Byron Habaneros Toro

Byron Habaneros Toro is the 6 x 54 toro of the Byron 20th Century line, released as a limited edition in a humidor of 25.

Byron is made by Selected Tobacco, the house of Nelson Alfonso, the Cuban artist credited with the Cohiba Behike branding, and the whole brand is rolled at Tabacos de Costa Rica in Santiago de Puriscal. Byron was founded in Havana in 1850, as the packaging reads, and named for the English poet Lord Byron, an avid cigar smoker; Cigar Aficionado traces it to Alfonso's own ancestors, and Byron says the family recovered the name in 1998. Byron says its cigars rest for years after rolling, against the roughly 60 days it calls typical. Cigar Coop describes the 19th, 20th and 21st Century lines as one for each century the brand was active, each paying homage to that century's Cuban cigars; this is the Serie Siglo XX.

Cigar Aficionado's 2023 ratings list an Ecuadorian wrapper and a Peruvian binder over Dominican, Nicaraguan and Peruvian filler, as our distributor does. Byron rates every 20th Century size medium to full; Cigar Insider rated the three it reviewed in 2023 medium. The boxes are yellow lacquer, and each cigar wears a Lord Byron portrait band over a “RESERVA” band.

The Habaneros is one of three sizes in the Byron Century Humidors, the limited editions Selected Tobacco released in 2021, 2022 and 2023. In the 2021 to 2023 editions, the Habaneros humidor was yellow lacquer. The 2021 and 2022 humidors were lined with French white oak, the 2021 release with embossed hinges, a temperature gauge, a hygrometer and a push-button closure; Cigar Coop and The Cigar Authority describe the 2023 humidors as African Oak. Byron says the 6 x 54 rests five years after rolling, and its black band reads “RESERVA 5 AÑOS.” The Cigar Authority, a retailer, rated it 95 in 2015, when the size was 6 x 56; Byron's current catalogue gives 6 x 54.

• Size: 6 x 54 Toro
• Wrapper: Ecuadorian
• Binder: Peruvian
• Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan and Peruvian
• Strength: Medium-Full
• Origin: Tabacos de Costa Rica, Santiago de Puriscal, Costa Rica
• Box: 25 cigars in a limited-edition humidor

Offered by the single, the five-pack or the humidor of 25.

Habaneros Toro FAQ

What does Byron 20th Century taste like? Byron has not published tasting notes. Cigar Insider's 2023 reviews found graham cracker, wood and sweet herbs in the Londinenses, almond, coffee and orange peel in the Venecianos, and cedar, citrus and dried passion fruit in the Mesolongis.

How limited is the Byron Habaneros humidor? Selected Tobacco released the Century Humidors as limited editions in 2021, 2022 and 2023. halfwheel counted 200 humidors per size in 2022 and 300 in 2023. We have not confirmed the vintage or edition size of the current humidors; call the shop and we will tell you what is on hand.

Where is Byron made? At Tabacos de Costa Rica in Santiago de Puriscal, Costa Rica, where Selected Tobacco rolls the whole Byron brand. United Cigars distributes it in the United States.

Where can I buy the Habaneros Toro in Yuma, Arizona? In the walk-in humidor at Sun of a Gun Cigars & Spirits, 1651 S Arizona Ave in Yuma, or right here online. Call 928-276-3500 to ask what is on the shelf today.

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Brand

Byron

Line

Byron 20th Century

Vitola

Toro

Length

6 inches

Ring gauge

54

Wrapper

Ecuadorian

Binder

Peruvian

Filler

Dominican, Nicaraguan and Peruvian

Strength

Medium-Full

Country of origin

Costa Rica

Factory

Tabacos de Costa Rica, Santiago de Puriscal, Costa Rica

Format

Single, 5-Pack, Humidor of 25

Box count

25

Tasting notes

Graham cracker, almond, coffee, citrus and cedar (Cigar Insider reviews)

Ships from

Sun of a Gun Cigars & Spirits, Yuma, Arizona