We've seen the list of 2008 new releases, but here are the first pictures I've seen so far:

New production cigars:
H. Upmann Magnum 50
Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure Especial
Partagas Salomones

Seems like double bands are becoming more prominent? If anyone has pictures for EL's and ER's, please post them.

Thanks Bo!

A couple of interesting things to be sure:

Two of the new production cigars, the Mag 50 and the HdM Epi Esp with the second bands..nice!

What I find really interesting, hope to find for myself are the Bolivar Short Bolivar...love Bolivar taste, and the size, a petit edmundo is bound to be outstanding!

I'm with you Canoefoot, I susoect in 2008 i'm going to beg borrow and steal to get some of either the short bolivar or the petit libertador.

so many new cigars to buy this year...

man, I better get cracking with a new cabinet humi...

Strange.

On the new Habanos calendar, the EE and Mag50 didn't have the double bands. But evidently they both will be offerred in tubes, which is awesome.

Also, the RJ Churchill will be getting double-band treatment similar to the Short Churchill.

Double bands for all!

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Originally posted by Rudiger:
Strange.

On the new Habanos calendar, the EE and Mag50 didn't have the double bands. But evidently they both will be offerred in tubes, which is awesome.

Also, the RJ Churchill will be getting double-band treatment similar to the Short Churchill.

Double bands for all!

Got pictures or links to that?

I wonder if any of you out there know when the 2008 releases will start showing up at retailers? I searched around as well as asked my vendors, but yielded nothing. If you know something, please share with us. Thanks.

When i get back to Italy i will ask at LCDH i will keep you posted Bo.

Haven't been here in awhile....just checking if this is the login I used touse...so ignore.

I will be at LCDH in Cancun next week and hopefully a factory store in Havana on Monday if all goes well in the next day or two. I was talking to one of the managers of the LCDH in Cancun by email the other day and they have not seen any, but the Spanish to English thing, might leave me wondering a little. I will investigate and update from the Blackberry in Mexico.

Cheers,

Thanks for checking Don and Canuck. An online retailer told me to check back in April/May.

Your welcome Bo i know we in Italy are due to see a couple of new releases.I guess we will have to wait Ahhhhhhhhhh the suspense is killing me.

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Originally posted by SHEEPSHEAD BAY:
Ahhhhhhhhhh the suspense is killing me.

Tell me about it man. The Magnum 46 and Epicure 2 are two of my favorites. If the Magnum 50 and Epicure Especial are anything like those, 2008 would be a good year for me and my coolerdor.

Anyone know the sizes on these?

The Mag 50 is a double robusto, the EE is sort of between a robusto and a double robusto, which may turn out to be a nice size...

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Originally posted by suzukig:
Anyone know the sizes on these?

There is a link in my first post that tells you the size.

I can not wait for the Mag 50.I like the double robusto it is a shame that there are not more
brands using this size.

James Suckling provided some unofficial info on the 2008 releases in his blog:

Here is an excerpt:
"I heard there are no plans (so far) for any Limitadas this year. Apparently, the editions last year were so late into the market that it doesn’t make sense to launch new ones yet. The only new things coming out will be the mainstreaming of the H. Upmann Magnum 50, which was a Limitada a few years back, and something from Hoyo that was formally a Limitada. There’s some talk of Cohiba Sublimes becoming a standard for the brand but nothing is sure yet."

The Hoyo De Monterrey Epicure Especial EL 2004 was one of my favorite cigars, it is good to see that it will be offered as a standard this year.

The Mag46 is my favorite and I like most Upmann in general so I'm pretty excited about the Mag50. I didn't smoke it when it was a limited release so I'm not sure what they were like. Has anyone tried one and I wonder how the regular production will differ?