Macanudo is a brand of

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produced by the

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in the

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. It is noted for its mild flavor and light cafe (or '' claro'') Connecticut shade wrapper, but is also available in a darker

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wrapper.

History

Macanudo was originally the name of a frontmark produced in

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by the makers of the

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n brand of

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. In 1971, General Cigar, which had acquired rights to the name outside of Cuba, introduced a completely distinct Macanudo as a brand unto itself. It was developed in Jamaica under the leadership of Ramón Cifuentes, a veteran of Cuban cigar maker Partagas. Production shifted from Cuba after the

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there in 1959, first to Jamaica, then to the Dominican Republic in October 2000. Later in the 1960s, Culbro^{clarification needed Clarification, clarifications, or clarify may refer to:

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'']} and General Cigar acquired Gradiaz Annis, maker of Gold Label cigars and the Temple Hall factory that owned the Macanudo brand name, ushering in a turn towards hand-rolled premium cigars. Macanudo, a small label made in limited quantities for the market in the

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, was seen as the principal vehicle for growth in the premium cigar category. A careful effort was made to reblend the product for the large American marketplace (then and now subject to a ban on Cuban tobacco, the industry's gold standard) using select binder and filler from the

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, and

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and Connecticut shade-grown wrapper.Mass advertising was conducted in support of the brand, which by the early 1990s had grown into the best selling premium cigar label in the United States.Marvin R. Shanken, "Interview: Edgar Cullman, Sr.," ''Cigar Aficionado,''vol. 3, no. 1 (Autumn 1994), pp. 55–71.

Macanudo cigar line

Macanudo Cafe

* 8-9-8: 7" × 45 * Ascot: 4" × 32 * Baron de Rothschild: 6" × 42 * Caviar: 4" × 36 * Claybourne: 6" × 31 * Court (tube): 4" × 36 * Crystal (glass tube): 5" × 50 * Diplomat: 4" × 60 * Duke of Devon: 5" × 42 * Duke of Wellington: 8" × 47 * Duke of Windsor: 6" × 50 * Duke of York: 5" × 54 * Hampton Court (tube): 5" × 42 * Hyde Park: 5" × 49 * Lords: 4" × 49 * Majesty: 6" × 54 * Miniature: 3" × 24 * Petit Corona: 5" × 38 * Portofino (tube): 7" × 34 * Prince Philip: 7" × 49 * Prince of Wales: 8" × 52 * Thames (tube): 6" × 50 * Trump: 6" × 45 * Tudor: 6" × 52 * Library Edition "The Good Earth": 7" × 45

Macanudo Robust

* Ascot: 4" × 32 * Baron de Rothschild: 6" × 42 * Duke of Devon: 5" × 42 * Hampton Court (tube): 5" × 42 * Hyde Park: 5" × 49 * Petit Corona: 5" × 38 * Portofino (tube): 7" × 34 * Prince Philip: 7" × 49

Macanudo Maduro

* Ascots: 4" × 32 * Baron de Rothschild: 6" × 42 * Crystal (glass tube): 5" × 50 * Diplomat: 4" × 60 * Duke of Devon: 5" × 42 * Hampton Court (tube): 5" × 42 * Hyde Park: 5" × 49 * Prince Philip: 7" × 49

Macanudo Vintage 2000

*I: 7" × 49 *II: 6" × 43 *III: 5" × 43 *V: 5" × 49 *VIII: 5" × 50 *X: 6" × 54 *Demi - 97's: 4" × 36

Macanudo Gold Label

*Crystal (glass tube): 5" × 50 *Duke of York: 5" × 54 *Hampton Court (tube): 5" × 42 *Lord Nelson: 7" × 49 *Shakespeare: 6" × 45 *Somerset: 5" × 54 *Tudor: 6" × 52

References

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