Altadis U.S.A. Launches Edición Limitada

[blessednxs65]

The world’s most prestigious cigars now in a rare and limited edition

Altadis U.S.A. is paying tribute to four of its most legendary names – Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, Trinidad and H. Upmann – with a rare and exclusive edition of cigars of extraordinary blend and character.

Edición Limitada is impeccably handcrafted by the most senior rollers at the renowned Tabacalera de García factory in the Dominican Republic from hand-selected, flawlessly aged tobaccos set aside especially for these cigars. The blend features a superb San Andres Corojo wrapper, rich broadleaf binder and ultra premium Nicaraguan and Dominican filler tobaccos.

“It is the consummate smoking experience…an exquisite cigar of elegant and complex sensations,” says the manufacturer.

Now at select tobacconists, Edición Limitada is available as follows: Montecristo No. 2 Belicoso, 52 X 6 1/8; Romeo y Julieta Churchill 54 X 7; Trinidad Toro, 54 X 6 and H. Upmann Robusto, 54 X 5. Suggested retail prices range from $12.00 to $18.00 per cigar.

[WhiteLightning]

Hmmmmmm........

[Jwrussell]

Man, there is going to be one huge fight whenever the embargo goes away. And I gotta say, though obviously I'm an advocate of democracy, that I see the Altadis as a second rate hack copying from the masters.

[bballbaby]

Man, there is going to be one huge fight whenever the embargo goes away. And I gotta say, though obviously I'm an advocate of democracy, that I see the Altadis as a second rate hack copying from the masters.

Wow. Tell us how you really feel...:angryteet :shame: :tongueout :disappoin

[Jwrussell]

Well, as I see it, Altadis has used the Embargo as a way to steal the Cuban brands for use in sales to the US. Now, I don't know the details of the situation, so there could be mitigating factors for sure. For instance, are the families that originally owned those names getting royalties from Altadis? If so, great, more power to them. If not?

[Altercall]

Altadis was the Cuban distributor before the embargo. When the embargo went into affect they started using other tobaccos to make the "same" cigars. Now they just prostitute the names. They don't put good products out, and try to copy the CCs as best they can. They do have a right to those names since they owned alot of the rights to the original Cuban stuff before it was nationalized.

[dpricenator]

Yeah, I always wondered about this. Is Montecristo in cuba the same company as Momtecristo in America? Is it just a different division set up outside of Cuba for use in the US? It sounds like there will be some huge battles over who gets to use the names when the embargo lifts.

[Asher]

Man, there is going to be one huge fight whenever the embargo goes away. And I gotta say, though obviously I'm an advocate of democracy, that I see the Altadis as a second rate hack copying from the masters.

Actually, Altadis owns half of Habanos S.A., so they have a legitimate right to use those brand names. Some of the other brands, however (General Cigar and Cohiba, for example) are clearly stolen from the Cuban originals.

[Jwrussell]

Ahhhhhhh...I had completely FORGOTTEN about that. Thanks Asher, too true. Still, I do wish they would keep the dang NC and CC versions of their products as seperate as possible. Utilizing the CC E.L. scheme is just hokey.

[mpieniaz]

General and Altadis each own about half and half of the different Cuban Marcas. Altadis in turn owns half of Habanos SA so all those marketing tricks such as Edicion Limitadas are their ideas to begin with.

As far as the Cuban and Non-Cuban versions of brands. As far as I know before they were nationalized most were family owned and operated and many families produced more than one brand. So when they fled Cuba they brought the rights to those names and eventually sold them to either General or Altadis. So the Cuban and Non-Cuban brands of Montecristo, Cohiba etc are owned by 2 seperate entities.

When the embago ends I am sure Altadis will drop the names for the Non-Cubans like a bad habit and use them for the Cuban versions because they will be more profitable. So the problem will be in selling the Cigars whose non-Cuban version is owned by General such as Cohiba, HdM, LGC etc.

As far as the orginal question I sure as hell won't be buying an 18 dollar altadis cigar!.

[CWS]

Sounds a little hypy to me.

[cvm4]

Actually, Altadis owns half of Habanos S.A., so they have a legitimate right to use those brand names. Some of the other brands, however (General Cigar and Cohiba, for example) are clearly stolen from the Cuban originals.

Thanks, I was about to say this. The only reason Altadis bought half of Habanos S.A. is so when the embargo ended, then they would already have access to some of the brands and the distribution channel is already in place.

[MichiganM]

No thanks!