{"id":1127,"date":"2026-03-05T08:21:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T08:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/?p=1127"},"modified":"2026-03-07T09:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T09:17:21","slug":"h-upmann-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/h-upmann-geschichte\/","title":{"rendered":"H.Upmann history - an innocent victim of world politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>H.Upmann history<\/strong> begins with a track record of success that is unrivalled. The Upmann family has done everything right - with foresight, discipline and passion. But sometimes fate strikes relentlessly, and even the most successful companies fall foul of global politics. The <strong>H.Upmann history<\/strong> is a prime example of how closely economic success and global circumstances are intertwined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This article was first published on 21\/10\/2025 and was updated on 05\/03\/2026<\/strong> - We have reopened it, supplemented it and brought it up to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#untertitel\">How it all began<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#der-beginn-einer-zigarren-dynastie\">The beginning of a cigar dynasty<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#aufstieg-und-erster-fall\">Rise and fall<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#rettung-durch-frankau-und-neubeginn\">Rescue by Frankau and a new beginning<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#die-goldenen-jahre\">The golden years<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#revolution-und-neuanfang\">Revolution and a new beginning<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#neue-heimat-im-vedado-und-daruber-hinaus\">New home in Vedado and beyond<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#qualitat-ohne-kompromisse\">Quality without compromise<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#hier-findest-du-die-partagas-manufaktur\">Here you will find the H.Upmann Manufaktur<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ressourcen-zum-thema\">Curated for you<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#historische-habanos-manufakturen-dokumentarfilm\">Historical Habanos manufactories documentary film<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#was-liegt-in-ihren-schubladen\">What is in your drawers?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#neu-bei-kubanischen-zigarren-oder-tief-drin-\u2192-zu-den-haufigen-fragen-\u2192-zum-zigarren-glossar\">New to Cuban cigars? Or deep into it?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#wer-steckt-hinter-origin-of-cigar\">Who is behind Origin Of Cigar?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#fotos-h-upmann-galerie\">Photos H.Upmann Gallery<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#wichtige-quelle\">Important source for the revision of 05.03.26<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#quellenangaben\">References<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"untertitel\"><strong>How it all began<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hermann Upmann emigrated to Cuba in 1839. He originally came from Bielefeld. For a long time, it was rumoured that the family came from Bremen. However, Hermann Upmann only moved there after his return to Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is still unclear what the mysterious <strong>\u201eH\u201c<\/strong> before the name. Some sources suggest that it stands for <em>Hermanos<\/em> (Spanish for brothers). However, it is much more likely that the H is the abbreviation of the first name <strong>Hermann, the founder of the brand,<\/strong> is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hermann Dietrich Upmann was born in 1816 and was the son of a watchmaker and merchant. He emigrated to Cuba at the age of 23. While still in Bielefeld, he had completed an apprenticeship as a merchant. \u00abWithout means\u00bb, he founded a cigar shop in Havana on Calle San Miguel No. 85.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"778\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Upmann-0-Hermann-Upmann.jpg\" alt=\"The founder of the H.Upmann brand: Hermann Dietrich Upmann (1816-1894) from Bielefeld.h. upmann cigar brand founded in 1844\" class=\"wp-image-2574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Upmann-0-Hermann-Upmann.jpg 778w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Upmann-0-Hermann-Upmann-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Upmann-0-Hermann-Upmann-768x987.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Upmann-0-Hermann-Upmann-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Upmann-0-Hermann-Upmann-624x802.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\">The founder of the H.Upmann brand: Hermann Dietrich Upmann (1816-1894) from Bielefeld. \/ Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hermann_Dietrich_Upmann\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"der-beginn-einer-zigarren-dynastie\"><strong>The beginning of a cigar dynasty<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hermann Upmann officially registered his cigar brand in October 1844. By then, he had already been very successful as a cigar manufacturer and had acquired an enormous amount of knowledge about cigars and, above all, tobacco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He soon brought his brother August to live with him in Havana. In 1848, Hermann married Wilhelmine Amalie Gravenhorst from Bremen. She also joined him in Havana, but died of yellow fever less than a year later, like many others who had travelled to the Caribbean. Certainly a heavy blow. Hermann Upmann returned to Germany for good in 1852. In Bremen, he joined the Gudewill trading company as a partner and later became the sole owner. He died very wealthy in 1894.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann1-San-Miguel-1.jpg\" alt=\"The very first, still very small factory of the H. Upmann brand was located on Calle San Miguel No. 85 in Havana&#039;s Centro Habana district from 1844. Other factories soon followed. h. upmann cigar brand founded in 1844\" class=\"wp-image-1179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann1-San-Miguel-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann1-San-Miguel-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann1-San-Miguel-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann1-San-Miguel-1-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann1-San-Miguel-1-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\">The very first, still very small factory of the H.Upmann brand was located on Calle San Miguel No.85 in Havana's Centro Habana district from 1844. Other factories soon followed.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contrary to earlier accounts, the brothers Hermann and August Upmann did not run a bank in Havana themselves. This was only done by their descendants, the sons of their brother Wilhelm. They took over the cigar business in the 1860s and also founded a bank called \u00abUpmann &amp; Co.\u00bb in Havana in the 1960s, with which they were very successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many family members were involved, H.Upmann cigars were known and sought after for their quality and the quality of the tobacco used. A constant in the <strong>H.Upmann history<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"910\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann5-Calle23-2.jpg\" alt=\"The company sign of the H.Upmann brand. From 2003 to 2011 it hung on the building on Calle 23, then it moved on with the brand. h. upmann cigar brand founded 1844\" class=\"wp-image-1191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann5-Calle23-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann5-Calle23-2-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann5-Calle23-2-768x699.