On October 20th, the new enrichment to the Quai d\u2019Orsay\u2019s regular portfolio, alongside the Coronas Claro, the No. 50 and No. 54, took place in an amazing historical building. Located place de la Concorde, surrounded by the National Embassy and the Eiffel Tower, the Hotel de la Marine hosted about 150 people from all over the planet who gathered to discover the new brand\u2019s vitola, the No. 52 (52 ring gauge x 156 mm length).<\/p>\n
The event was organized by Coprova, the exclusive distributor of Habanos in France. Its two co-CEOs, Enrique Babot and Antoine Bathie welcomed there Cuba’s Ambassador to France, H.E. Mr. Otto Vaillant Frias ; Habanos S.A.\u2019s Co-President Luis S\u00e1nchez-Harguindey Pardo de Vera, who made the trip from Cuba, as well as 28 official regional distributors, cigar club members, French cigar accessories makers (\u00c9lie Bleu, S.T. Dupont, Les Fines Lames), tobacconists and cigar influencers.<\/p>\n
During a quite emotional speech, Antoine Bathie paid homage to Gilbert Belaubre, the former SEITA\u2019s sales manager who initiated the brand\u2019s birth in 1973, convincing the President Val\u00e9ry Giscard-d\u2019Estaing to push the French excellence\u2019s limits with a cigar brand \u201cthat could only be be handmade in Cuba\u201d. At almost 92 years old, the discreet old man, who attended the dinner, got an ovation from the participants.<\/p>\n
After the dessert, the new vitola could be lit by excited attendees outside, on the large balcony with a view on the place de la Concorde. As part of them, we can already say that though it of course needs to age a bit, this No. 52 is already a balanced and distinguished cigar.<\/p>\n
The release should start in late November exclusively in France for a few weeks (at 19,10 \u20ac retail price) before being distributed worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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