Cohiba Esplendidos (Vintage 2001/2002) Cigar - H & F House Reserve - Box of 25

Length: 7" 
Ring Gauge: 47 
Strength: Medium to Full
Vintage: 2001/2002
Packaging: Box of 25

Aged for 15 years or more. 

2021 Aged & Rare Collection
Hunters & Frankau's Aged & Rare collection consists of cigars that have been matured for a minimum
of ten years in our warehouse. Every box is marked with a 10+, 15+ or 20+ to indicate the number of
years since they were rolled, boxed and dispatched from the factories of Cuba. Like the first release
in 2019, this collection is very limited in quantity.

It is not only their age that makes House Reserve cigars especially rare. Some of the releases have
additional noteworthy features. These can be separated into three categories:

First Releases
These are boxes of cigars that arrived in the UK during the year they were launched by Habanos S.A.
that were then laid down for ageing. They are known as First Releases and are particularly sought
after amongst collectors.

Discontinued Lines
Cigars that are no longer being rolled in Cuba are known as Discontinued Lines. Often once very
popular cigars that have now, for any number of reasons, ceased to be made. These cigars attract
additional attention due to the scarcity value.

Limited Editions, Regional Editions, Reservas & Gran Reservas
These were limited production cigars at the time of release and so rarity is an integral part of their
initial concept. Some of the House Reserve releases within this category will not have been seen in
many shops for a number of years. Also, all but the UK Regional Editions were made using specially
aged tobaccos, adding to the overall maturity.

Identifying Aged & Rare cigars
Before a box is released from House Reserve every single cigar has been checked by fully-trained
Habanos S.A. quality technicians, specially flown in from Cuba for the purpose. Boxes that meet
their approval are stamped ‘Revisado’, which means ‘Checked’.

A Release Certificate is also affixed to the outside of every box. This certificate, signed by our
Warehouse Manager, confirms the date of manufacture in Cuba, the date of release from House
Reserve, and the rarity categories that apply to its contents.

Each box carries an EMS stamp showing the year in which it was released from House Reserve.
However, if during its time in our care the box was cleared from Bond sometime earlier, it will also carry the EMS stamp from the year in which that event took place.

Finally, each individual cigar is dressed with a footband confirming that it is Aged & Rare and comes
from Hunters & Frankau’s House Reserve.

An instant success when launched in 1989, the king of La Linea Classica quickly went on to earn iconic status with aficionados around the world. Rolled in Cuba 20 years ago, these cigars have matured into a superlative example of what a well-aged Havana can offer. Sublime.

Cohiba is the flagship brand of Habanos. 

It was created in 1966 for President Fidel Castro himself and was made at the then top secret, but now world famous, El LLaguito factory. At first, it was only seen outside Cuba as gifts for heads of state and visiting diplomats. 

Since 1982 Cohiba has been available in limited quantities to the open market. 

The name is an ancient Taino Indian word for the bunches of tobacco leaves that Columbus first saw being smoked by the original inhabitants of Cuba - the earliest known form of a Habano. 

The leaves for Cohiba are the "selection of selection" from the 5 finest Vegas de Primera in San Juan y Martinez and San Luis districts of the Vuelta Abajo zone. 

Uniquely amongst Habanos up to three of Cohiba's filler leaves , the seco, ligero and the rare medio tiempo, undergo an additional fermentation in barrels. This unique process produces a special aroma and flavour you will only find in Cohiba.