25 Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo du Prince cigars

Almuerzo format - ring size 40, length 130 mm - hand made - light to medium strength. The name of these cigars take their origins from the Hoyo de Monterrey plantation in the Vuelta Abajo region of Cuba. "El vivo al bollo el muerto al hoyo" translates as "the living for bread the dead for a hole" and a "hoyo" is essentially a hole in the ground - hence "the valley of Monterrey". The Monterrey plantation was owned by a Spanish settler, José ‡ener, who had left Catalunya in 1831 at 13 years of age to join his uncle producing "los majagua cigarillos" for the local Cuban market. In 1851 José £onvinced his uncle to open a cigar factory in La Habana where they began production of "La Escepcion" brand for the vast American market. Building on the success of this brand José ‡ener acquired the Hoyo de Monterrey plantation in 1860 and 5 years later began production of the cigars that took their name from this "vega" (Las Vegas translates as the fertile plains). The soft taste of Hoyo de Monterrey cigars is a favourite amongst those who prefer a Habano of less force - delicate, aromatic and complex - and the Double Coronas and the Epicure no 2's are especially well-known amongst lovers of Habanos cigars. Browse the reviews below to see what others have said about these fine cigars.

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