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Trinidad.....has any other marque in the Habanos line-up had a more tumultuous 5 years? image.png

I love Trinidad. Always have. From the Reyes and Coloniales to the specialty releases, I don't think they put a foot wrong. The blending is exquisite, the construction...well it is as good as CC generally gets, no better no worse. However if you enjoy that milk coffee bakery profile richness, any Trinidad is hard to beat. Do you remember your first rested Fundadores? Your first Reyes or Vigia, Topes, any? To me they are special cigars.  

Then came the Cigarmageddon and the insane  200-300% "ish" price increases. I remember when the first notifications of the price increases came through and I thought it to be a misprint. More fool me!  Trinidad went from a daily/regular to a special occasion cigar for many. Sales died internationally particularly with the Reyes and Coloniales. The Fundadores was the only one of the line that held its numbers albeit production was small. The global relaunch occurred and at the time I wondered if Habanos could rekindle, reinvigorate, reposition the marque. Coming on three years now and the answer is mixed. In terms of global sales the needle has indeed moved in the right direction for Trinidad. Larger formats have indeed regained sales momentum and specialties sell very well. On the back of that global marketing relaunch effort, a new market has discovered Trinidad. Habanos was hoping for that as they largely burnt their old market. Reyes and Coloniales can still be found in almost every Habanos store on the globe. There is little love at the price points requested and expensive Petit Coronas/Coronas have little love even among the new buyers. They are often sitting next to Cohiba Siglo 1/II/III. 

I am going to fire up a Coloniales now in memory of the good times! image.png Smoke them if you've got them! 

 

Have a cracking day! 

 

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Bolivar New Gold Medals (10’s) ALL SOLD 

6 ½ X 48

Partagas 15

EBP OCT 25

Clearance  

Bolívar Gold Medal is a classic Cervantes (girth 42 and 165 mm long) with a strong tobacco taste along the cigar that will undoubtedly delight the palates of those who seek for rich flavours.

Box of 10                $ 596 USD *Additional 10% Tariff Surcharge for US members            

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Cohiba Corona Especial (25’s) ALL SOLD 

38 × 152 mm (6″)

Laguito No.2

RSG AGO 25

Mostly

Clearance 

Great cigar. It’s only money people!

Intense flavours. Smooth, rich, elegant. Perfect.

This is a beautiful smoking cigar with incredible complexity. Expect honey, vanilla, flowers, sweet milk coffee, cake.

Box                          $ 1433 USD*Additional 10% Tariff Surcharge for US members     

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Cohiba Medio Siglo (25’s)  ALL SOLD 

52 × 102 mm (4″)

Petit Robusto

OME JUL 25

Mostly

Clearance

Cohiba profile on steroids. Honeycomb and dark coffee are dominant.

If I had a cigar genie then these would be on my list. It is simply the best petit robusto in the universe; CC, NC, Mars….wherever.

Box                          $1301 USD Additional 10% Tariff Surcharge for US members      

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Cohiba Panetela (25’s) 

26 × 115 mm (4½″)

Minutos

BRM JUL 25

Mostly

Clearance 


I have bagged these in the past on pure price point, but I know some of you adore them. I am not the arbiter of how you spend your moola. Just spend it with me and I will tell no one 😉

Box                         $ 468 USD *Additional 10% Tariff Surcharge for US members     

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Cohiba Secretos  (25's) ALL SOLD 

40 × 110 mm (4⅜″)

Petit Corona

ESU NOV 24

*Mostly

Clearance 

What you have is a milk chocolate wrapper that will translate to a milk chocolate coating palate (albeit strong).

Throw in some dark roast coffee beans and you have a cracking cigar.

Box                         $ 982 USD *Additional 10% Tariff Surcharge for US members         

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Cohiba Siglo I (25’s) ALL SOLD 

40 × 102 mm (4″)

Minuto

ESU AGO 23

*Mostly

Clearance

They have been fantastic

Coffee, dark coffee with a spoonful of cream, a touch of sugar and little bit of sponge cake.  When young it is “ready to rumble”. That is why I like them. They are excellent young (as long as you enjoy a ballsy cigar) and they blossom with a little bit of age. Well by blossoming I mean a mongrel wearing a dinner suit.

Dark coffee, medium full, edge of honey while combined with a touch of white pepper through the retro hale.

