This gives the following date codes for 1999:ĭecember 1999 is: CCNE or LROO depending on the factory of origin.Įach month is given an alpha code based on the first three letters of the Spanish spelling of the month. Used this system from January 1999 to May 1999 and then used aįixed code system for the remaining seven months.
To further complicate this period, some factories (about half) only Original date system, it became only a transitional system. However, while this system was intended to be a replacement for the
The full date code is either 3 or 4 digits, with the month first and the year second (Myy or MMyy) as follows: The year code is the last two digits of the year (in short year format, where 1985 is expressed as 85). The code for each month is assigned to the number of the month, represented as 1 to 12 (1 or 2 digits). Given a number from 0 to 9 (starting at 1) as follows: There have been three date systems used since 1985: The dates (and the factory codes) are applied before leaving the factory, either for warehousing or for These codes are ink stamped onto the bottom of the timber box or the cardboard outer packing, sometimes both. (some dealers dated the boxes themselves, usually handwritten in pencil). Prior to 1985, there was no official date identification on boxes They have the small version of the Cuban warranty seal on the pack.Ĭuban cigar boxes produced since 1985 contain a coded date stamp. ", and " Producido por Internacional Cubana de Tabacos bajo licencia de Habanos, S.A.".
Packs for the range of small machine-made cigars (cigars less the 3 grams) are marked " Habanos S.A.", " At the end of 2006, some packs were phased out.Ĭurrently used for small packs of premium cigars (including Cohiba) for affordability, but also for Some packs come in a box similar to a dress box containing ten packs for a total of fifty cigars.Ĭardboard Packs existed pre-Revolution but were phased out in the 1970s, and then reintroduced in the earlyĢ000s. These packs are usual in lots of five, for a total of fifteen or twenty-five cigars, and packed in a display box which can be folded for retail display. The packs may be wrapped inĬellophane and usually contain three or five plain or cellophane cigars. Small cardboard pocket-sized packs ( petacas), with either a slide or flip-top. They are usually printed in multiple colours. The new premium tubes have a twin tube construction, with a top, friction pull-apart section. The older style tubes generally have black text printed on the natural silverīackground while the newer style tubes have the same screw-capĬonstruction but with more colourful tube colour and printing.
The standard tubes have a bottom screw-cap. Some of the minor brands are having the tubes withdrawn. Range in their major brands, using both recoloured standard tubes and a new premium style tube. Since 2006, Habanos SA has been extending the available tube recommends removing cigars from their tubes if storing in a humidor, although Min Ron Nee advocates leaving cigars in their tubes for improved (but slower) aging. Tubes help to preserve cigars from physical damage and short-term drying out. Some cigar releases are available exclusively in aluminium tubes, while other releases are Aluminium tubes first appeared in the mid-1940s and were quite common by the 1950s.