Altadis U.S.A. Inc, H.UPMANN, a world-famous cigar brand, began in Cuba in 1844, a reddish-brown oily wrapper, strong, pungent and earthy taste, suitable for heavier cigar lovers

H.UPMANN is a world-famous cigar brand.

Herman Upmann was an English banker who smoked cigars and founded the brand in 1844 as the first non-Cuban to set up a factory in Havana under his own name, and because of the good quality of his cigars, Upmann decided to use his own name as a trademark, which has remained unchanged since 1860.

A family named J. Frankau Co. The British company bought the cigar brand and operated the factory until 1935, when it was sold to the newly formed Menéndez-García Tobacco Company. In 1944, a new Upmann factory was opened in CalleAmistad, Havana, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Uppermann Enterprise. The brand is still in production to this day and the current leader is Benito. Molina (Benito Molina).

Handmade Upman cigars are also produced at the United Cigar Company in Dominica. Featuring a Cameroonian wrapper and Latin American filler, it is a cigar of admirable quality, well-made, mild to medium-bodied, and often features an oily reddish-brown wrapper. There are 12 cigar sizes in the box, and 6 cigar sizes in tubes. The label on non-Havana Upman cigars bears the inscription "H.Upmann 1844", while Cuban cigars bear the inscription "H.Upmann Habana".

Legend has it that in 1961, the day before US President John F. Kennedy was ready to sign a trade embargo against Cuba, he asked his secretary to buy a large amount of it overnight.

Yappman cigars are characterized by an intense, pungent nose and earthy flavour, which is rare among Cuban cigars and is suitable for heavier cigar drinkers.