In today's video, Kirby sits down with Hunters & Fraukau to review their entire portfolio of English Market Selection ("EMS") Limited Edition Habanos Cigars, inarguably the most important portfolio of Cuban cigars in the world. The most important of all of the global Habanos distributors, Hunters & Frankau has been intimately involved in some of the most important moments in the Cuban cigar industry, including the creation of their limited edition annual releases.
Kirby is joined by Sean Croley, Hunters & Frankau Sales & Marketing Director, and Ana Lopez, Head of Marketing, Habanos and Special Projects, who, together, have spent over 50 years intimately involved in Cuban cigars. They discuss the entire history of the Habanos limited edition program, including how it all begun, while reviewing every regional release in the Hunters & Frankau's EMS portfolio!
In what is an absolutely epic - and comprehensive - video, Sean and Ana take us on a journey through some of the most important moments of the last 30 years of Habanos and Cuban Cigars.
⚜️ Sean Croley, Sales & Marketing Director
After entering the cigar industry in 1996, Sean joined Hunters & Frankau as Marketing Assistant in 1998. He was appointed Sales & Marketing General Manager in 2009 and Director in 2012. He is the fourth consecutive generation of his family to work in the UK cigar trade following his great-grandfather Fred, grandfather John and father Michael, who were all Directors of Robert Lewis Cigar Merchants in London’s St James’s Street before the acquisition by JJ Fox in 1992.
⚜️ Ana Lopez, Head of Marketing-Habanos & Special Projects
Ana Lopez was Marketing Director of Habanos S.A since 1994 before joining H&F in 2003 as Corporate Director. She returned to the Marketing Director role in 2009 before finally coming back to H&F in 2014 as a Sales & Marketing Advisor, where she is now Head of Marketing-Habanos & Special Projects. She was instrumental in the development of the Cohiba Linea 1492, Trinidad, Cuaba, Vegas Robaina, the Limited and Regional Edition programs, Reservas and much more.
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📌 The Most Important Collection of Cuban Cigars In The World: The Hunters & Frankau Regional Portfolio
00:00 Introduction
03:00 How the Regional Edition Program Began
07:53 2002 Bolivar Centenary Humidor
08:19 2004 Ramon Allones Belicosos
15:22 2005 Ramon Allones Belicosos Finos
17:24 2007 Por Larranaga Magnificos
20:25 2008 Punch Serie D'Oro No.1
25:51 2008 2008 La Gloria Cubana Gloriosos
28:45 Time for a Smoke: 2020 Ramon Allones 230
30:30 What are the Rules for a Regional Release?
35:00 2010 Le Flor de Cano Short Robusto
41:35 Sean & Ana's History in the Cigar Industry
49:21 2013 Punch Serie D'Oro No.2
50:15 2011 Bolivar Britanicas Extra
52:00 2017 La Gloria Cubana Britanicas Extra
53:30 2011 Punch Medailla de Oro
56:42 2012 Ramon Allones Petit Belicosos
57:40 2013 La Flor de Cano Gran Cano
1:01:40 The Importance of the Regionals to the Entire Industry
1:06:04 Tasting Notes on the Ramon Allones 230 Private Stock
1:08:55 2019 H&F House Reserve Series
1:15:34 History of the Juan Lopez Regionals
1:18:00 2016 Juan López Selección Superba
1:21:00 Blending of Regional Editions
1:23:30 2017 La Gloria Cubana Britanicas Extra
1:24:11 2018 El Rey Del Mundo La Reina
1:30:32 2020 Ramon Allones 230 Private Stock & 2021 Por Larrañaga Larrañaga 47
1:37:54 2023 La Flor de Cano Selectos No.3
1:39:28 Reflections on the Habanos Regional Program
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