Quai d'Orsay Sélection Royale Edición Regional Suiza 2020
The first Quai d'Orsay and third 109 vitola exclusively for Switzerland!
Created in December 1995, Intertabak AG, the official and exclusive importer of Habanos in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, has decided to celebrate its 25th anniversary with a new cigar in Edición Regional Suiza: the Quai d'Orsay Royal Selection.
Expected in 2020, the year of Intertabak AG's 25th anniversary, this new Quai d'Orsay now reaching our shelves. Succeeding La Gloria Cubana's Orgullosos released in 2018, the Sélection Royale is the 18th cigar produced exclusively for Switzerland. While there is no Quai d'Orsay among these predecessors, there are already two 109s: the 2011 Punch Clasicos and the aforementioned Orgullosos.
The 109, belonging to the Double Robusto family, is a very complex module to produce. Only a handful of master Torcedores are qualified to make them. This contributes to make it a mythical vitola, which has always been welcomed with great enthusiasm by Swiss aficionados.
The choice of such a rare and special vitola, which is not part of the regular catalogue of any Habanos brand, was therefore quickly imposed to celebrate the Swiss importer's silver jubilee.
In naming its cigar as such, the Swiss importer reinterpreted two great Habanos classics putting together the terms "Selection" and "Royal". The word Royal, in particular, was borrowed to emphasise the special and exclusive character of the cigar.
The production of the Selection Royale is limited to only 1'600 cabinets of 50, for a total production of 80'000 cigars. This is the third time that we have seen this presentation for a 109, in a 50-cigar cabinet, for a regional edition. The first being the Sancho Panza Eslavo Edición Regional Serbia 2014 and the second, the El Rey del Mundo Kon Tiki 1973 Edición Regional Los Andes 2017. Beyond its majestic appearance, the cabinet of 50 is considered the best packaging for aging cigars. It is sublimated by the Quai d'Orsay logo extending, in homage of Switzerland, on a horizon line passing by the Matterhorn, the Chapel Bridge of Lucerne, followed by the Fraumünster and Grossmünster churches of Zürich and ending with the Parliament of Berne.
The name, the choice of vitola and the style of packaging are all attributes that contribute to making this regional Swiss edition one of the most emblematic.
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QUAI D'ORSAY Sélection Royale Edición Regional Suiza 2020 - Cabinet of 50
Vitola: 109 (50 x 184 mm)