H. Upmann Cigars

H. Upmann

H. Upmann is the name of two brands of premium cigar, one produced on the island of Cuba. The Cuban state-owned tobacco company, and the other produced in the Domincan. This marque traces its history back to 1844 and several rival versions of the story of its origin exist. It is known for sure that two brothers, August and Hermann Upmann founded the brand in that year. An alternate claim is that their surname was, in fact, Hupmann, but the "H" was dropped from the name of the brand because "H. Upmann" was more aesthetically appealing than "H. Hupmann". Both claims are likely because both Hupmann and Upmann are German surnames. Alternately, there is a claim that the "H" in H. Upmann stands for either "Hermann" or the Spanish word 'Hermanos', meaning "brothers," since it was Hermann and August who founded the brand. Famously, when President John F. Kennedy asked his press secretary to obtain cigars on the evening prior to the declaration of the American trade embargo in 1961, he asked for Petit Upmanns. H Upmann provides a superb range of handmade and machine-made sizes, offering a mild to medium strength. Popular among cigar aficionados are the No. 2, the Magnum 46, and the churchill-sized Sir Winston (named in honor of Winston Churchill).

H. Upmanns are available in four blends:

H. Upmann Classic cigars are an exceptionally popular mild - medium bodied cigar, expertly hand-crafted using rich-tasting Brazilian and Dominican longfiller tobaccos, rolled in a savory Indonesian Shade natural wrapper and available in ten sizes.

H. Upmann Signature cigars are expertly hand-crafted medium blend of rich-tasting Nicaraguan, Peruvian and Honduran long-filler tobaccos, rolled in a savory Nicaraguan Connecticut Shade natural or San Andreas Maduro wrapper. Available in four sizes.

H. Upmann Reserve line. With a rich blend of Peruvian, Nicaraguan, and Dominican long-fillers and a U.S. Connecticut Broadleaf binder, all rolled into hearty Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper, and available in five sizes.

H Upmann Vintage Cameroon cigars are a rich and aromatic blend of Peruvian, Nicaraguan, and Dominican tobaccos are rolled into a top quality African Cameroon wrapper. Cigar Insider scores these cigars as high as 90 and 92! Available in ten sizes.