cigar menu...avid devotee of romeo y julieta cigars and after a visit to havana in 1947, shortly...
TRANSCRIPT
CIGAR MENU
CONTENTS
Cohiba 2Montechristo 4Romeo y Julieta 5Partagás 6Hoyo de Monterrey 7Vegas Robaina 8Juan López 8Bolivar 9Por Larranaga 10Ramón Allones 11H Upmann 12San Cristobal de La Habana 13Cuaba 13Punch 14Sancho Panza 14Trinidad 15La Flor de Cano 15Davidoff 16La Gloria Cubana 16
A minimum spend of £35 for non-residents applies after 6pm. Guests must be over 18 years of age after 6pm.
1
Dear Guest,
Welcome to The Garden Lounge at Corinthia Hotel London.
My passion for cigars never fades and here at Corinthia I work with many outstanding brands and take great pride in keeping them in perfect condition. We source the majority of our cigars from Hunters & Frankau, renowned for supplying only the best quality puros, so we can ensure that we are delivering you the best of the best.
Please sit down, relax and allow us to take you on a journey with Cuban puros, rare whiskies and outstanding cognacs, rums and tequilas.
With warm regards,
ADAM LAJCA
Cigar Sommelier
We kindly ask that you enjoy our extensive cigar list only in The Garden Lounge, located on the ground floor of the hotel where smoking is permitted. All public areas and corridors within the hotel are non-smoking as required by UK regulations.
A minimum spend of £35 pp applies in the Garden Lounge. A 12.5% discretionary service charge will be added to your final bill.
2
COHIBA
Cohiba is Cuba’s premier brand of cigar. The marque was founded in 1966 and was originally for diplomatic use only. In 1982,the brand was launched to the public with three sizes; Lancero, Corona Especiale and Panatela.
LINEA CLASSICA LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
ESPLENDIDO 7 47 £60
PIRAMIDES EXTRA 6 5/6 54 £60
LANCEROS 7 1/2 38 £40
ROBUSTO 4 7/8 50 £39
LINEA SIGLO
SIGLO II 5 1/8 42 £26
SIGLO IV 5 5/8 48 £37
SIGLO V 5 43 £45
SIGLO VI 5 5/6 52 £55
MEDIO SIGLO 4 52 £38
LINEA MADURO LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
MADURO MAGICOS 4 1/2 52 £43
MADURO GENIOS 5 1/2 52 £50
LINEA BEHIKE LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
BEHIKE 52 4 3/4 52 £95
BEHIKE 54 5 5/8 54 £120
BEHIKE 56 4 3/4 56 £135
We kindly ask that you enjoy our extensive cigar list only in The Garden Lounge, located on the ground floor of the hotel where smoking is permitted. All public areas and corridors within the hotel are non-smoking as required by UK regulations.
A minimum spend of £35 pp applies in the Garden Lounge. A 12.5% discretionary service charge will be added to your final bill.
3
COHIBA
LIMITED EDITION LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
1966 LE 2011 6 1/2 52 £250
ROBUSTO SUPREMOS LE 2014 5 58 £120
SUBLIMES 6 1/2 54 £350
RESERVAS LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
ROBUSTO RESERVA 2003 4 7/8 52 £150
VINTAGES LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
SIGLO V 2001 6 3/4 43 £60
PIRAMIDES JAR 2000 6 1/8 52 £250
We kindly ask that you enjoy our extensive cigar list only in The Garden Lounge, located on the ground floor of the hotel where smoking is permitted. All public areas and corridors within the hotel are non-smoking as required by UK regulations.
A minimum spend of £35 pp applies in the Garden Lounge. A 12.5% discretionary service charge will be added to your final bill.
4
MONTECRISTO
Comparatively speaking Montecristo is a relatively new brand that was launched in 1937. They were developed in conjunction with the then importers of Cuban cigars into the UK, John Hunter Morris, half of the name of the company which to this day still imports all Cuban cigars into the UK - Hunters and Frankau.
Montecristo are probably the ‘definitive’ Cuban cigar, with the Montecristo No.2, a pyramid, being the flagship of the brand.
MONTECRISTO LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
No2 6 1/8 52 £35
No4 5 42 £19
PETIT EDMUNDO 4 3/8 52 £25
EDMUNDO 5 1/3 52 £32
DOUBLE EDMUNDO 6 1/8 50 £37
OPEN SERIE LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
MASTER 4 7/8 50 £29
EAGLE 5 7/8 54 £38
LIMITED EDITION LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
ROBUSTO JAR 2000 4 7/8 50 £250
DANTES LE 2016 6 5/8 48 £43
MONTECRISTO 80 6 1/2 55 £110
GRAND EDMUNDO 5 7/8 52 £90
We kindly ask that you enjoy our extensive cigar list only in The Garden Lounge, located on the ground floor of the hotel where smoking is permitted. All public areas and corridors within the hotel are non-smoking as required by UK regulations.
