Once you get familiar with the cigar, an intricate detail about the Juan Lopez collection stands to the forefront: it is a Cuban Juan Lopez and made specifically for France.
If you ever wondered what marks the beginning of great literary Acts, the origins can easily be traced back to cigar brands, considering there’s always been a notable figure that draws inspiration from le petit livre des actes, for example when naming the Romeo y Julieta or the Montecristo. Believe it or not, France as an admirer of both art and luxury expanded on the pervading custom with the Juan Lopez Dom Juan 1622. This Regional Edition Giardina serves to commemorate Moliere’s well known five-act comedy Dom Juan as well as the founding year of the playwright February 5th, 1622.
200 Years in the Making: The Juan Lopez Dom Juan 1622 Cigar
The cigar has a 54 ring gauge and an approximate size of 5 7/8 inches which makes it both easy to spot and use. Its size is considered as Geniales in cigar factories and is common in the Regional Edition series of Cuba’s, such as the Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo de Monterrey shoe. To differentiate this cigar from the others, it has an additional band that says in French “En Exclusivité au France,” which means “In Exclusivity to France”.
The Dom Juan 1622 is available in France for €32 per single cigar (around $33) and €320 for a boxed set of ten cigars. Again production is limited to 10,000 numbered boxes, which increases its value and collection potential due to its scarcity.
The Evolution of Juan Lopez
As per the Coprova, authorized distributor of Habanos in France, the Dom Juan 1622 delivers a medium strength cigar that retains the profile of a Juan Lopez cigar with the richness we are accustomed to. While it is said to be the 2022 Regional Edition, it is now released outside of its designated year, a stark difference to the 2024 scheduled release of La Gloria Cubana Podium in France. The Dom Juan 1622 is similar to some Regional Editions in that it cannot be found in Habanos regular inventory, thus further increasing its desirability as a collectable.
The Dom Juan 1622 is both an example of the unbroken bond between Cuban cigars and culture that is more classy and sophisticated, and allows French cigarette lovers to sample a little from Cuba’s tobacco industry.
