亨特&弗兰克公司是英国地区经营古巴雪茄的老牌经销商，几十年以来一直拥有较多的古巴雪茄库存。现在亨特&弗兰克公司以“窖藏陈年珍稀项目”的名义对外发售一些库存雪茄。

这些雪茄里有10年和20年的珍藏，还有一些首版、停产版、限量版、地区限量版和超级珍藏版。

据该公司的工作人员介绍，这次发售的所有雪茄都经过古巴哈伯纳斯公司的技术人员的检查。每一支雪茄都有加一个副标，雪茄包装盒上也会贴上标签，注明这盒雪茄的陈化时间。

显然，陈年雪茄并不便宜。一盒25支装的2001年出厂的高希霸导师的零售价是3299英镑，折合4279美元。同样是2001年出厂的一包五支装的高希霸长矛的零售价是490英镑，折合650美元。一盒2007年出厂的高希霸马杜罗5系列的魔术师售价是2013英镑，折合2668美元。

如果你很钟意已经停产的雷蒙阿隆斯的898朗斯代尔，可以看看，这一盒2001年出厂的25支包装的售价是1618英镑，折合2144美元。一整盒1998年出厂的潘趣特雷斯小皇冠的售价是800英镑，折合1000美元。一盒2009年出厂的英国地区限量版的10支装的胡安洛佩兹的超级精选售价是942英镑，折合1248美元。

亨特&弗兰克公司的授权经营范围包括英国、直布罗陀和爱尔兰地区。该公司在2019年首次发布了“窖藏陈年稀缺项目”系列，这次是该公司第二次推出这个项目。

附原文：

Hunters & Frankau, the regional distributor of Cuban cigars for the United Kingdom, has been sitting on reserves of aged stock for decades. Now, these vintage Havanas have been released in what Hunters refers to as its House Reserve Aged & Rare program.

In addition to cigars with 10 or even 20 years of age, the program also includes first releases of Cuban cigars, discontinued lines, Edición Limitadas, Regional Editions and Gran Reservas.

According to the company, every single cigar has been checked by “fully-trained technicians from Habanos S.A.” at the Hunters & Frankau warehouse in the U.K. before a box is released from the House Reserve Aged & Rare collection. A secondary band and box markings indicate the age of the cigar. 

As would be expected, the aged cigars aren’t cheap. A box of 25 Cohiba Esplendidos from 2001, for example, retails for £3,299 (about $4,279). A five-pack of Cohiba Lanceros from the same year goes for £490 ($650) and a box of Cohiba Maduro 5 Mágicos from 2007—the year they first came out—will set you back £2,013 ($2,668).

If you’re nostalgic for the discontinued Ramon Allones 8-9-8 lonsdales, a box of 25 from 2001 can be had for £1,618 ($2,144). A full box of Punch Tres Petit Coronas rolled in 1998 has an £800 ($1,000) price tag while a box of 10 Juan Lopez Selección Supremas, Britain’s Regional Edition for 2009, is marked at £942 ($1,248).

Hunters & Frankau’s territories include all of the United Kingdom, Gibraltar and Ireland. The company first released its House Reserve Aged & Rare cigars in 2019. This marks the second launch of its aged stock under this concept. 

To see how well cigars can age, Cuban or otherwise, see the Connoisseur’s Corner, Cigar Aficionado’s tasting of vintage smokes.