Partagas Series D No. 4 SBN (25)

The Partagas Series D No. 4 cigar is the Robusto vitola of the famous Partagas brand. It is probably the most widely smoked Cuban cigar around the world, along with the Montecristo No. 4. On the palate, the Partagas Series D No. 4 gets off to a flying start with aromas of cedar and pepper that intertwine beautifully. Strength is there from the first third. The woody character gives way to more earthy, more masculine notes, with a satisfying, full-bodied finish and a few welcome final notes of cocoa. This cigar is 124 mm long and 19.84 mm in diameter, and it will take you about 45 to 60 minutes to smoke. The Partagas Series D No. 4 is available in several presentations, in boxes of 10 or 25 cigars, but also in a 3-cigar case with cigars packaged in aluminum tubes. In this Partagas D series, you can also try the Series D No. 5 as well as the Series D No. 6, which are the little brothers of the Partagas Series D No. 4 but still have plenty of character. The oldest cigar factory in Cuba, Partagas was founded in 1845 by Don Jaime Partagas Ravelo when he left Spain for Havana. Owner of several tobacco farms in the Vuelta Abajo, a tobacco-growing region recognized as the world's benchmark for tobacco, Don Jaime had the best raw material at hand to produce outstanding cigars. Success came quickly, and many aristocrats of all nationalities counted among his loyal customers, to the point that the factory almost had to be renamed "Royal Factory". Driven by the forward-thinking spirit of its founder, Partagas was the first factory to experiment with different fermentation techniques and was also the first to make use of the services of a "lector", making the work of the torcedors less monotonous and, above all, helping to foster the culture and education of its employees. Following the death of Don Jaime Partagas Ravelo, the factory changed hands several times before becoming the property of the Cifuentes family in 1940. After the Cuban Revolution and the departure of its owners in 1961, Partagas remained one of the most important factories, along with Montecristo and Romeo y Julieta, accounting for nearly 25% of Cuban production on its own.