El Rey del Mundo
Brand Notes
StatusEl Rey del Mundo is a current pre-revolution brand, established in 1882.
Generally
It is classified by Habanos SA as a Local brand, and has a minor market share.
The range comprises light to medium strength cigars using tobacco from the premium Vuelta Abajo region.
There is a non-Cuban brand with the same name.
Releases
Special Releases commenced in 1999 with the inclusion of El Rey del Mundo cigars in the Siglo XXI Humidor.
Standard Band A
1960s on -- Current ?
Embossed
Standard Band B
2007 on for Special Releases -- Current
c2010/11 on for Standard Production -- Current
Detailed embossing
Standard Production Packaging
Choix Suprême
SLB50 - 2001 & B25 - 1998
Demi Tasse
B25 - 1996
Isabel
SLB50 - 1985 & B25 - 1985
Panetelas Largas
B25 & B25c - both c1980
Royal Series No.2
B25 - 1970s
Taínos
SLB25 - 1997
Très Petit Coronas
B25 - 1997
Current Production Cigars
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
B25 - Standard bands A, B.
SLB50 - no bands until c2005, then standard band A.
SLB50 - no bands until c2005, then standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress Box of 25 cigars
Slide Lid Box of 50 cigars (discontinued 2010).
Slide Lid Box of 50 cigars (discontinued 2010).
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Current.
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
B25 - Standard bands A, B.
SLB25 - No bands.
SLB25 - No bands.
Packaging:
Dress Box of 25 cigars
Slide Lid Box of 25 cigars (discontinued pre-2003).
Slide Lid Box of 25 cigars (discontinued pre-2003).
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Current.
Discontinued Production Cigars
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress Box of 25 cigars (discontinued 2006).
Slide Lid Box of 50 cigars (discontinued pre-2002).
Humidor of 100 cigars (discontinued pre-2000).
Slide Lid Box of 50 cigars (discontinued pre-2002).
Humidor of 100 cigars (discontinued pre-2000).
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 2006.
History:
Available as a Tubo No.1 (B25at) until the 1980s.
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress Box of 25 cigars (discontinued 2002).
Slide Lid Box of 25 cigars (discontinued pre-2002).
Slide Lid Box of 25 cigars (discontinued pre-2002).
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 2002.
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress Box of 25 cigars
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 1970s.
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Slide Lid Box of 50 cigars
Dress Box of 25 cigars
Slide Lid Box of 25 cigars
Dress Box of 25 cigars
Slide Lid Box of 25 cigars
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 2002.
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
B25, B50at - Standard Band A.
SLB25 - No bands.
SLB25 - No bands.
Packaging:
Dress Box of 25 cigars (discontinued 2010).
Slide Lid Box of 25 cigars (discontinued pre-2002).
Dress Box of 50 cigars in aluminium tubes (discontinued pre-1997).
Slide Lid Box of 25 cigars (discontinued pre-2002).
Dress Box of 50 cigars in aluminium tubes (discontinued pre-1997).
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 2010.
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
SLBs - no bands
B25 - standard band A.
B25 - standard band A.
Packaging:
Slide Lid Box of 50 cigars (discontinued 1985).
Dress Box of 25 cigars (discontinued 1985).
Slide Lid Box of 25 cigars (discontinued pre-1985).
Dress Box of 25 cigars (discontinued 1985).
Slide Lid Box of 25 cigars (discontinued pre-1985).
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 1985.
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
SLBs - no bands
B25 - standard band A.
B25 - standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress Box of 25 cigars (discontinued 2002).
Slide Lid Box of 25 cigars (discontinued pre-2002).
Slide Lid Box of 25 cigars (discontinued pre-2002).
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 2002.
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress Box of 25 cigars
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 2009.
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress Box of 10 cigars
Dress Box of 25 cigars in cellophane
Dress Box of 10 cigars in cellophane
Dress Box of 25 cigars
Slide Lid Box of 25 cigars
Dress Box of 25 cigars in cellophane
Dress Box of 10 cigars in cellophane
Dress Box of 25 cigars
Slide Lid Box of 25 cigars
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 1990s.
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
B25s - Standard band A.
SLBs - No bands.
SLBs - No bands.
Packaging:
Dress Box of 25 cigars (discontinued 2012).
Slide Lid Box of 50 cigars (discontinued c2003).
Dress Box of 25 cigars in cellophane (discontinued pre-2000).
Humidor of 100 cigars (discontinued pre-2000).
Slide Lid Box of 25 cigars (discontinued pre-2000).
Slide Lid Box of 50 cigars (discontinued c2003).
Dress Box of 25 cigars in cellophane (discontinued pre-2000).
Humidor of 100 cigars (discontinued pre-2000).
Slide Lid Box of 25 cigars (discontinued pre-2000).
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 2012.
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress Box of 25 cigars
Slide Lid Box of 25 cigars
Slide Lid Box of 25 cigars
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 2003.
History:
Available as a Tubo No.2 (B25at) until the 1980s.
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress Box of 25 cigars
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 1970s.
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress Box of 25 cigars
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 1970s.
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress Box of 50 cigars
Slide Lid Box of 25 cigars
Slide Lid Box of 25 cigars
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 1980s.
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Slide Lid Box of 25 cigars (discontinued 2006).
Slide Lid Box of 50 cigars (discontinued pre-2000).
Semi Boite Nature Box of 50 cigars (discontinued pre-2000).
Slide Lid Box of 50 cigars (discontinued pre-2000).
