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Partagás Serie E No. 2 — tasting notes and pricing context
Launched in 2010 as Habanos's response to demand for thicker ring gauges, the Partagás Serie E No. 2 is a 5.5-inch cigar with a chunky 54 ring (Habanos calls the shape Duke). It uses the same Partagás factory blend as the Serie D — heavy on Vuelta Abajo ligero, darker Habano wrapper, oilier finish — but the longer, thicker format gives the cigar a slower burn and a fuller body. The result is one of the most-recommended modern Partagás vitolas, and aficionados often compare it favourably to the Serie D No. 4 when they want more of the same character in a longer evening format.
The smoke opens harder than the Serie D. First third is dense black pepper, dark earth and a touch of espresso; the middle blooms into leather, cocoa and aged cedar; the last third delivers a thick, oily finish with cocoa and a whisper of dried fruit. Smoking time runs 75 to 90 minutes. Across Europe a box of 25 sits in the €640 to €780 range: Noblego runs around €680, Cigarworld €695, Cigarmust CHF 750 (~€790 after FX), Italian licensed tabaccherie €700. The €110 absolute spread is one of the wider gaps in the Serie E catalogue, and price-drop alerts here pay off because the Serie E restocks more frequently than the Lusitanias.
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