A minimum spend of £35 pp applies in the Garden Lounge. A 12.5% discretionary service charge will be added to your final bill.
5
ROMEO Y JULIETA
The most romantically named of all the brands of Cuban cigar, Romeos are also one of the most well-known. The marque was founded by Innocencio Alvarez and Manin Garcia in 1875. The most famous of all cigar smokers, Sir Winston Churchill was an avid devotee of Romeo y Julieta cigars and after a visit to Havana in 1947, shortly after World War 2, a cigar was named in his honour. Today the The Churchill is one of the brands biggest selling sizes.
ROMEO Y JULIETA LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
CHURCHILL 7 47 £36
WIDE CHURCHILL 5 1/4 55 £35
CAZADORES 6 3/8 42 £28
BELICOSOS 5 1/2 52 £31
LIMITED EDITION LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
ROMEO DE LUXE LE 2013 6/4 52 £65
CAPULETOS LE 2016 6 53 £43
SERIE AÑEJDOS LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
PIRÁMIDES AÑEJADOS 6 1/8 52 £35
SPECIAL CABINET LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
FABULOSOS NO.6 BOOK 2004 7 1/8 52 £400
CHURCHILL RESERVA 7 47 £195
We kindly ask that you enjoy our extensive cigar list only in The Garden Lounge, located on the ground floor of the hotel where smoking is permitted. All public areas and corridors within the hotel are non-smoking as required by UK regulations.
A minimum spend of £35 pp applies in the Garden Lounge. A 12.5% discretionary service charge will be added to your final bill.
6
PARTAGÁS
Partagás was founded in 1845 by Don Jaume Partgás, originally from Catalan in Spain, at 60 Industria Street in Havana. Cigars are made in the same building to this day. For almost the past ten years, Partagás has produced beautiful limited edition cigars which have instantly become collectors’ items.
PARTAGÁS LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
SERIE D5 4 3/8 50 £26
SERIE D4 4 7/8 50 £28
SERIE P2 6 1/8 52 £35
SERIE E2 5 1/2 54 £41
LUSITANIA 7 5/8 49 £41
PRESIDENTES 6 1/4 47 £32
898 UNVARNISHED 6 1/8 42 £65
LIMITED EDITION LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
PIRAMIDES LE 2000 6 1/8 52 £160
SERIE C N 3 LE 2012 5 1/2 48 £60
SELECCIÓN PRIVADA LE 2014 6 3/10 50 £55
SERIE P1 5 50 £110
SERIE E1 6 3/4 54 £350
GRAN RESERVAS LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
LUSITANIA GRAN RESERVA 7 5/8 49 £300
170TH ANNIVERSARIO 6 3/4 56 £400
We kindly ask that you enjoy our extensive cigar list only in The Garden Lounge, located on the ground floor of the hotel where smoking is permitted. All public areas and corridors within the hotel are non-smoking as required by UK regulations.
A minimum spend of £35 pp applies in the Garden Lounge. A 12.5% discretionary service charge will be added to your final bill.
7
HOYO DE MONTERREY
Founded by Jose Gener, a tobacco farmer from Pinar Del Rio, Hoyos has been in production since 1860. Today, there still stands an iron gate in San Juan y Martinez with the inscription ‘Hoyo de Monterrey, Jose Gener 1860’ leading to his former tobacco plantation where he grew the tobacco for his own brand of cigar.
HOYO DE MONTERREY LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
PETIT ROBUSTO 4 50 £22
EPICURE No 2 4 7/8 50 £28
EPICURE No 1 5 5/8 46 £29
EPICURE ESPECIALE 5 1/2 50 £33
DOUBLE CORONA 7 5/8 49 £41
LE HOYO DE SAN JUAN 5 7/8 54 £39
VINTAGES LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
SHORT CORONAS 1960’s 5 42 £65
EPICURE No 1 JAR 5 5/8 46 £60
LIMITED EDITION LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
MARAVILLAS 9 1/4 55 £350
We kindly ask that you enjoy our extensive cigar list only in The Garden Lounge, located on the ground floor of the hotel where smoking is permitted. All public areas and corridors within the hotel are non-smoking as required by UK regulations.
A minimum spend of £35 pp applies in the Garden Lounge. A 12.5% discretionary service charge will be added to your final bill.
8
VEGAS ROBAINA
Introduced in 1997, Robaina cigars are named in honour of Alejandro Robaina to celebrate all those who are involved in the production of the world’s finest cigars. Robaina himself was a legendary tobacco grower in the Vuelta Abajo region of Cuba and wrapper leaves grown in his plantation are used to dress the cigars bearing his name.
