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EL REY DEL MUNDO CIGAR HISTORY
The El Rey del Mundo cigar brand whose name means "The King of the World" was developed in 1848 and under the direction of Antonio Allones, it was celebrated as one of the great Havana cigar brands. Well known for it's dark and oily cigar wrappers, it was one of the most expensive Cuban cigars available in the middle of the 20th century. The El Rey del Mundo cigar factory still produces this Cuban cigar brand and numerous others under the name Lazaro Pena today in a wide variety of cigar models that are considered to be light in strength.
In 1848, the Spaniard Antonio Allones settled in Havana, Cuba and stepped into the Cuban tobacco business. Four decades later, in 1882, being already an important tobacconist, he introduced a very special Cuban cigar, elaborated with leaves from Vuelta Abajo, Pinar del Río, which he distinguished with the name of El Rey del Mundo (The King of the World).
Allones transferred his Company to Diaz and Brothers Society, in 1905, which became El Rey del Mundo Cigar Co. afterwards, one of the most prestigious cigar factories in the Cuban tobacco industry at the moment: Romeo y Julieta. Nowadays the El Rey del Mundo cigar brand appears among the most well-known Habanos and coveted by experienced smokers.
El Rey del Mundo cigars are smooth and light, with standard cigar flavor and aroma, and a well balanced cigar strength. They are mainly commercialized in Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, the Caribbean and Canada.