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 in their Other category of portfolio brands.
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.
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
Construction:
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.
Construction:
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
Construction:
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).
Slide lid box of 25 cigars (discontinued pre-2000).
Humidor of 100 cigars (discontinued pre-2000).
Slide lid box of 50 cigars (discontinued c2003).
Dress box of 25 cigars in cellophane (discontinued pre-2000).
Slide lid box of 25 cigars (discontinued pre-2000).
Humidor of 100 cigars (discontinued pre-2000).
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 2012.
Construction:
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.
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress box of 25 cigars.
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 2009.
Construction:
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.
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Slide lid box of 25 cigars (discontinued 2006).
Slide lid box of 50 cigars (discontinued pre-2000).
Semi boîte nature box of 50 cigars (discontinued pre-2000).
Slide lid box of 50 cigars (discontinued pre-2000).
Semi boîte nature box of 50 cigars (discontinued pre-2000).
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 2006.
Construction:
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.
Construction:
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.
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress box of 25 cigars.
Slide lid box of 25 cigars.
Slide lid box of 50 cigars.
Slide lid box of 25 cigars.
Slide lid box of 50 cigars.
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 2002.
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress box of 25 cigars.
Status:
A 1995 release. Discontinued 1999.
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress box of 10 cigars.
Dress box of 10 cigars in cellophane.
Dress box of 25 cigars in cellophane.
Dress box of 25 cigars.
Slide lid box of 25 cigars.
Dress box of 10 cigars in cellophane.
Dress box of 25 cigars in cellophane.
Dress box of 25 cigars.
Slide lid box of 25 cigars.
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 1990s.
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
SLBs - no bands
B25 - standard band A.
B25 - standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress box of 25 cigars (discontinued 1985).
Slide lid box of 25 cigars (discontinued pre-1985).
Slide lid box of 50 cigars (discontinued 1985).
Slide lid box of 25 cigars (discontinued pre-1985).
Slide lid box of 50 cigars (discontinued 1985).
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 1985.
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Slide lid box of 25 cigars.
Dress box of 50 cigars.
Dress box of 50 cigars.
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 1980s.
Construction:
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.
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress box of 25 cigars.
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 1970s.
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress box of 25 cigars.
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 1970s.
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band A.
Packaging:
Dress box of 25 cigars.
Status:
A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 1970s.
Special Releases
Pirámides - a new cigar and size
Taínos - an existing production cigar
Construction:
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 produced).
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
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for Baltic (Báltico).
Packaging:
Numbered slide lid box of 25 cigars (408 produced).
Status:
A 2007 release.
Torpedos - a new special release size
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for Italy (Italia).
Packaging:
Numbered slide lid box of 10 cigars (1,020 produced).
Numbered slide lid box of 50 cigars (276 produced).
Numbered slide lid box of 50 cigars (276 produced).
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
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for Baltic (Báltico).
Packaging:
Numbered semi boîte nature box of 10 cigars (1,200 produced).
Status:
A 2009 release.
Petit Compañia - a new special release size
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for France (Francia).
Packaging:
Numbered dress box of 10 cigars (8,000 produced).
Status:
A 2009 release.
Choix de L´Epoque - a new special release size
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for United Kingdom (Reino Unido).
Packaging:
Numbered dress box of 25 cigars (2,000 produced).
Status:
A 2009 release.
Gorditos - an existing special release size
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for Switzerland (Suiza).
Packaging:
Numbered slide lid box of 25 cigars (2,400 produced).
Status:
A 2010 release.
History:
The original Elegantes was a Panetelas Largas vitola.
NL No.1 - a new special release size
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for Netherlands (Países Bajos).
Packaging:
Numbered slide lid box of 10 cigars (2,500 produced).
Status:
A 2011 release.
Geniales - a new special release size
Construction:
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 produced).
Status:
A 2012 release.
History:
Celebrates the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Pacific Cigar Company Ltd.
Robusto - a new special release size
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for Cuba.
Packaging:
Numbered dress box of 10 cigars (5,000 produced).
Status:
A 2013 release.
Petit Robustos - a new special release size.
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for Spain (España).
Packaging:
Numbered dress box of 10 cigars (7,500 produced).
Status:
A 2015 release.
History:
Released late-2015.
Montesco - a new special release size.
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for Belgium and Luxembourg (Belux).
Packaging:
Numbered slide lid box of 10 cigars (9,000 produced).
Status:
A 2016 release. Released May 2017.
Rodolfo, a new special release size.
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B.
Packaging:
Numbered humidor of 50 cigars (450 produced).
Status:
A 2017 release. Released April 2019.
Geniales - a previous special release size.
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for Lebanon (Líbano).
Packaging:
Numbered dress box of 25 cigars (8,000 produced).
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.
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for the Andes (Los Andes).
Packaging:
Numbered semi boîte nature box of 50 cigars (1,200 produced).
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.
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for Andorra.
Packaging:
Numbered slide lid box of 25 cigars (2,400 produced).
Status:
A 2018 release. Released early 2019.
Laguito No.1 - a new special release size.
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for Great Britain (Gran Bretaña).
Packaging:
Numbered semi boîte nature box of 24 cigars (3,500 produced).
Status:
A 2018 release.
History:
Released mid-2019
Julieta No.2 - a discontinued production size.
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for Taiwan (Formosa).
Packaging:
Numbered varnished slide lid box of 10 cigars (8,888 produced).
Status:
A 2018 release. Released mid-2019.
Edmundo - a new special release size.
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard B band, with a Regional Edition band for Brazil (Brasil).
Packaging:
Numbered semi boîte nature box of 10 cigars (6,000 produced).
Status:
A 2020 release. Released September 2021.
Genios - a new special release size.
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for the Balkans (Balkani).
Packaging:
Numbered semi boîte nature box of 10 cigars (6,000 produced).
Status:
A 2020 release. Not yet available.
Sublimes - a new special release size.
Construction:
Handmade.
Bands:
Standard band B, with Regional Edition band for France (Francia).
Packaging:
Numbered dress box of 10 cigars (6,000 produced).
Status:
A 2020 release. Not yet available.
History:
Released by Coprova, one of two Habanos distributors for France.