Origin : Cuba Format : Lonsdale Size : 165 x 16.67 mm Ring : 42 Weight : 10.8 g Hand-Made Price : ~$13 each
Vegas Robaina was created in 1997 after the famous Robaina family known for growing the finest wrapper in the San Luis area in Pinar del Region, in Cuba. At the origin of the creation of the Marca, Don Alejandro, the old man and true legend in the world of cigar was looking after the family plantation. This year Vegas robin celebrates its 20th anniversary.
Origin : Cuba Format : Gordito Size : 141 x 50 Ring : 50 Hand-Made Price : ~$25 each
Vegas Robaina was created and first introduced on the market in 1997.
The Robaina family is settled in one of the best plantation of the country, Cuchillas de Barbacoa (San Luis – Vuelta Abajo). The family history begun in 1845, as printed on every single band of the brand. Their reputation for producing the best wrapper leaves is mainly due to Don Alejandro Robaina. He was considered as the best producer until he tragically passed away in 2010.
The Vegas Robaina Maestro is the first regional edition to be made for the Spanish market. I have purchased it from Sautters shop in London. It is also the first regional edition made with a Vegas Robaina’s blend.
Released in 2007, only 2000 boxes of 10 were produced at the time.
Origin : Cuba Format : Piramides Size : 156 x 52 Ring : 52 Hand-Made Price : ~$25 each
Vegas Robaina Unicos is to me the perfect choice for every Montecristo No.2 lovers interesting to discover new cigars.
Vegas Robaina was created in 1997 after the famous Robaina family known for growing the finest wrapper in the San Luis area in Pinar del Region, in Cuba. At the origin of the creation of the Marca, Don Alejandro, the old man and true legend in the world of cigar was looking after the family plantation. This year Vegas robin celebrates its 20th anniversary and I am happy to share a review of one of the most interesting piramides vitola on the market ( to my opinion).
Origin : Cuba Format : Sublime Size : 6.5 (164 mm) x 54 Release : 2012 Hand-Made Price : ~$50 each
Back in November I attended the famous Partagas festival in Havana, Cuba along with the Toronto contingent. This was my first time going and I must say I am now hooked. After a few days of hunting in every cigar store in town, I was invited by the good people at the Montreal branch of the Casa Del Habanos to a pre-launch tasting of this year’s Edicion Regional Canada, the Vegas Robaina Aniversario XV Exclusivo Canada. Vegas Robaina is not a marca I particularly appreciate but I am more than ready to have my mind changed.
Origin : Cuba Format : Petit Edmundo Size : 110 x 21 mm (4.3 x 52) Release : 2009 Hand-Made Price : ~$15 each
I have always been a fan of the Vegas Robaina line of cigars. I remember years ago falling in love with the Famosos and buying enough to consider it my daily cigar. Of course, times have changed and although I still smoke the Famosos, they aren’t my daily go to cigar anymore but I always keep a few in my well-stocked humidor when I want a reliable, medium-bodied cigar with a pleasing, consistent flavour.
When it was announced in 2009 that Habanos SA was releasing a special Canadian Regional Edition, the Petit Robaina, I had to have a box. I managed to purchase a box in early 2010 for the cost of $230.00 here at a duty free supplier in Canada. That worked out to be $9.20 per cigar. Today, the cigars, if still found, are selling for $366 for a box of 25 from the same duty free supplier ($14.00 for singles). I have searched for these and have found them to be selling for as high as $27.00 per cigar. Remember, these are limited edition cigars with a small production run exclusively for Canadian Habanos S.A. vendors.
I remember smoking one as soon as I got it and it was admittedly young and still had some ammonia present so I did the difficult thing to do and that was put the box away in my humidor and wait. Recently, with these cigars having aged over 3 years, it was time to break them open and start smoking them. I’ve had 7 of them now over the past 2 months so I have been able to gain a pretty good feel for their profile and have made many notes about their construction and consistency.
Origin : Cuba Format : Petit Edmundo Size : 110 x 21 mm (4.3 x 52) Release : 2009 Hand-Made Price : ~$15 each
We’ve got a guest cigar review from Jdawg today. Enjoy!
The Vegas Robaina Petit Robaina is a regional edition for Canada released in 2009. I have become more fascinated with regionals as of late. This particular cigar with its stubby size and stout ring gauge appealed to me when I first saw it. I have smoked a couple other Canadian regionals recently and found them not to my tastes, so I was hoping for something more appealing here.
Origin : Cuba Format : Maestro Size : 165 x 20 mm Ring : 50 Release : 2007 Hand-Made Price : ~$13 each
Vegas Robaina Maestros is the first regional edition for Spain, released in 2007 and distributed by Altadis SA. It is slightly longer than your regular robusto, at 5.6 x 50. This cigar was my main target when I visited the cigar shops in Madrid. I found it without much trouble at approximately $13 each. I smoked one straight away but it was almost plugged. The remaining 2 cigars for this review have been resting 2 weeks in the humidor.
Origin : Cuba Format : Lonsdale (Clasico) Size : 165 (6.5”) x 16.67 mm Ring : 42 Hand-Made Price : ?
It’s Sunday, the sun is out and the weatherman is telling me it’s 68 degrees outside and I’m definitely feeling it. My lady and I decide to hit up Georgetown, which is one of my favorite places to go and grab some food and just enjoy the day. Of course, I bring my cigars just in case. We find this nice little spot next to a small boat and a bench to sit and I pull out the Vegas Robaina 5th Anivesario.
The Vegas Robaina 5th Anivesario can only be found in a limited release humidor. The humidor comes with 100 cigars in 5 different vitolas. The vitolas are Lonsdales, Torpedos, Double Coronas, Coronas and Robustos, 20 of each. The limited amount of humidors is only 500 and each humidor runs around $1,800.
