A Regional Edition Diplomaticos Just For Cuba
It’s been a few years since we’ve seen a La Casa del Habano and Casa del Tabaco retail stores.
Measuring 5 1/2 inches long by 54 ring gauge, the Leal has the same dimensions as the Partagás Serie E No. 2 (a size known as a Duke in Cuban cigar factories). Like the Diplomaticos Excelencia, which was Cuba’s 2015 Regional Edition, Leal comes in 10-count dress boxes.
The cigar was originally intended as a 2021 release, but complications from the pandemic caused a two-year delay. It’s named after Cuban historian Eusebio Leal Spengler, who died in 2020, and retails for $13.85, a price that’s expected to go up next year.
Cuba received its first Regional Edition cigar in 2010—the Diplomaticos Excelencia, which came out in 2015, scored 96 points in Connoisseur’s Corner, the magazine’s section on aged cigars.
For a rating on the Diplomaticos Leal, see a future issue of Cigar Insider.
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