The brand was created in Cuba by brothers Ramón and Antonio Allones (no relation to the Antonio Allones of El Rey del Mundo fame) in 1845, and is supposedly the first cigar brand to have utilized colored lithographs for box art, the first brand to utilise bands on cigars, and the first to package cigars in the "8-9-8" style (though there are several rival claimants as to who first made box art and bands).[1]
The brand went through numerous ownership changes before it was finally bought by the Cifuentes family and production was moved to the famous Partagás Factory, where Ramón Allones cigars are still made to this day.
On September 15, 1960, the revolutionary Cuban government nationalised all Cuban cigar manufacturing and production, including seizure of the Partagás factory where Ramón Allones cigars were manufactured.[2] The brand was selected for continued production and continues to be manufactured in Havana. Cuban-made Ramón Allones cigars are medium-full to full strength in body, and the blend shares some of the characteristics of Partagás in terms of overall body, vitolas, and packaging.
Since 2001, when Altadis bought a controlling share of Habanos SA, the Ramón Allones marque has seen the majority of its manufactured sizes discontinued, including the Coronas and even the 8-9-8 size it helped pioneer. Of the sizes available now, the Specially Selected, Gigantes, and Small Club Coronas are popular among aficionados.
The Belicoso vitola released for the UK market may have been a prototype for the regional edition program, as it appeared first, being imported only to the UK, and without any additional bands or special packaging.
Vitolas in the Ramón Allones Lineedit
The following are the vitolas de salida (commercial vitolas) within the Ramón Allones marque lists their size and ring gauge in Imperial and Metric, their vitolas de galera (factory vitolas), and their common name in American cigar slang.[3]
Grande (Spain 2008) - 71⁄4" × 49 (184 × 19.45 mm) Paco, a churchill
Celestial Fino (Asia Pacific 2009) - 53⁄8" × 46 (137 × 18.26 mm) Británica, a perfecto
Petit Únicos (Canada 2009) - 5" × 50 (127 × 19.84 mm) Petit Pirámide, a petit pyramid
Beritus (Lebanon 2009) - 53⁄8" × 52 (135 × 20.64 mm) Edmundo, a robusto extra
Patagón (Chile, Argentina and Uruguay 2016) - (110mm x 52) Petit Edmundo (Source: Cigar Chile Ltd. Habanos Subdistributor for Chile)
Edición Limitada Releases
Allones Extra (Edición Limitada 2011) - 55⁄8" × 44 (143 × 17.46 mm), Francisco, a corona
Referencesedit
^Nee, Min Ron (January 1, 2005). An Illustrated Encylopaedia of Post Revolution Havana Cigars (2nd ed.). Interpro Business Corporation. ISBN978-3980930826.
^Savona, David, The Exodus, Cigar Aficionado, Nov/Dec. 2002
ramón, allones, cigar, ramón, allones, name, premium, cigar, brands, first, produced, cuba, habanos, cuban, state, owned, tobacco, company, other, produced, honduras, general, cigar, company, subsidiary, swedish, match, ramón, allones, logocontents, history, v. Ramon Allones is the name of two premium cigar brands The first one is produced on Cuba for Habanos SA the Cuban state owned tobacco company The other is produced in Honduras for General Cigar Company now a subsidiary of Swedish Match The Ramon Allones logoContents 1 History 1 1 Vitolas in the Ramon Allones Line 2 References 3 External links 4 See alsoHistory editThe brand was created in Cuba by brothers Ramon and Antonio Allones no relation to the Antonio Allones of El Rey del Mundo fame in 1845 and is supposedly the first cigar brand to have utilized colored lithographs for box art the first brand to utilise bands on cigars and the first to package cigars in the 8 9 8 style though there are several rival claimants as to who first made box art and bands 1 The brand went through numerous ownership changes before it was finally bought by the Cifuentes family and production was moved to the famous Partagas Factory where Ramon Allones cigars are still made to this day On September 15 1960 the revolutionary Cuban government nationalised all Cuban cigar manufacturing and production including seizure of the Partagas factory where Ramon Allones cigars were manufactured 2 The brand was selected for continued production and continues to be manufactured in Havana Cuban made Ramon Allones cigars are medium full to full strength in body and the blend shares some of the characteristics of Partagas in terms of overall body vitolas and packaging Since 2001 when Altadis bought a controlling share of Habanos SA the Ramon Allones marque has seen the majority of its manufactured sizes discontinued including the Coronas and even the 8 9 8 size it helped pioneer Of the sizes available now the Specially Selected Gigantes and Small Club Coronas are popular among aficionados The Belicoso vitola released for the UK market may have been a prototype for the regional edition program as it appeared first being imported only to the UK and without any additional bands or special packaging Vitolas in the Ramon Allones Line edit The following are the vitolas de salida commercial vitolas within the Ramon Allones marque lists their size and ring gauge in Imperial and Metric their vitolas de galera factory vitolas and their common name in American cigar slang 3 Hand Made Vitolas Gigante 75 8 49 194 19 45 mm Prominente a double corona Small Club Corona 43 8 42 111 16 67 mm Minuto a petit corona Specially Selected 47 8 50 124 19 84 mm Robusto a robustoEdicion Regional Releases Seleccion Suprema Italy 2005 55 8 46 143 18 26 mm Corona Gorda a toro Eminencia Switzerland 2005 2007 55 8 44 143 17 46 mm Francisco a corona Belicoso UK 2005 51 2 52 140 20 64 mm Campana a belicoso Estupendo Asia Pacific 2006 2007 7 47 178 18 65 mm Julieta No 2 a churchill Gran Robusto Benelux 2007 2008 61 8 50 155 19 84 mm Doble a double robusto Especial de Allones France 2008 51 2 52 140 20 64 mm Campana a belicoso Phoenicios Lebanon 2008 2009 61 2 54 164 21 43 mm Sublime a double robusto Grande Spain 2008 71 4 49 184 19 45 mm Paco a churchill Celestial Fino Asia Pacific 2009 53 8 46 137 18 26 mm Britanica a perfecto Petit Unicos Canada 2009 5 50 127 19 84 mm Petit Piramide a petit pyramid Beritus Lebanon 2009 53 8 52 135 20 64 mm Edmundo a robusto extra Patagon Chile Argentina and Uruguay 2016 110mm x 52 Petit Edmundo Source Cigar Chile Ltd Habanos Subdistributor for Chile Edicion Limitada Releases Allones Extra Edicion Limitada 2011 55 8 44 143 17 46 mm Francisco a coronaReferences edit Nee Min Ron January 1 2005 An Illustrated Encylopaedia of Post Revolution Havana Cigars 2nd ed Interpro Business Corporation ISBN 978 3980930826 Savona David The Exodus Cigar Aficionado Nov Dec 2002 Ramon Allones Cuban Cigar Website www cubancigarwebsite com Retrieved 2023 07 27 External links editOfficial website of Habanos S A See also editCigar brands Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ramon Allones cigar amp oldid 1167736832, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