Semi Boite Nature Box of 50 cigars (discontinued pre-2000).
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 2006.
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress Box of 25 cigars
Status:
A 1995 release. Discontinued 1999.
Cigars:
Machine-made.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress Box of 25 cigars in cellophane
Dress Box of 25 cigars
Dress Box of 25 cigars
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 1980s.
Special Release Cigars
Choix Suprême - a current production cigar
Coronas de Luxe - a current production cigar
Demi Tasse - a current production cigar
Elegantes - a current production cigar
Gran Coronas - a current production cigar
Grandes de España - a current production cigar
Lonsdales - a current production cigar
Lunch Club - a current production cigar
Royal Series No.3 - a discontinued cigar
Taínos - a current production cigar
Siglo XXI Taínos
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard bands.
Packaging:
Numbered Special Humidor of 2000 cigars comprising 20 brands (21 made).
Status:
A 1999 release.
History:
Free-standing electronic (temperature & humidity controlled) humidor made to commemorate the Millennium. It contains 20 brands and 2,000 cigars.
Pirámides - a new cigar and size
Taínos - an existing production cigar
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Humidors 001 to 120 - Standard band A.
Humidors 121 to 220 - Standard band A, with La Casa del Habano band.
Humidors 121 to 220 - Standard band A, with La Casa del Habano band.
Packaging:
Numbered Humidor of 50 cigars (220 made).
Status:
A 2004 release.
History:
Released (late) to commemorate the 120th Anniversary of this Brand.
Both humidor types contain Churchill size cigars, not Pacos (49 x 180) as listed in some websites.
Both humidor types contain Churchill size cigars, not Pacos (49 x 180) as listed in some websites.
Vikingos - a new special release size
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for Baltic (Báltico).
Packaging:
Numbered Slide Lid Box of 25 cigars (408 made).
Status:
A 2007 release.
Torpedos - a new special release size
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for Italy (Italia).
Packaging:
Numbered Slide Lid Box of 10 cigars (1,020 made).
Numbered Slide Lid Box of 50 cigars (276 made).
Numbered Slide Lid Box of 50 cigars (276 made).
Status:
A 2008 release.
History:
Original release information referred to these cigars as "Especiales". The packaging refers to them as "Torpedos".
Balthasar - a new special release size
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for Baltic (Báltico).
Packaging:
Numbered Semi Boite Nature Box of 10 cigars (1,200 made).
Status:
A 2009 release.
Petit Compañia - a new special release size
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for France (Francia).
Packaging:
Numbered Dress Box of 10 cigars (8,000 made).
Status:
A 2009 release.
Choix de L´Epoque - a new special release size
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for United Kingdom (Reino Unido).
Packaging:
Numbered Dress Box of 25 cigars (2,000 made).
Status:
A 2009 release.
Elegantes (2) - an existing special release size
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for Switzerland (Suiza).
Packaging:
Numbered Slide Lid Box of 25 cigars (2,400 made).
Status:
A 2010 release.
History:
The original Elegantes was a Panetelas Largas vitola.
NL No.1 - a new special release size
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for Netherlands (Países Bajos).
Packaging:
Numbered Slide Lid Box of 10 cigars (2,500 made).
Status:
A 2011 release.
Aniversario - a new special release size
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for Asia Pacific (Asia Pacifico).
Packaging:
Numbered Varnished Boîte Nature Box of 20 cigars (4,000 made).
Status:
A 2012 release.
Robusto - a new special release size
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for Cuba.
Packaging:
Numbered Dress Box of 10 cigars (5,000 made).
Status:
A 2013 release.
Petit Robustos - a new special release size.
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for Spain (España).
Packaging:
Numbered Dress Box of 10 cigars (7,500 made).
Status:
A 2015 release.
History:
Released late-2015.
Montesco - a new special release size.
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for Belgium and Luxembourg (Belux).
Packaging:
Numbered Semi Boite Nature Box of 10 cigars (9,000 made).
Status:
A 2016 release. Released May 2017.
Rodolfo, a new special release size.
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Unknown.
Packaging:
Humidor of 50 cigars
Status:
A 2017 release. Not yet available.
Geniales - a previous special release size.
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for Lebanon (Líbano).
Packaging:
Numbered Dress Box of 25 cigars (8,000 made).
Status:
A 2017 release. Released early 2019.
History:
W.I.H. stands for "Walk In Humidor". This cigar commemorate the 20th anniversary of Lebanon’s duty-free shop in the Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport.
Nro.109 - a new special release size.
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for the Andes (Los Andes).
Packaging:
Numbered Semi Boite Nature Box of 50 cigars (1,200 made).
Status:
A 2017 release. Released mid-2019.
History:
This packaging for this cigar is unusual, being a semi boite nature box of 50 in four layers; three of 13 cigars and one of 11 with a double size spacer block. This style of packaging was supposedly discontinued in 1973 - hence the name of the cigar.
Petit Edmundo - a previous special release size.
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for Andorra.
Packaging:
Numbered Slide Lid Box of 25 cigars (2,400 made).
Status:
A 2018 release. Released early 2019.
Laguito No.1 - a new special release size.
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for Great Britain (Gran Bretaña).
Packaging:
Numbered Semi Boite Nature Box of 24 cigars (3,500 made).
Status:
A 2018 release.
History:
Released mid-2019
Julieta No.2 - a discontinued production size.
Cigars:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for Taiwan (Formosa).
Packaging:
Numbered Varnished Slide Lid Box of 10 cigars (8,888 made).
Status:
A 2018 release. Released mid-2019.