Box                           $ 587 USD *Additional 10% Tariff Surcharge for US members     

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Cohiba Siglo II (25’s) ALL SOLD 

42 × 129 mm (5⅛″)
Petit Corona

PEU AGO 25

*Mostly

Clearance 

Decent price in today’s whacky world.

Sweetness with the shortbread, citrus and  coffee spine. Class, flavour character style.

Box                         $ 829 USD *Additional 10% Tariff Surcharge for US members      

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Cohiba Siglo IV (25’s) ALL SOLD 

46 × 143 mm (5⅝″)

Corona Gorda

OSG OCT 25

Mostly

Clearance 

Smoking strong. I have been on a CORO run but these have turned me back. One a week.

Stalks of dry hay/honeycomb/clean tobacco/spiced cream. Bold, deep, rich, classy.

Box   (25)                $1510 USD *Additional 10% Tariff Surcharge for US members      

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H. Upmann Regalias (25’s)  

42 × 129 mm (5⅛″)
Petit Corona

EPO AGO 25*

Mostly

Clearance

There is some remarkable value in these. Leather, sweet Biscuit, coffee.

Box                                  $ 226 USD *Additional 10% Tariff Surcharge for US members      

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Hoyo De Monterrey Epicure No 3 (25’s) ALL SOLD 

54 × 125mm (4⅞″)

Originales

UAR JUL 25

Mostly 

Clearance 

It is the Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No.3, a petit belicoso that measures 4 7/8 inches (125mm) long with a 54 ring gauge. It is a new size for the Cuban cigar portfolio, and in cigar factories, it is a vitola known as Originales.

With light bitter and woody tones that enhance the elegance and complexity of Hoyo de Monterrey’s Habanos.

Box                   $ 648 USD *Additional 10% Tariff Surcharge for US members   

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Montecristo Especiales Number 2 (25’s) ALL SOLD 

38 × 152 mm (6″)

Laguito No.2

PTE JUL 25

*Mostly

Clearance 

They are cocoa sticks and powerful ones at that.

The Montecristo Especial Number 2 is concentrated Montecristo and that means concentrated coffee, cocoa and cream.

Love the feel in the hand. I can sit for 10 minutes just rolling it among the fingers before I put it to the torch.

Box                          $ 601 USD *Additional 10% Tariff Surcharge for US members       

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Montecristo Number 2 (25’s)  ALL SOLD 

52 × 156 mm (6⅛″)
Piramides


OSG JUL 25

*Mostly

Clearance 

Palate coating cocoa, coffee, and cream. Medium bodied.  Monte to its core and the 21/22/23 have been all class.

They are at the top of their game.

Box                               $ 760 USD *Additional 10% Tariff Surcharge for US members   

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Montecristo Petit Edmundo (25’s)  ALL SOLD 

52 × 110 mm (4⅜″)
Petit Robusto   

BRT JUL 25

*Mostly

Clearance 

I don’t have to sell the Monte Petit Edmundo to you. It has more followers than a Kardashian.

The Monte Petit Edmundo is all about the interplay of dark and milk chocolate. What I think most people enjoy is that it is a touch fuller than the Monte 2 and Monte Edmundo. It does everything this vitola should do and that is deliver big marque defining flavours from the first to the last draw.

Box                         $ 506 USD  *Additional 10% Tariff Surcharge for US members 

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Partagas Shorts (50 Cab)  

42 × 110 mm (4⅜″)
Minutos

EBP DIC 24

*Mostly

Clearance

The 2023 deep dive poll showed how much this cigar is loved. It is our members reliable companion all around the world.

Coffee laden sourdough/brioche. Medium bodied but can be medium full when young.

Partagas shorts are simply so versatile. They are essential cigars for your humidor.

Cab (50)                           $ 609 USD *Additional 10% Tariff Surcharge for US members  

Quarter Box (12)             $ 190 USD *Additional 10% Tariff Surcharge for US members  

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Quai d’Orsay No 54 (10’s) ALL SOLD 

54 × 135 mm (5⅜″)

Edmundo Grueso

SUL JUL 25

Mostly

Clearance 

Mezzo coffee with a beautiful crema. That is what this cigar tastes like to me.

It’s a QD. You will need to put these away for a little time. Your reward will be immense.

Box                         $ 255 USD Additional 10% Tariff Surcharge for US members      

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Ramon Allones No 3 10’s  (10’s) ALL SOLD 

52 × 138 mm (5⅜″)

Robusto Extra

UBL FEB 25

Mostly  

Clearance 

With the Ramón Allones Allones No.3, Habanos is now again expanding the standard range of this popular brand, which last only included three formats. 

