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Points Credit : 110 points Currently valued at $1.11
As famous a brand as there is in the world of cigars, the H. Upmann brand dates
back to 1844, when Herman Upmann, a German banker, began using specially imprinted
boxes of cigars as promotional items for his banking firm. The combination proved
successful, so the H. Upmann brand was born and continues to this day. The success
of this brand was buoyed by the award of seven gold medals in seven international
exhibitions between 1862 and 1893; these awards still adorn the lithographed interior
of the box today. The brand was sold to the British firm of J. Frankau in 1922
and finally in 1935 to Menendez, Garcia & Cia. prior to nationalization, continues
today in the H. Upmann factory, now known as Jose Marti. The famous request of
President John F. Kennedy to his press secretary, Pierre Salinger, to obtain cigars
on the evening prior to the declaration of the American trade embargo in 1961,
was for Petit Upmanns. Available in a stunning range of handmade and machine-made
sizes, the brand offers a mild to medium strength.
Origin: Cuba
Manufactured: Machine Made
Gauge: Thin
Length: 125 mm.
Vitola: Panetela
Ring: 39
Weight: NAr.
Score: 7
Size: 6 x 42
Strength: Full
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