On new bands, though, the words have been removed. Up until around 2007, these words appeared above the center symbol. If you run your fingers along the gilded border, you should feel raised notches. The luster of the gold border shows when held up to light. Other elements to look for to quickly spot a fake Partagás include: The band’s brilliant red color immediately stands out and its saturation is heightened by the contrasting brilliance of the gold details and the bright white lettering. The words “Partagas - Habana” appear under the alphabet line extension name and vitola and are also embossed.Ĭore Partagás bands have remained remarkably consistent through the years. The gold lettering of the vitola is also embossed, and should shine when held under light. Two gold lines, which are both embossed, run along the the top and bottom of the band. The brilliant red color still remains, and each alphabet line band is the same, save for the letter and vitola (or size) information. These cigars wear a different, simpler band than the core Partagás brand. The popular alphabet series is a Partagás extension that includes the Serie D, E and P lines. Partagás Serie D, E and P (Alphabet Series) Together they are known as the Alphabet Series, and each wears a different band from the core Partagás line. Along with the Serie D line, other extensions include the Serie E and Serie P lines. (The Cuban Partagás should not be confused with the non-Cuban Partagas that shares the same name, but is manufactured in the Dominican Republic by General Cigar Co.)Ĭuba’s Partagás brand is large and includes the rich and bold Lusitania, a double corona, as well as one of the best-selling handmade cigars from Cuba, the robusto-sized Serie D No. Send any questionable Cuban band(s), along with a brief description of how/where you obtained the cigar(s), to our office and we will happily determine authenticity.Partagás is one of the older Cuban cigar brands, established by Don Jaime Partagás in 1845, the same year he opened his eponymous factory in Havana. Think you may have purchased or smoked a fake Cuban cigar? Let us be the judge. If they are uneven, faded or oddly shaped, you might have a fake on your hands. Also, note the precision of the circles and lines. The white circles, along with the two dots and borders that run outside the band’s gilded lines, should be embossed and have a consistent, stark-white color. The band is glossy, while some fakes might be closer to the pre-2007, matte-green color. The brown band is now darker and redder, more of a bean color than the previous milk chocolate shade. The color of the band also changed slightly in 2007. The squiggly gold lines that run along the center of the band should be the same color as the fleur-de-lis, however, the lines are not raised. If the fleur-de-lis is flat, the band is not authentic. Run your finger over the band to feel if the logo is raised. The fleur-de-lis, which is central to the band's design, has been embossed in gold since 2013. The band will always say “Montecristo” at the top with “Habana” beneath, separated by two white dots on either side. The signature piece in the design, however, is the gold fleur-de-lis placed at the center of the band. 2 ( a former Cigar Aficionado Cigar of the Year), Montecristos have a wide variety of sizes and flavor profiles. The current Montecristo band is brown with squiggly gold lines and white borders. 4 to the stately and shapely Montecristo No. From the diminutive and ubiquitous Montecristo No. Created in 1935 in Havana by Menendez Garcia y Cia., Montecristo is a mainstay of the Cuban cigar portfolio.
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