VEGAS ROBAINA LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
UNICOS 6 1/8 52 £34
DON ALEJANDRO 7 5/8 49 £44
VINTAGES LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
CLASSICOS 1999 6 1/2 42 £28
FAMILIARES 1999 5 5/8 42 £25
JUAN LÓPEZ
Juan López is a current pre-revolution brand, established in the 1870s. The range comprises medium to full strength cigars using tobacco from the premium Vuelta Abajo region.
JUAN LÓPEZ LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
SELECCION NO.2 4 7/8 50 £24
SELECCIÓN SUPERBA 5 7/8 54 £44RE UK 2016
DISTINGUIDOS RE GERMANY 6 3/8 52 £140
We kindly ask that you enjoy our extensive cigar list only in The Garden Lounge, located on the ground floor of the hotel where smoking is permitted. All public areas and corridors within the hotel are non-smoking as required by UK regulations.
A minimum spend of £35 pp applies in the Garden Lounge. A 12.5% discretionary service charge will be added to your final bill.
9
BOLIVAR
Bolivar is the fullest flavoured of all the Cuban brands. It is named in honour of Simon Bolivar, the liberator of much of South America from Spanish colonial rule.
BOLIVAR LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
ROYAL CORONA 4 7/8 50 £25
CORONA GIGANTES 7 47 £37
BELICOSOS FINOS 5 1/2 52 £28
LIMITED EDITION LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
SUPER CORONA LE 2014 5 1/2 48 £42
LIBERTADOR LA CASA HABANO 6 1/2 54 £70
PETIT BELICOSOS 5 52 £55
REGIONAL EDITION LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
PODEROSOS RE BENELUX 2013 7 1/8 54 £65
LIBERTADOR RE FRANCE 2007 6 1/2 54 £140
BELGRAVIA 5 1/4 55 £43
We kindly ask that you enjoy our extensive cigar list only in The Garden Lounge, located on the ground floor of the hotel where smoking is permitted. All public areas and corridors within the hotel are non-smoking as required by UK regulations.
A minimum spend of £35 pp applies in the Garden Lounge. A 12.5% discretionary service charge will be added to your final bill.
10
POR LARRANAGA
The oldest Habanos brand still in production. Created in 1834, Por Larranaga delivers rich aromatic flavours and aromas from a light to medium blend. The range we offer comprises of totally handmade cigars using tobacco from the premium Vuelta Abajo region.
POR LARRANGA LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
PETIT CORONA 5 1/8 42 £19
REGIONAL EDITION LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
SOBRESALIENTES RE UK 2014 6 53 £55
We kindly ask that you enjoy our extensive cigar list only in The Garden Lounge, located on the ground floor of the hotel where smoking is permitted. All public areas and corridors within the hotel are non-smoking as required by UK regulations.
A minimum spend of £35 pp applies in the Garden Lounge. A 12.5% discretionary service charge will be added to your final bill.
11
RAMÓN ALLONES
Ramón Allones is one of Cuba’s oldest marques and has been in continual production since 1846. A Galician by birth Ramón Allones was the first cigar manufacturer to pack his cigars in boxes decoreted with labels and stamped with his brand´s emblem. He was the pioneer of the packaging we know today.
RAMON ALLONES LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
SPECIALLY SELECTED 4 7/8 50 £25
GIGANTES 7 5/8 49 £41
LIMITED EDITION LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
CLUB ALLONES LE 2015 5 1/4 47 £26
ALLONES EXTRA LE 2011 5 5/8 44 £55
IMPERIALES 6 1/2 48 £350
REGIONAL EDITION LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
HUNTERS & FRANKAU 5 9/16 50 £65ANVIERSARIO 225
BELICOSOS RE UK 2005 5 1/2 52 £110
We kindly ask that you enjoy our extensive cigar list only in The Garden Lounge, located on the ground floor of the hotel where smoking is permitted. All public areas and corridors within the hotel are non-smoking as required by UK regulations.
A minimum spend of £35 pp applies in the Garden Lounge. A 12.5% discretionary service charge will be added to your final bill.
12
H UPMANN
Upmann cigars have been manufactured since 1845. A German banker by trade, Herman Upmann was sent to Cuba to open a branch of the bank he was working for. He very quickly fell in love with Cuba and its cigars and decided to give up banking and produce his own cigars. Still popular today, Upmann cigars are one of the milder smokes available from Cuba.
H UPMANN LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
No 2 6 1/8 52 £33
MAGNUM 50 6 1/4 50 £36
SIR WINSTON 7 47 £46
CONNOISSEUR A 5 1/2 52 £36
MAGNUM 54 4 3/4 54 £34
MAGNUM 46 3 5/8 46 £30
LIMITED EDITION LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
MAGNUM 56 LE 2015 5 7/8 56 £110
VINTAGES LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
MONARCH TUBOS 2001 7 47 £50
RESERVAS LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
No 2 RESERVA 6 52 £150
We kindly ask that you enjoy our extensive cigar list only in The Garden Lounge, located on the ground floor of the hotel where smoking is permitted. All public areas and corridors within the hotel are non-smoking as required by UK regulations.
