Logo of the brand Alonso Menendez

Alonso Menendez

Alonso Menendez is internationally recognized as the founder of the Cuban Montecristo and H. Upmann brand. The son of Alonso, Felix Menendez, built then after emigrating from Cuba in the 1960s to Brazil, the Menendez Amerino tobacco plantation near Salvador.

Brazilian cigars are clearly undervalued in our opinion. The tobaccos from Bahia are not as strong as the cuban leaves, but nevertheless boast a complexity and a volume which makes them very attractive. The taste is always tasty, many aficionados are very enthusiastic about these great value cigars from Brazil. The Menendez cigars convince many with their pleasant hearty and earthy tones.

The almost black wrapper comes from the best growing region of Brazil, the Mata Fina, the other tobaccos used for the binder and the filler are from other regions of the country. Thus, the Menendez is a Brazilian puro, to 100% of a single country.

Manufacturing types

Logo Abkürzung Beschreibung
MM MM Machine Made (vollkommen von Maschinen hergestellte Zigarren, daher das Fabriksymbol)
HAM HAM Hecho a Mano, d.h. dies ist eine Mischform – die Einlage mit der Maschine, das Deckblatt von Hand überrollt
TAF TAF Totalmente a Mano, d.h. komplett von Hand hergestellt ABER mit gerissener Einlage (dies ist die offizielle Bezeichnung der Kubaner dafür)
TAM TAM Totalmente a Mano, komplett von Hand hergestellt mit ganzen Blättern

*) All prices including 19% value added tax and all other legally prescribed taxes. The prices do not include shipping-costs. The old price is the former price in the online-store.

**) The displayed box-price includes 3% box-discount.

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