Length: 5 5/8"
Ring Gauge: 46
Strength: Full
Packaging: 1 Single
Vitola: Coronas Gordas
Smoking Time: 35 Minutes
PARTAGAS
If there is one building in Havana that excites cigar lovers above all others it is the old Partagas factory. You can find it at No. 520 Industria Street, just behind the Capitol building, in the heart of the city.
The factory was opened in 1845 by Don Jaime Partagas and was still operational until just a few years ago. It is now closed with plans to transform it into a cigar museum well under way. The Partagas shop on the ground floor however, remains open and is well worth a visit.
A Partagas is immediately recognisable by its deep, earthy flavour. The character of its blend springs from a selection of filler and binder tobaccos grown in the Vuelta Abajo zone and chosen for their unmistakable richness of flavour and aroma.
Partagas come in a wide array of shapes and sizes notably the Lusitania and the 8-9-8, a cigar that is named after the way it is arranged in its box.
But perhaps the best known of all Partagas is the Serie D No.4, the robusto size that formed part of the legendary Partagas alphabet series that dates back to the 1930s. In 2005 a Pirámide, the Partagas Serie P No.2, was added to the range, which has fast become the cigar of choice amongst lovers of full-flavoured Havanas. In 2011 the Serie D No.5 and the heavy ring gauge Serie E No.2 extended the alphabet series once again. 2014 saw the most recent addition to the range when the diminutive D.6 was added.
All sizes are ‘tripa larga, totalmente a mano’ – long filler, totally handmade.
CORONA GORDAS
The Partagas Coronas Gordas is the fourth release from the new AÑEJADOS or AGED concept from Habanos s.a. The first were the Montecristo Churchill and Romeo & Julieta Piramides last year with the Hoyo de Monterrey Hermoso No.4 released earlier this year.
Not only is the vitola new to the Partagas brand measuring 5 5/8“ (142mm) x 46 ring gauge, the cigars have been box aged for between 5 to 8 years in the perfect humidity conditions of Cuba. This will afford the cigars a mellower, more refined taste as the blend of the leaves meld together over time realising their full potential.
The cigars are presented in dressed boxes of 25 and carry a second band to identify that they are AÑEJADOS. There is also a sticker on the box lid and like other Habanos Specialities, supply is limited to the quantity initially laid down to age.
91 / 100
"A subtly box-pressed cigar with an excellent three-seam cap. The firm draw shows notes of dried fruit and sweet nuts before leading to a warm, bready finish..."