All Cuban Cigar Releases for 2012.

The Montecristo 520 has been to produced to celebrate 520 years since the discovery of tobacco.

The Montecristo 520 follows the trend of recent large ring gauged Montecristo limited editions after the Sublime and Grand Edmundo.

Expected to be released first in the United Kingdom, the last time a Robusto shaped H. Upmann made an appearance was back in 2008 when it was released in a six pack leather bound humidor with a built-in hygrometer.

Released in the second half of 2012, the Quintero Favoritos made it's debut in the Spanish market.

Six months later in January 2013, other international markets, including the United Kingdom and Hong Kong starting receiving shipments of the Quintero Favoritos.

The Favoritos has the largest ring gauge of the brand, and has a unique factory vitola of Concha No.2.

The Petit Churchill is the third release after the Short and Wide Churchill, to take it's cue from the legendary Romeo y Julieta Churchill.

Released at the end of October 2012, the Petit Churchill will be a welcome addition to the smoking rotation of any aficionado's who enjoy the flavour profile of the Short Churchill but wish it was available in a smaller size.

Measuring in at 4 inches by 50 ring gauge, the Petit Churchill shares it's size with the Hoyo de Monterrey Petit Robustos.

The Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure de Luxe is a special release, available exclusively in La Casa de Habano shops worldwide. The Epicure de Luxe come in wooden slide boxes of ten.

The blend of the Epicure de Luxe is true to the Hoyo de Monterrey line. Light to medium body with a touch of sweetness.

Released in the final week of March 2013, the El Rey del Mundo Aniversario is the 2012 Regional Edition Cigar for Asia Pacifico. The Aniversario is a Geniales, measuring in at 150mm in length with a 54 ring gauge, and comes in varnished boxes of twenty.

The Punch Sir John is the first Regional Edition of 2012 to be officially released. Exclusively made for the German market, the Punch Sir John is length of 127mm, by 48 ring gauge.

The Ramon Allones Eshmoun 30 is the largest of all 2012 Regional Editions, measuring in at 164mm and 54 ring gauge.

Like many previous regional editions intended for the middle eastern markets, the Eshmoun 30 continues the tradition of large, hefty Cigars. This bucks the trends of regional editions for other countries, particularly European markets, where the Regional Edition Releases are usually smaller in size.

The Eshmoun 30 started to appear on the market around April 2013.

An interesting side note, there have been 6000 boxes produced of the Ramon Allones Eshmoun 30, with each containing twenty five cigars. That's a lot of Sublimes. Will be interesting if the Eshmoun 30 sell out very quickly or will be around for a few years.

I'm not exactly sure when did the Diplomaticos Colleccion Privada become available to the Spanish Market, but reports indicate it was either November or December 2012.

The Colleccion Privada is the first Edition Regional that has been released under the Diplomaticos brand. Exclusive to Spain, this Petit Robustos will no doubt become a collectors item.

The Vegas Robaina Petit Unicos is the only 2012 Regional Edition for Switzerland. This relatively small Cigar, although shares the same name as the Ramon Allones Petit Unicos, are not the same size.

Released Monday, 8th October, 2012. Advertised as the 'little brother' of the 2005 United Kingdom Regional Release, the Ramon Allones Belicosos.

The Ramon Allónes Hunters & Frankau Aniversario 225 commemorates two hundred and twenty five years since the founding of Hunters & Frankau, the exclusive distributor of Cuban Cigars in the United Kingdom. The Cigars were rolled in 2012 and shipped over to Hunters & Frankau in June 2013, where they will be aged for two years in the company's own warehouse.

Launched at the 2015 Hunters & Frankau Summer Party, at the Belgrave Square on June 19th in London, the Hunters & Frankau Aniversario 225 is the most anticipated United Kingdom Regional Edition since 2007's Por Larrañaga Magnificos.