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ImageA new tradition for Hoyo saluted by Mike’s Cigars!

Los Angeles, March 10 – Hoyo de Monterrey is one of the truly fabled brands in the history of cigars. It was started by Jose Gener in Cuba way back about 1865 and when Gener died in 1900, his factory in Havana was reported the largest in the world, producing some 50 million cigars a year. That’s more than even the gargantuan Tabacalera de Garcia in La Romana, Dominican Republic, currently the world’s biggest handmade cigar operation.

After the U.S. trade embargo was fully imposed on Cuban goods in 1962, Hoyo left the market, of course, but was one of the first Cuban heritage brands to return. A U.S. court decision allowed the sale of the F. Palicio y Cia. trademarks to Villazon & Co. and Hoyo de Monterrey and Punch soon returned to the market in 1969, but in a Honduran-made edition.

Those brands are part of General Cigar now and last year, a surprising new blend was added to the Hoyo line: Hoyo de Tradicion. Compared to the standard Hoyo line, it’s less stout and features a specially-developed Honduran Viso Rosado wrapper and Nicaraguan filler leaves from the volcanic island of Ometepe. It also sports a revised version of the famed giant, red-and-white band that adorns the larger Cuban sizes.

Mike’s Cigars has a reader’s-only special on the Hoyo de Tradicion, with 10% off the retail price, but with a four-size sampler added in as a bonus!

Click here to take advantage of this readers-only special. Our thanks to Mike’s for the offer; you can buy as many of these specials as you like until 9 a.m. Eastern time on Monday, March 17, or until supplies run out.

BestCigarPrices.com:
Three famed cigar brands that all start with “D” are on special this week: Don Diego, Don Tomas and Dunhill:

  • Don Diego, a smooth, mild blend that was one of the first brands introduced to the American market after the Cuban embargo was imposed. Originally made in the Canary Islands of Spain, it’s now manufactured at the giant Tabacalera de Garcia in the Dominican Republic:

    > Babies (5 1/4 x 33), in a box of 60 was $45.00, now $42.95, best in our review;

    > Corona (5 1/2 x 44), in 27s was $65.00, now $61.50, or try

    > Robusto (4 1/2 x 50), 27 was $69.90, now $67.95.

  • Don Diego Aniversario, introduced in 2003 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the brand:

    > Prime Minister (7 x 54), 25 was $122.00, now $113.95 or

    > Toro (6 x 54), 25 was $112.75, now $105.95.

  • Don Tomas Candela, instantly recognizable by its bright green wrapper and now at substantial savings:

    > Cetros No. 2 (6 1/2 x 42), in boxes of 25 was $48.00, now $36.50, or

    > Churchill (7 x 48), 25 was $40.00, now $36.50.

  • Don Tomas Special Edition, with a specially-grown Corojo wrapper from Honduras well priced for bulk buyers:

    > Corojo No. 2 (6 x 52 torpedo), two boxes of 20 for $82.95 total!;

    > Corojo 554 (5 x 54), two boxes of 20 for $71.95, or try

    > Corojo 660 (6 x 60), two boxes of 20 for $82.95.

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