Cuban Diplomaticos Premieres In Bulgaria—Sans Pigtail
When Habanos S.A. announced that it was adding a size to the tiny Diplomaticos brand earlier this year, it was news for two reasons. Not only was it going to be the first new regular-production size for the line in decades, the cigar was going to be made with a pigtail cap, a type of head typically reserved for high-end Cohibas (like Behikes) and nearly every Trinidad.
But when the new Diplomaticos Cancilleres made its global debut a few days ago in Sofía, Bulgaria, the cigars were missing something—the pigtail cap. Instead they had traditional, mounted heads. So, what happened?
It turns out there was a mistake in the materials presented at the Habanos Festival, an error that was repeated when the news of the upcoming release broke in mid-October. The Cancilleres doesn’t have a pigtail at all.
As for the rest of the details, Cancilleres measures 5 1/8 inches long by 50 ring gauge (not 5 by 52 as previously reported), and comes packed in boxes of 25. The word cancilleres isn’t Spanish for “canceled” (like that pigtail), instead it translates to “chancellors” in Spanish.
The cigar is a relative bargain in today’s world of stunningly expensive Cuban cigars, being sold for 447.38 euros ($520) per box, or $20.80 per cigar in Bulgaria.
There isn’t a precise date as to when the new Diplomaticos will be available to the rest of the world, but look for a blind tasting by our editorial panel in a future issue of Cigar Insider.
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