H Upmann Cigars

Easily one of the best known brands of cigars is that of H. Upmann, which itself dates back to 1884. H. Upmann Cigars is named for Herman Upmann, a German Banker who used to give out specially marked boxes of cigars to friends and business associates as gifts. So popular were these gift cigars that the name took off and a brand was born.

President John F. Kennedy was so impressed with these cigars that the night before the beginning of the American Trade Embargo with Cuba he had Pierre Salinger, who was his press secratary at the time pick him up a large quanity of cigars from Cuba and he specifically asked for H. Upmann Petits. These are some of the best Cuban Cigars