A minimum spend of £35 pp applies in the Garden Lounge. A 12.5% discretionary service charge will be added to your final bill.
13
SAN CRISTOBAL DE LA HABANA
San Cristóbal de la Habana was the original name of Havana, Cuba’s capital city, when it was founded in 1519; San Cristóbal (St Christopher) in honour of Columbus and La Habana after an Indian name for the site. San Cristóbal de la Habana cigars were introduced in 1999 as a tribute to the city’s long history on the threshold of the new Millennium.
SAN CRISTOBAL LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
LA FUERZA 5 1/2 50 £32
SPECIAL CABINET LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
TORREON JAR 2012 5 15/16 54 £65
MURALLA 7 54 £65
CUABA
Every Cuaba is made in the distinctive shape known as double figurado. This was the style that at the end of the 19th Century was all the rage for Habanos. Cuaba, like Cohiba, is a Taino Indian word dating back to the time of Columbus. It was the word for a highly combustible bush, which the Indians used to light their “cohibas”.
CUABA LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
SALOMONES 7 1/4 57 £55
DISTINGUIDOS 6 3/8 52 £29
We kindly ask that you enjoy our extensive cigar list only in The Garden Lounge, located on the ground floor of the hotel where smoking is permitted. All public areas and corridors within the hotel are non-smoking as required by UK regulations.
A minimum spend of £35 pp applies in the Garden Lounge. A 12.5% discretionary service charge will be added to your final bill.
14
PUNCH
Established in 1840 and intended for the British market - where a comic book featuring a character named ‘Mr. Punch’ was in fashion - Don Manuel Lopez, owner of the J. Valley Cuba, established the Punch cigar brand. The comedian still adorns the box decoration of these outstanding Cuban cigars. In 1931, Punch became associated with Hoyo De Monterrey. Since then, the two brands have been made in the same factory: La Corona.
PUNCH LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
CHURCHILL TUBOS 1999 7 47 £50
LIMITED EDITION LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
PUNCH PUNCH JAR 5 5/8 46 £70
SANCHO PANZA
Like other great Habano brands, Sancho Panza takes its name from a masterpiece of world literature. Don Quixote, the famous 17th Century Spanish novel , describes Sancho Panza serving the errant knight as his faithful squire. His name was first used for a Habano in 1848 and since then it has enjoyed a reputation for quality amongst discerning smokers.
VINTAGES LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
SANCHO 1998 9 1/4 49 £65
We kindly ask that you enjoy our extensive cigar list only in The Garden Lounge, located on the ground floor of the hotel where smoking is permitted. All public areas and corridors within the hotel are non-smoking as required by UK regulations.
A minimum spend of £35 pp applies in the Garden Lounge. A 12.5% discretionary service charge will be added to your final bill.
15
TRINIDAD
Trinidad is named after the beautiful 16th Century city of La Santísima Trinidad (The Holy Trinity), listed by UNESCO as a historical monument, which is situated on Cuba’s south coast.Trinidad, as a Habano, dates back to 1969 but for many years, like Cohiba, it was made only for gifts to foreign diplomats. Not until 1998 was it released for general sale and then only in small quantities.
TRINIDAD LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
FUNDADORES 7 1/2 38 £42
FUNDADORES GOLD BAND 7 1/2 38 £150
REYES 4 3/8 40 £18
VIGIA 4 1/3 54 £34
INGENIOS LE 2007 6 1/2 42 £50
TOPES LE 2016 5 56 £80
ROBUSTO EXTRA 6 50 £85
LA FLOR DE CANO
Flor de Cano cigars offer a good balance between flavour and aroma. Today the Flor de Cano range consists of two “totalmente a mano, tripa corta” - totally hand made, short filler cigars made from Vuelta Abajo and Semi Vuelta.
LA FLOR DEL CANO LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
GRAN CANO RE UK 2013 5 1/2 50 £55
We kindly ask that you enjoy our extensive cigar list only in The Garden Lounge, located on the ground floor of the hotel where smoking is permitted. All public areas and corridors within the hotel are non-smoking as required by UK regulations.
A minimum spend of £35 pp applies in the Garden Lounge. A 12.5% discretionary service charge will be added to your final bill.
16
DAVIDOFF
CIGAR LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
DOM PERIGNON 7 47 £900
LA GLORIA CUBANA
CIGAR LENGTH RING GAUGE PRICE
DELICIOSOS 5 48 £150
LCDH ANNIVERSARIO £200