Another phenomenal video. As collectors we don’t look at price. We care about the quality, rarity and history. I absolutely love this new Vintage Line concept from Habanos. On the topic of New World cigars I must say that over the past couple of years I have started smoking New World cigars to further educate my palate. The Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Honduras, Cameroon, Brazil, Mexico and the Connecticut River Valley USA all produce unique and incredible tobacco. Havana cigars have always been and will always be my passion. However there is no denying that the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Honduras are all producing some truly phenomenal cigars.

Could it be that the Chinese won’t buy them after the year which they supposedly are a tribute to elapses and , supposing the price trend continues, they will gain popularity after 12 years? Just wondering…

Very informative - thank you! I would just be curious is there a huge difference from aged bymyself cigars to habanos s.a. aged cigars.

In my opinion, this line of series are to specific to a country. People buy Cuban cigars because they are Cuban and shall front the Cuban heritage. Why would people around the world want to buy Cuban Cigars markeded as Chinese culture? I have nothing against the Chinese people, but I can not see why Habanos needs to mix to different cultures here.

I cant find a video on your channel talking about great cigars for little money

Many people don’t prefer aged cigars including me

Probably a good marketing ploy by habanis to stay ahead of the curve. But why don't they focus on getting the quality right in the normal cigar brands, where you can find 3 bad quality cigars. I found at least 7 ones in a box of Jose L Pedro's. If Habanos starts this journey the new world cigars group will follow and make it better Because as it has been said before they have better quality control.

Thanks for the information. It is the first time I hear you talked about new world cigars.

Awesome video my guy. You seem like someone who knows their stuff.... So I would like to ask, what's your take on plume??? I understand what it is, and I know mold is a big mistake for plume. Would you mind explaining to me what it looks like. Thanks for any information

As always great video. Good concept however not sure if this new extremely high priced model would work for real smokers like us who are passionate about cigars but also live in the real world and have other things to do in life as well without having hundreds of thousands of dollars as spare change. Re - Behike , to me this is now an over kill as already having a 56 is enough since it’s a big cigar and the ring gauge is already too big. Not sure who needs to have the 58/9 unless it’s just for investment or for ultra rich. For me, I might get one stick (if it ever fits my budget) for the sake of trying it but would prefer buying a box of cigars that I can really enjoy everyday instead of one cigar for one time.

I have a box of BHK 52. I bought another 2 singles since I heard about that for so many years so I went for it. Please, Please, dont bother... you can find at least as good cigars in 1/5 of the price. They are mild, the draw was good (not great, just good), the 52 are mild, a bit fruity with notes of cedar. As a collector, sure, go for it.. as person who would like to enjoy cigars, no. it remind me the Bolivar Belicosos Finos which I'd gladly smoke every day if I could.

Another great video! Thank you for the information.

I'd bet that mr. Ajay Patel will do a comparison with his own aged vs vintage line from Habanos and I can't wait to hear the thoughts. I think Habanos is putting a very high standard for themselves, Vintage line will surely carry a high premium price and it has to deliver 100% without any excuses.

My own worry (not that I could afford any of the new offerings) is that Habanos storage conditions would, and are, be less than ideal compared to distributors like Hunter and Frankau or an individual shop such as Davidoff London or #6 Cavendish. Even buying from Bond Roberts would seem to be less of a risk vs Habanos although I see many buying them for the same reason some people buy high end currently, a “flex” or financial brag. However, there will be some aficionados that buy them for investment purposes.

Interested to test against my own aged Habanos. Nice video. Thank you!

Launch a reasonably priced line in the UK.. oh wait no they can’t! Oppressive Governments with their incessant tax increases 😢

In my opinion, Davidoff's zodiac calendar editions are the best with this new cigar gimmick. With that being said, I'm glad Habanos and the Chinese investors are failing with these cigars. The only way big corporations realize their messing up is when there's no profit.

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It's a marketing gimmick. New world cigars have been doing it for awhile. I believe Gurkha was the first brand to start offering Chinese new year editions in the United States.

Curious if the bigger rings gauges have to do with easier obtaining Cubans to America. Doesn’t seem like Europe or Cuba like big ring gauges. Unless they want to emulate Americans. Europe strikes me as a sub 52 ring gauge, Cuba a sub 48 ring gauge culture. Unless I’m way off the mark.

Hello Laurent how are you What I think about these super rare editions: 1. It does not have the highest quality in construction for the price they have. 2. They are habanos without aging. I also think that they are getting greener and need long storage periods. 3. Many of these do not have a unique superior flavor that is worth the high cost. 🥃🔥

So if the embargo is lifted how does that effect pricing and global inventory? Next, because of limited harvests due to weather and after effects of COVID short staffing... when would crops increase to support the demand globally? Will that also effect pricing??

Salut! Merci pour tes vidéos toujours très interessantes. Je commente ici sur ta dernière vidéo sur les séries Chinoises parce que les commentaires ont été disabled. Je crois que les cigars chers comme tu le mentionnes, ne se vendent pas bien, parce que tout simplement, la qualité n’est pas au rendez-vous de ces prix élevés. J’en ai fumé souvent, et franchement, pour un prix cinq fois à 10 fois supérieur, la qualité n’était pas au rendez-vous de ces prix.

