Saint Luis Rey Adamastor Goes on Sale in Portugal

[JohnS]

April 29, 2025  - Patrick Lagreid

Saint Luis Rey Adamastor Goes on Sale in Portugal

Cigar retailers in Portugal have a brand new Edición Regional on their shelves, as the Saint Luis Rey Adamstor has gone on sale in recent days.

The cigar is offered in the laguito especial vitola, a lancero that measures 192mm (7 9/16 inches) x 40, a size shared with the Trinidad Fundadores and the Diplomáticos Grandes ER Alemania, which came out in March 2024. EMPOR S.A., the importer of Habanos S.A. products for Portugal, calls it a full-strength cigar.

Production is limited to 10,000 individually numbered boxes of 10 cigars. Pricing is set at €250 ($284.54) per box of 10 cigars, which works out to €25 ($28.45) per cigar.

The Saint Luis Rey Adamastor is named for the mythical figure of Adamastor, created by the Portuguese poet Luís de Camõesin in his epic poem “Os Lusíadas,” which was first printed in 1572. Adamastor symbolizes the trials faced by Portuguese navigators and “represents the untameable spirit that is echoed in the character of these Habanos,” a press release said.

To add to the release, a painting was commissioned and is featured with each box of cigars, which includes a printed insert and a QR code that links to a short video in which the artist, who has not been disclosed, shares his interpretation of the artwork.

As part of the release, the company has also released a project called Habanos Vintage — The EMPOR Collection. It is a wooden humidor that includes a box of each of the last four Edición Regional releases for Portugal. While the cigars themselves have long been sold out, EMPOR reserved some of the boxes to age them for eventual release.

•     El Rey del Mundo Templários – 2021
•     San Cristobal de la Habana Saudade – 2020
•     Bolívar Lusíadas – 2017
•     Juan Lopez Chiado – 2014

Production is limited to 200 humidors, with pricing set at €2,800 ($3,185.76). Once the included cigars have been removed, the humidor can hold up to 200 cigars.

Images courtesy of EMPOR S.A.

Source: https://halfwheel.com/saint-luis-rey-adamastor-goes-on-sale-in-portugal/451365/

[ha_banos]

We get 42£-£1000 regionals. The rest of Europe gets 25€ regionals 🤬

[Lucas Buck]

Would love to get my hands on a couple boxes. 

[cnov]

  On 4/30/2025 at 6:37 PM, ha_banos said:

We get 42£-£1000 regionals. The rest of Europe gets 25€ regionals 🤬

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We get stitched up over here big time! These look like an absolute bargain.

Would love some of these and a box of Leones at retail.

[chasy]

Assume these are basically impossible to get? Especially if I'm US based?

[usleepicreep]

Looks like I’m gonna stopping in Porto!


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[El Presidente]

A Long, Thin Saint Luis Rey Made Just For Portugal

This Cuban Regional Edition Saint Luis Ray is the same size as the Trinidad Fundadores

May 12, 2025 | By Gregory Mottola

 

https://www.cigaraficionado.com/article/a-long-thin-saint-luis-rey-made-just-for-portugal

 

[yossie]

Adamastor comes in 10-count boxes and retails for 25 euros each (about $27.80). That works out to 250 euros per box, or approximately $278.

I feel ER cigars prices are same or lower than regular ones. I was thinking ER cigars were very pricey in a decade ago.

 

[Wookie]

What’s the over/under for plugged sticks in the 10 box? 

[ha_banos]

And already on BR for thrice the price 🤣

[El Presidente]

  On 5/12/2025 at 10:00 PM, ha_banos said:

And already on BR for thrice the price 🤣

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Wooooohoooo 

[yuppie]

But, what does it taste like?

[Lucas Buck]

Planning a trip to Portugal next year when they will all be gone 😩

[El Presidente]

If I was to pump some coin on a punt... on a Regional, and I could find it at this price? No brainer 

[CaptainQuintero]

That sounds delicious! Hopefully it flies so more regional distributors are encouraged to try.

[Ruggerpgh99]

This feels like something that would be right up my alley, at that price, but aftermarket, not so much. 

[ChanceSchmerr]

Finally, I'll get the RE I've always wanted (Long Skinny in my favorite marca, SLR).

Too bad I'll never find it in a Portuguese B&M.

 

 

[Perla]

  On 5/13/2025 at 1:58 PM, ChanceSchmerr said:

Finally, I'll get the RE I've always wanted (Long Skinny in my favorite marca, SLR).

Too bad I'll never find it in a Portuguese B&M.

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Congrats to your haul.