/Reserva series. It is a 50 rg x 124 mm (or 4⅞ inches) in length Robustos.)

• H. Upmann Magnum Finite (53 rg x 130 mm or 5⅛ inches in length Singulares), Ramón Allones Absolutos (47 rg x 162 mm or 6⅜ inches in length Cazadores Especiales) & Trinidad Cablidos (49 rg x 156 mm or 6⅛ inches in length Nuevos) Formally Announced as 2024 Edición Limitada Cigars - Halfwheel Link (Please note, these were originally announced as the 2022 Limited Edition releases, then they were reported as the 2023 LE releases to retailers. These will now be the 2024 Limited Editions.)

[El Presidente]

Superb execution from a design perspective. 

 

Also from Trinidad, the Cabildos (6 3/8 by 46) is one of the Edición Limitadas for 2024