Description

The H. Upmann No. 2 epitomises Cuban cigar grandeur in its commanding Pirámides vitola (156mm long, 52 ring gauge), hand-rolled tripa larga, totalmente a mano at Havana’s Partagás factory from premium Vuelta Abajo tobaccos, honouring Hermann Dietrich Upmann’s 1844 vision of banking precision in tobacco artistry. Its lustrous golden-brown Corojo wrapper—smooth, oily, delicately veined—enrobes a light-to-medium core of Criollo fillers and binder, wafting pre-light polished cedar, milk chocolate, wildflowers, nutmeg dust, and faint citrus zest that promise sublime finesse. Ignition unfolds creamy tobacco elegance with white pepper caress and floral lift in the first third, maturing through roasted hazelnut silk, cinnamon warmth, salted peanut depth, graham cracker sweetness, dark chocolate whisper, leather poise, petal grace, and earthy minerality by mid-smoke, climaxing in coffee roast nuance, caramel veil, black pepper resurgence, and savoury tobacco crescendo over 70-90 minutes of impeccable balance. Exemplary construction yields velvety draw, pinpoint burn, abundant cool smoke, and resilient silvery ash—earning 98-point acclaim—ideal for connoisseurs in sunset rituals or post-dinner reverence with aged rum, espresso, or cognac; 4-7 years’ humidor ageing elevates its symphony to transcendent harmony among Havana’s elite figurados.