Limited and Unique Presentation during the 15th Habano Festival

One of those genuine gems coveted by collectors because of their one-and-only status could be bought by attendees to the 15th Habano Festival, and that’ll be the only place to buy a handcrafted leather case carrying 10 Mercaderes, one of the most sought-after vitolas out of the San Cristobal de La Habana Habano brand.

This is no doubt a true oddity that, in addition to boasting eye-popping finishing, will be launched in a once-in-a-lifetime limited edition of 1,500 cases to be sold only during the weeklong Festival.

The San Cristobal de La Habana brand got its big break back in 1999 in tribute to Havana’s long history and in the dawn of the new millennium. At the onset, this brand’s vitola portfolio consisted of four different formats named after olden colonial fortresses: El Morro (ring gauge 49 x 180 mm long), La Fuerza (ring gauge 52 x 141 mm long), La Punta (ring gauge 52 x 140 mm long) and El Príncipe (ring gauge 42 x 110 mm long).

In 2006, other vitolas jumped on the bandwagon: Muralla (ring gauge 54 x 180 mm long), Mercaderes (ring gauge 48 x 167 mm long) and Oficios (ring gauge 43 x 135 mm long), named after streets of Old Havana, as part of what was later known as the brand’s Serie Calles (Streets Series).

One of the most outstanding features this brand has to offer is its lovely presentation, with authorizations that many seasoned designers and lithographers from the tobacco industry agree rank among the most beautiful and elegant within the younger Habano brands.

Over the past decade, the San Cristobal de La Habana brand has also had other major moments in the limelight with the launch of Special Series and humidors exclusively designed and built by Cuban handcrafters –they are legit artworks that even collectors of the finest art would love to have.

Mercaderes, Oficios and Murallas are vitolas exclusively available at the Casas del Habano, with the former being one of the brand’s most demanding formats from smokers around the world.