Havana Cigar Exchange - Worldwide Shipping of Cuban Cigars
In 1986 Bernard Hine (the late Cellar Master and Honorary Chairman of Hine) and Nicholas Freeman (the late Chairman of Hunters & Frankau) met for the first time. It was the beginning of a friendship that would eventually lead to the creation of the Hine Cigar Reserve XO Cognac ten years later, in 1996.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Cigar Reserve XO Cognac and the friendship of its two creators, Hine and Hunters & Frankau have released a limited bottling exclusively available in the UK.
Eric Forget, Hine’s legendary Cellar Master combined the classic Hine Cigar Reserve XO Cognac (50%) with the exceptional 1986 Grande Champagne vintage cognac (50%) to create a Cognac of outstanding quality that remains true to the original blend.
The 1986 vintage was selected partly in recognition of the year the two men first met, but also due to the delicate yet complex cognac with a bouquet of fine tobacco, oak, sweet spices and white peach that it produced.
Just 250 bottles of this celebratory cognac have been made, each one hand bottled in Hine House, Jarnac. Each one has also been individually numbered by hand.
Buy cigar matches at Havana Cigar Exchange. These long cedar matches are perfect to light your cigar the traditional elegant way.
Each matchbox contains 12 cigar matches.
Available in packs of 3 and 5.
About this cigar: These mareva sized cigars – 5 1/8″ (129mm) x 42 ring gauge – are presented in tins of five and are the second of two products to be released by Habanos S.A under the ‘Linea Retro’ title, following on from the Romeo y Julieta Club Kings earlier in the year.
The retro metal tin, inspired by pocket cigar cases that were much in vogue in the 1970s, makes these new additions eminently portable and quite stylish. The original 1970’s cases are now much sought after by collectors around the world, fetching high prices at auction.
These cigars are blended in the classic light style of Hoyo de Monterrey, made “totalmente a mano con tripa larga”- totally handmade with long filler. All of the filler, binder and wrapper leaves used in making these cigars are harvested from the best tobacco-growing plantation in the Vuelta Abajo area in Pinar del Río, Cuba.
Popular Vitola: Mareva
Factory Vitola: Petit Corona
Ring Gauge: 42
Cigar Length: 129 mm / 5.08"
Body: Light
Cigars and Cognac... a match made in heaven. What is not to love about it!
We are pleased to offer you a beautiful gift box containing Trinidad Vigia Tubos cigar with Matches, cigar cutter, 50ml bottle of Hine Cigar Reserve XO Cognac with Hine Cognac glass.
Perfect gift box for your friends and loved ones, who enjoy the finer things in life.
Popular Vitola: Torres
Factory Vitola: Torres
Ring Gauge: 54
Cigar Length: 110 mm / 4.3 inches
Body: Medium
Cigars and Cognac, match made in heaven. What is not to love about it!
We are pleased to offer you a beautiful gift box containing Partagas Series E 2 Tubos cigar with Matches, cigar cutter, 50ml bottle of Hine Cigar Reserve XO Cognac with Hine Cognac glass.
Perfect gift box for your friends and loved ones, who enjoy the finer things in life.
Popular Vitola: Duke
Factory Vitola: Duke
Ring Gauge: 54
Cigar Length: 142 mm / 5.6 in
Body: Medium
