上周在香港的默里酒店（Murray Hotel）举办了蒙特雪茄龙年纪念版的首发仪式，这是古巴哈伯纳斯公司第五次以中国农历新年作为主题发布纪念版雪茄。
通常来说，蒙特雪茄的包装盒是棕色或者黄色，但这次采用了大红色搭配金色的设计，这种配色方案完美切合了中国农历新年的主题，雪茄包装盒外表光滑，光可鉴人，蒙特的Logo之下是龙的生肖图案，和蒙特的其他产品对比有很好的识别度。
这款名为“Brillantes”（西班牙语，明亮）的纪念版产品每盒18支装，53环径，5英寸。每支雪茄都佩戴脚标，印着龙的图案。每一个包装盒都附有NFC，可以用手机扫码验证真实性，以及了解这款产品的具体信息。和去年古巴发售的兔年纪念版高希霸金色世纪一样的设计，这款雪茄包装盒是西班牙公司Humidif集团的作品，这家公司专业生产高光泽钢琴烤漆的雪茄包装盒。
目前还不知道这款雪茄的售价，只知道这款限量版的产品会分配到世界各地市场，但不知道具体配货时间。
哈伯纳斯公司此前发布的其他中国农历新年主题的纪念版产品分别还有：纪念鼠年的罗密欧与朱丽叶马拉维亚斯8（Maravillas 8），纪念牛年的好友春天（Primaveras），纪念虎年的乌普曼马格讷姆52（Magnum 52）。
One of Cuba’s most iconic cigar brands is representing the Year of the Dragon. With its decorative glossy boxes and fantastic dragon motif, the Montecristo Brillantes debuted with fanfare last week during a premiere party held at the Murray Hotel in Hong Kong.
It’s unusual to see a Montecristo in red packaging, as brown and yellow have always been its signature colors, but scarlet and gold play perfectly into the theme of Chinese Lunar New Year, and the box is designed to denote exclusivity.
The Montecristo Brillantes measures 5 inches by 53 ring gauge and comes in 18-count boxes. Each cigar is finished with a footband to remind us that this release celebrates the Chinese zodiac. Every Brillantes box is NFC-enabled, just like last year’s Cohiba Siglo de Oro, which commemorated the Year of the Rabbit. The chip was installed for authenticity verification as well as an interactive means to provide information about the product. It’s the work of HumidifGroup, a Spanish company that specializes in high-gloss, piano-finish boxes for the cigar industry.
There’s no word on price yet, nor is there any indication as to when other global markets will receive their respective allocations, but these limited editions are intended to be distributed around the world.
The Montecristo Brillantes marks the fifth time that Cuba has joined the Lunar New Year Celebration. Habanos S.A. also released the H. Upmann Magnum 52 for Year of the Tiger; the Hoyo de Monterrey Primaveras for Year of the Ox; and the Romeo y Julieta Maravillas 8 for Year of the Rat.
