Macanudo (cigar)

Macanudo is a brand of cigar produced by the General Cigar Company in the Dominican Republic. It is noted for its mild flavor and light cafe (or claro) Connecticut shade wrapper, but is also available in a darker maduro wrapper.

History[]

Macanudo was originally the name of a ^[1] produced in Guatemala by the makers of the Cuban brand of Punch. In 1971, General Cigar, which had acquired rights to the name outside of Cuba, introduced a completely distinct Macanudo as a brand unto itself. It was developed in Jamaica under the leadership of , a veteran of Cuban cigar maker Partagas. Production shifted from Cuba after the revolution there in 1959, first to Jamaica, then to the Dominican Republic in October 2000.

Macanudo cigar line[]

Macanudo Cafe[]

8-9-8: 7" × 45
Ascot: 43⁄16" × 32
Baron de Rothschild: 61⁄2" × 42
Caviar: 4" × 36
Claybourne: 6" × 31
Court (tube): 43⁄16" × 36
Crystal (glass tube): 51⁄2" × 50
Diplomat: 41⁄2" × 60
Duke of Devon: 51⁄2" × 42
Duke of Wellington: 81⁄2" × 47
Duke of Windsor: 6" × 50
Duke of York: 51⁄4" × 54
Hampton Court (tube): 51⁄2" × 42
Hyde Park: 51⁄2" × 49
Lords: 43⁄4" × 49
Majesty: 6" × 54
Miniature: 33⁄4" × 24
Petit Corona: 5" × 38
Portofino (tube): 7" × 34
Prince Philip: 71⁄2" × 49
Prince of Wales: 8" × 52
Thames (tube): 6" × 50
Trump: 61⁄2" × 45
Tudor: 6" × 52
Library Edition "The Good Earth": 7" × 45

Macanudo Robust[]

Ascot: 43⁄16" × 32
Baron de Rothschild: 61⁄2" × 42
Duke of Devon: 51⁄2" × 42
Hampton Court (tube): 51⁄2" × 42
Hyde Park: 51⁄2" × 49
Petit Corona: 5" × 38
Portofino (tube): 7" × 34
Prince Philip: 71⁄2" × 49

Macanudo Maduro[]

Ascots: 43⁄16" × 32
Baron de Rothschild: 61⁄2" × 42
Crystal (glass tube): 51⁄2" × 50
Diplomat: 41⁄2" × 60
Duke of Devon: 51⁄2" × 42
Hampton Court (tube): 51⁄2" × 42
Hyde Park: 51⁄2" × 49
Prince Philip: 71⁄2" × 49

Macanudo Vintage 2000[]

I: 71⁄2" × 49
II: 69⁄16" × 43
III: 59⁄16" × 43
V: 51⁄2" × 49
VIII: 51⁄2" × 50
X: 6" × 54
Demi - 97's: 43⁄16" × 36

Macanudo Gold Label[]

Crystal (glass tube): 51⁄2" × 50
Duke of York: 51⁄4" × 54
Hampton Court (tube): 51⁄2" × 42
Lord Nelson: 7" × 49
Shakespeare: 61⁄2" × 45
Somerset: 5" × 54
Tudor: 6" × 52

References[]

^ [1] A frontmark is the name given to a specific size of cigar within a brand, and is so called because it appears on the front of the box.

[1] [1] A frontmark is the name given to a specific size of cigar within a brand, and is so called because it appears on the front of the box.

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