PARTAGASThey were first produced in 1827 from Dom Jaime Partagas who founded the company im 1845. In 1889, with his death, the company was owned by Ramon Cifuentes and the Cifuntte y Cia company, which after the nationalizatiom was renamed to Fernando Perez. Partagas have won golden awards in at least 3 worldwide exhibitions from 1867 to 1884. They are strong cigars with balanced and rich flavor. Their flavor could be characterized as unusually strong and imposing. The biggest Partagas cigars are of higher quality. These cigars become better as they mature.