San Cristobal de la Habana Saudade Regional Edition Portugal

Regional editions are a global success. This is proven by the sixth regional edition created by Habanos, S.A. exclusively for the Portuguese market, this time under the San Cristóbal de La Habana brand. This brand was founded in 1999 in honour of the city of Havana, which celebrated its 500th anniversary in 2019. Saudade is the vitola selected for this Regional Edition, which also celebrates the 60th anniversary of Empor S.A., the exclusive distributor of Habanos, S.A. for the Portuguese market.

Saudade - a word of poetry

The word saudade has no literal translation in any language and describes a mixture of feelings of loss, lack, distance and love. It is one of the most widely used words in poetry and romantic music in the Portuguese language. These 10 Habanos, made entirely by hand from Tripa Larga with selected leaves from the Vuelta Abajo region, Pinar del Río, are part of a special production of 8,000 individually numbered boxes produced exclusively for Portugal.

Unveiled in Lisbon

The inauguration took place on 28 October in Lisbon. 2021 at the Cuban Embassy in Portugal. This event, called Empor Habanos Moments, was divided into two sections and designed exclusively for retailers.