拉斐爾·岡薩雷斯（Rafael Gonzalez）在古巴是一個影響力非常小的雪茄品牌。近期，該品牌增加了一款朗斯代爾的皇冠（Coronas de Lonsdales），擴(kuò)展了產(chǎn)品線，成為該品牌的第四個尺寸。古巴哈伯納斯公司在葡萄牙的經(jīng)銷商 EMPOR在葡萄牙為這款新品舉辦了發(fā)布會。具體上架日期未定，預(yù)計不久。

雖然名字叫朗斯代爾的皇冠，但是這款新品的尺寸既不是皇冠，也不是朗斯代爾。48環(huán)徑粗，5英寸長，歸類于羅布圖型號。在古巴雪茄廠里這個尺寸被命名為“美麗4號”（Hermosos No.4）。每盒有10支雪茄。

拉斐爾·岡薩雷斯也叫拉斐爾·岡薩雷斯之花（Flor de Rafael Gonzalez），并不是新品牌，它誕生于20世紀(jì)30年代，但不為雪茄愛好者所知，幾乎被其他雪茄品牌的光芒所掩蓋。在葡萄牙，這款新品的零售價是每盒105歐元，折合112.2美元一盒，即每支11.2美元，比大部分古巴手工雪茄要便宜，雖然這款雪茄也是長茄芯手工卷制。

拉斐爾·岡薩雷斯雪茄的外包裝盒總是十分質(zhì)樸，重文字而非圖案。長期以來這個品牌都裝在低調(diào)的原木色板盒里。盒蓋子上刻著手寫體，幽默的告訴顧客，這盒雪茄應(yīng)該在一個月內(nèi)抽完，或者再發(fā)酵一年。

拉斐爾·岡薩雷斯偶爾會以地區(qū)限量版的形式出現(xiàn)。上一次雜志社對其評級還是2016年的 Perla（珍珠），40環(huán)徑，4英寸，測評得分是89分。該品牌的其他兩個尺寸是Panetelas Extra（特級賓麗），37環(huán)徑，5英寸。Petit Corona（小皇冠），44環(huán)徑，5.125英寸。

Rafael Gonzalez, a very small and rather innocuous Cuban cigar brand, has been expanded with the release of the new Rafael González Coronas de Lonsdales. The cigars first appeared in Portugal at a launch event via distributor EMPOR Importa??o e Exporta??o S.A. and are expected to go on sale at some point in the near future, but no date has been set. It’s the fourth size in the brand.

Despite the name, the new smoke is neither a corona nor a lonsdale. It measures 5 inches long by 48 ring gauge, which is classified as a robusto in Cigar Aficionado taste tests, and goes by the name Hermosos No. 4 in Cuban cigar factories. (It’s the same size as an El Rey del Mundo Choix Supreme.) The cigars come 10 to the box.?

Technically known as Flor de Rafael Gonzalez, the brand is far from new. It was created in the 1930s, but is overlooked by many cigar smokers, overshadowed by just about every other Cuban cigar brand. The suggested retail price for the Coronas de Lonsdales has been set in Portugal at 105 euros per box ($112.20) or 10.50 euros per cigar, which works out to around $11.20—considerably less expensive than typical handmade Cuban smokes. (The new cigars are totally handmade with long-filler tobacco.)

Rafael Gonzalez boxes always stood out in humidors for their unusual look, heavy on words, rather than graphics. The brand long came with an understated white box whose lid was covered in script, with an interesting note telling the reader that cigars should either be smoked within a month, or allowed to age for a year. The new size has a newer look. Instead of a dress box, the box is natural wood, the logo burned into the cedar. It remains understated, but has a look more like other traditional cigar boxes.

The bands on the line got a makeover last year.??

Rafael Gonzalez pops up as the occasional Regional Edition cigar. The last time we rated a standard size was the 2016 rating of the Perla (4 by 40), which scored 89 points. The Perla is a relatively new size for the line, introduced 10 years ago. The other two standard sizes in the brand are the Panetelas Extra (5 by 37) and the Petit Corona (5 1/8 by 44).?