Box                          $ 255 USD * Additional 10% Tariff Surcharge for US members     

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Ramon Allones Small Club Corona (25’s) 

42 × 110 mm (4⅜″)

Minuto

OEG DIC 24

*Mostly

Clearance 

Fills two needs for me. Last cigar at 2am as I try to tell Hamlet we have to head home. First cigar at 10am as I psych myself up to host a lunch event ….after the previous night with Hamlet.

Small club corona right you get huge bang for buck in terms of flavour/price. Light milk chocolate, raisins, toasted tobacco in a medium full body.

A 40 minute flavour filled powerhouse treat. You just need the wait until the right boxes are up.

Box                          $ 278 USD *Additional 10% Tariff Surcharge for US members  

Half Box (12)           $ 167 USD *Additional 10% Tariff Surcharge for US members      

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Romeo y Julieta Petit Royales (25’s) ALL SOLD 

47 × 95 mm (3¾″)

Petit Robusto

EBP OCT 25

Mostly*

Clearance 

Big R&J cherry choc flavour.

If the Monte Petit Edmundo brings a choc coffee profile, the R&J will bring that cherry milk choc experience.

Deserving of all the kudos.

Box                          $ 310  USD *Additional 10% Tariff Surcharge for US members     

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Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill (25’s) ALL SOLD 

Robusto

UEM JUL 25

*Mostly

Clearance 

The taste is confectionary. In the Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill, it takes the best aspect of the exhibicion number 4 (anise, rosewater, cherry) and turbocharges the choc aspect.

…. Morello cherries,  peanut / oat biscuit, toasted tobacco.

Box                         $ 565 USD *Additional 10% Tariff Surcharge for US members    

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Trinidad Cabilbos (12’s) LE 2024 

46 × 162mm (6⅜″)

Grand Corona

ESU ENE 25

Mostly

The Trinidad Cabildos Limited Edition 2024 is a tribute to the brand's 55th anniversary, featuring aged long-filler tobacco from Vuelta Abajo. 

At 6 1/8 inches by 46 ring gauge, this cigar offers a smooth, nuanced smoke with flavors of sweet spices and black pepper. Encased in a special 5-count box with golden accents, it's a limited edition collectible.

Box of 12                        $ 2183 USD     

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Trinidad Esmeralda (12’s) ALL SOLD 

53 × 145 mm (5¾″)

Robusto Extra

ESM JUL 25

Mostly

Clearance 

Pure Trini Goodness with sponge cake, cream and a touch of coffee liquor.

Box                   $589 USD *Additional 10% Tariff Surcharge for US members    

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Trinidad Reyes (24’s)  ALL SOLD 

40 × 110 mm (4⅜″)
Reyes

SRM ENE 24

*Mostly

Clearance 

Rich core of milk coffee, sweet biscuit and class.

I love great Reyes. Sunday morning coffee and a newspaper companion.

Box                          $ 514 USD *Additional 10% Tariff Surcharge for US members           

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Trinidad Topes (12’s) ALL SOLD 

56 × 125 mm (4⅞″)

Robusto Gordo

TSA AGO 25

Mostly

Clearance 

Shortbread, touch of ginger bread spice, crushed charred sugar cane. Floats on either side of medium body.

Trinidad DNA to its core.

Box                          $ 609 USD* Additional 10% Tariff Surcharge for US members   

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Trinidad Vigia (12’s)  ALL SOLD 

54 × 110 mm (4⅜″)

Torres  

ESM MAY 25 *

Mostly

Clearance 

Strong milk coffee, doughnuts, nutmeg, almonds and a hint of buttered popcorn.

Terrific flavour profile and these are spectacular examples.

Box                          $ 454 USD Additional 10% Tariff Surcharge for US members   

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Sale ends midnight Sunday 25th Jan 2026 (ET).

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Of all the Trini, the Topes were probably my favorite, followed by Vigia. After the price explosion, they were no longer appealing, as they got the same treatment Cohiba did, for seemingly no reason in particular. I have a handful of various Trini left, and they’ll serve me well whenever I get around to burning them.

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The Vigia and the Reyes will be my most missed. I will occasionally smoke La Trova which is another animal entirely. Huge miss by Habanos IMO.

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