Ramon Allones
One of the oldest Havana marcas, credited with introducing the printed box label, and now a small but heavily collected part of the Habanos range.
Ramon Allones is conventionally dated to 1837 and named for its Galician founder. The house is credited with being among the first to decorate cigar boxes with printed lithographic labels, the practice that produced the industry's visual language of crests, medals and guarantee seals. Ownership passed to the Cifuentes family, who also controlled Partagas, and the two brands have been produced together ever since.
The current Cuban range is short. The Specially Selected robusto is the reference cigar and the Small Club Coronas the everyday size, with the balance of the brand's presence coming through regional editions, which have been unusually numerous for a marca of its size. The blend is full and earthy in the Partagas mould, which is unsurprising given shared leaf and shared rolling galleries.
A non-Cuban Ramon Allones is sold by General Cigar in the United States. Because the 1837 date comes from brand tradition rather than surviving registration documents, it is recorded here as reported. The Cuban line's small size understates its standing among collectors, who follow its regional releases closely because the blend has stayed consistent while the core range has contracted to a handful of sizes. It is rolled alongside Partagas and Bolivar from the same graded leaf pool.