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Ramon
Allones
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History
The brand was created 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 colorful lithographs for box art, the first brand to
utilize 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).
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.
After the Revolution, production continued uninterrupted and
Ramon Allones has consistantly stayed popular with cigar
aficionados through the decades. In the opinions of many, it
shares many similarities with its cousin Partagas as far as
body, sizes, and packaging. It has always been produced in
smaller quantities than Partagas, possibly to insure higher
quality and raised demand for the brand.
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 much-beloved
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 still incredibly popular among
aficionados. The Bit of Havana is still listed as in
production by Habanos SA, but few have seen this cigar since
2001.
Vitolas in the Ramon Allones Line
The following list of vitolas (sizes) within the Ramon Allones
line lists their measurements in English and metric, their
vitolas de galera (factory name), and their conventional name
in American cigar slang.
Hand-Made Vitolas
Gigante - 7 5/8" x 49 (194 x 19.45 mm) Prominente, a double
corona
Specially Selected - 4 7/8" x 50 (124 x 19.84 mm) Robusto, a
robusto or rothschild
Small Club Corona - 4 3/8" x 42 (110 x 16.67 mm) Minuto, a
tres petit corona
Machine-Made or Hand-Finished Vitolas
Bit of Havana - 4 1/8" x 29 (106 x 11.51 mm) Chico, a
cigarillo
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