{"id":44590,"date":"2022-01-24T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/?p=44590"},"modified":"2022-01-24T09:58:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T08:58:48","slug":"el-habano-moderno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/el-habano-moderno\/","title":{"rendered":"El Habano Moderno"},"content":{"rendered":"

El Habano Moderno: A Collector\u2019s Guide to Cuban Cigars of the Modern Era<\/em> is an exciting new book authored by renowned Cuban cigar specialist Alexander Groom, the man behind Cuban Cigar Website.<\/em> It is now available for pre-order via Kickstarter (link below).<\/p>\n

Since 2006, CubanCigarWebsite.com has served as the definitive reference for all post-Revolution production and special-release Cuban cigars and is an essential resource for all serious collectors. Similarly, El Habano Moderno<\/em> is set to become the definitive book on Cuban cigars of the modern era.<\/p>\n

Available for pre-order via Kickstarter, Alexander Groom states that El Habano Moderno<\/em> will be a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated collector\u2019s guide to contemporary Cuban cigars, presented in two parts.<\/p>\n

The first part, of approximately 130 pages, gives a brief overview of the history of the Cuban cigar, along with detailed analysis of the various details and methods that can be used to date and authenticate Cuban cigars of any time period. The second part, some 600 pages in length, presents detailed information on each release of Cuban cigar produced in the modern era, beginning with the early 2000s. This part includes detailed information on over 1,000 cigars, illustrated with high-quality photographic illustrations, most of which were created especially for this work. This section also includes important details related to packaging, sizes, release dates and quantities, as well as interesting information and trivia where pertinent.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI have been seriously working on the project for around two years, although had been kicking it around for around two years before that,\u201d said Groom. \u201cMy motivation for a published book stemmed from when we experienced some technical issues in 2016 and almost lost the website. Couple that with seeing the online material of guys like Nic Wing and Theo Rudmann disappear from the internet after they sadly passed away is also a motivator.\u201d<\/p>\n

Besides being a more permanent legacy, El Habano Moderno<\/em> documents an era and allowed Groom to question and confirm his current material.\u00a0 \u201cI feel that we are a few years into a period of significant change for the Cuban cigar, and I wanted to document the era in a lasting way. Finally, it was a good excuse for me to go through all Cuban Cigar Website material, thoroughly research and validate everything, and answer any questions that I had. I think there\u2019s a lot of technical stuff in there that will be new even to experts,\u201d said Groom.<\/p>\n

Three editions of El Habano Moderno are being made available for pre-order:<\/strong><\/p>\n