Cuba's has gone to crap since chinese investors and the cuban government have been racking up prices. Not worth it and stripped lands have created horrible cigars

Cuban cigars deserve there respects for history and heritage as well as tobacco . The market s are controlled -diamonds , tobacco , watches , wine , wood, and many more fine things for you to think they are rare and spend a fortune . Is a Rolex watch better than a Seiko as a functional watch ? Is a Cuban better than a Nicaraguan cigar ? Is French wine better than California ? Are diamonds rare -no. People buy and enjoy things for different reasons but as far as cigars I think the quality price competition and consistency in new world cigar makers is 2nd to none -people will look back on this time as a golden age for new world cigars

No Chinese cigars for me

Almost all official Lacasa del Habano shops I have visited throughout the world are selling New World Cigar , this will give you a hint ,,, the biggest mistake is that they alined themselves with Chinese, an out off quality mindset,,,

The prices are at tulip absurdity levels, I guess as long as people are willing to pay it will continue.

The quality of all Cuban tobacco has suffered deeply in the past 10 to 20 years. Nicaraguan and Dominican Tobacco owned by Cuban heritage families are of better quality and selling well. Anything touched by the Cuban government dies

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I would predict Romeo y Julieta to make an appearance for the festival in Havana come February as it’s their 150th anniversary

I would just like to see more H Upmann half coronas being produced. Regular production boxes of all brands are becoming scarce here in Canada and all that’s left in many places are single sticks. Habanos need to be careful as they may just see customers lose patience and start to drift over to new world cigars

I'd rather see that they realesed a thinner Behike, like the Siglo V

A great video as always Laurent. Behike is well outside my price range, as my go to range from £20-£60 per Cuban. But this is a smart move by Habanos. Due to the price increases of recent years, combined with inflation and currency exchange, plus the demand from wealthy Asian and Middle East buyers, they need to reinforce the price premium between Behike, Cohiba and the rest of the standard production lines. Habanos are simply following the same path as luxury goods like spirits, where a regular bottle of scotch whisky can be had for less than £100, but there are also bottles available for tens of thousands - they are statement pieces, not regular consumption. And the same is true for a Behike; you are buying the experience and associated prestige, not the inherent value of the product. As a consequence the existing Behike line may appear, conversely, as better value if there is a new higher more expensive tier in their range, so maybe this move might help shift existing products.

Informative, thank you 👍

Excellent insights. Certainly not the right venue for a cigar event yet they were more than willing to take the money from everyone.

Thank you for all your great videos, where do I have to register to see all the events?

Absolutely!!! We need more ❤ cannot wait for this.

58 is interesting for line expansion, but the comically looking 59 is rather gratuitous and an attempt to follow the new wold cigar sizes trend without aim apart from profit. I am saddened that Habanos is departing from the core defining principles of the Cuban brand, and in the process neglecting the standard line violas and loyal customers! I miss my Epi 2s, Monte 2s and Lusitanias for example. What happened😢

This is a release for the super rich, and is classic short term thinking on the part of Habanos. They seem to lose credibility with each passing year. Luckily, there are still gems out there like the Rafael G Lonsdales and the PL Galanes that restore my faith in Cuban cigars.

As an American I can say I’m done messing around with fake a$$ Cubans. There’s plenty of great new world cigars out there. Once there’s a LDH in America I’m on board

The BHK 52 is already selling for £400 in my local cigar shop so I can only imagine how much the new cigar will be...

Too many shops selling only RyJ Linea de Oro, Cohibas, Trinidads, Montecristo Linea 1935... I would love to see more slender cigars, honestly a bit sad that the market has shifted more towards shorter and thicker cigars. Not sure about the new Behikes, seems like it's impossible to find current Behike vitolas on the market, how are they planning to supply the new ones?

I guess there must be demand, and enough people willing to pay 200/300/400 etc… and the margin must be huge, but it would be nice to see more of the day to day cigars, Turquinos was such a great new addition, 50 ring gauge, over 5 inches and even in the UK ‘only’ £30 for a stick…

If Habanos continue to raise their prices and make new expensive cigars that not many pepole are willing to buy insited of producing their regular line cigars then I think I'm going to stop buying Cuban cigars.

It’s definitely a struggle to find some of the Cuban favorites. When was the last time you saw a Monte Especiales #1!? I’ve seen a few websites selling the Dumas and R&J linea de oro for around 40% off retail price. Habanos needs to wake up and concentrate on their regular production cigars.

Good video, but I do like a static background though.

They're free to do what they want, but I still wish that we can have access to new releases without them being super expensive. Would love to see more reasonable releases such as the RG Coronas De Londsales or LGC Turquinos !

Content was great as usual. Background was strange though.

No thanks. Smaller ring gauge, lower prices are more appealing to me tbh. More deliciosos less behemoth