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann5-Calle23-2-13x12.jpg 13w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann5-Calle23-2-624x568.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\">The company sign for the H.Upmann brand. It hung on the building on Calle 23 from 2003 to 2011, when it moved on with the brand.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"aufstieg-und-erster-fall\"><strong>Rise and fall<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1891, a new, large factory for over 200 workers was built - affectionately known as the \u201e<strong>La Madama<\/strong>\u201c. Everything went perfectly until fate intervened again: in 1922, the Upmann Bank, which was considered the most important banking firm in Cuba at the time, had to file for bankruptcy. The factory and cigar production were also swept away by this maelstrom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most sources report that the reason for this insolvency was that during the First World War in 1917, German companies in Cuba were blacklisted by the USA. This included the Upmann Bank in Havana. However, this was not the real reason for the bank's demise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the beginning of the 20th century, there was a significant increase in sugar production in Cuba, fuelled by North American companies. At the same time, the price of sugar rose sharply, triggering a wild speculative fever shortly after the end of the First World War. The \u00absugar bubble\u00bb burst in 1920, almost all Cuban banks became insolvent and were closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Upmann Bank had also invested in sugar. The bank's assets were estimated at 12 million dollars, with payment obligations totalling 9 million. The owners at the time, Hermann and Albert Upmann, wanted to service the liabilities due from their private assets (collateral at Deutsche Bank in London). However, this was not possible as the British government had confiscated all assets owned by German citizens. The bank had to be closed and was deleted from the commercial register in June 1922, marking a tragic chapter in the bank's history. <strong>H.Upmann history<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Upmann2-Carlos-Madama-2.jpg\" alt=\"The H.Upmann factory \u201eLa Madama\u201c has been producing H.Upmann brand cigars since around 1890 on the Avenida Carlos III. h. upmann cigar brand founded in 1844\" class=\"wp-image-2578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Upmann2-Carlos-Madama-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Upmann2-Carlos-Madama-2-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Upmann2-Carlos-Madama-2-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Upmann2-Carlos-Madama-2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Upmann2-Carlos-Madama-2-624x412.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\">The H.Upmann factory \u201eLa Madama\u201c has been producing H.Upmann brand cigars on Avenida Carlos III since around 1890. Photo: William Gill: \u201cHavana Cigars\u201d, Havana, Cuba 1910<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"rettung-durch-frankau-und-neubeginn\">Rescue by Frankau and a new beginning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The British cigar importer <strong>J. Frankau &amp; Co.<\/strong> acquired the brand rights and wanted to continue the tradition. The experienced <strong>Sola\u00fan Brothers<\/strong> produced the cigars under licence - but without the original success. In 1936\/37, the contract was terminated and the licence went to <strong>Men\u00e9ndez Garcia &amp; Co.<\/strong> about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That was a turning point. Alonso Men\u00e9ndez and Jos\u00e9 Garcia - the men behind <strong>Montecristo<\/strong> - took over and made <strong>H.Upmann<\/strong> big again. Distribution was perfect: Montecristo via \u201eJohn Hunter Morris &amp; Elkan Company\u201c, H.Upmann continued to be distributed via \u201eJ. Frankau &amp; Co.\u201c. Both brands fuelled each other - a symbiosis of quality and trust that the <strong>H.Upmann history<\/strong> gave it a new lustre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"665\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann3-Virtudes-1.jpg\" alt=\"H.Upmann brand cigars were manufactured on Calle Virtudes from 1937 to 1944, as were the Montecristo, Particulares and El Patio brands. Later it was a tobacco warehouse. H.Upmann history. h. upmann cigar brand founded in 1844\" class=\"wp-image-1181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann3-Virtudes-1.jpg 665w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann3-Virtudes-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann3-Virtudes-1-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann3-Virtudes-1-624x938.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\">H.Upmann brand cigars were manufactured on Calle Virtudes from 1937 to 1944, as were the Montecristo, Particulares and El Patio brands. Later it was a tobacco warehouse.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"die-goldenen-jahre\">The golden years<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Between 1937 and 1944, Men\u00e9ndez &amp; Garcia established their production in the <strong>Calle Virtudes No. 609<\/strong>. According to the 1940 entry in the commercial register, in addition to H. Upmann, there were also <strong>Montecristo<\/strong>, <strong>Particulares<\/strong> and <strong>El Patio<\/strong> brands that shaped Cuban cigar culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But as early as 1944\/45, the move to the <strong>Calle Amistad No. 407-409<\/strong>, because there was no longer enough space. This manufactory remained the home of H.Upmann cigars until 2003 - an impressively long era in the history of the company. <strong>H.Upmann history<\/strong>, that still resonates today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann4-Amistad-1.jpg\" alt=\"The H.Upmann factory on Calle Amistad 407, still in operation here. Cigars were made here from 1944 to 2003. H.Upmann history. h. upmann cigar brand founded in 1844\" class=\"wp-image-1184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann4-Amistad-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann4-Amistad-1-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann4-Amistad-1-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann4-Amistad-1-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann4-Amistad-1-624x461.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\">The H.Upmann factory on Calle Amistad 407, still in operation here. Cigars were made here from 1944 to 2003.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"revolution-und-neuanfang\">Revolution and a new beginning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the late 1950s <strong>H.Upmann<\/strong> Cuba's largest cigar exporter. Even during the revolution, the factory continued to produce without interruption - a symbol of stability in turbulent times and proof that the <strong>H.Upmann history<\/strong> is closely interwoven with the history of Cuba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1961, after the victory of the revolution, the Men\u00e9ndez family left the island. The factory was nationalised, but the brand survived - and remained an important part of the Cuban cigar world. This new beginning marked another chapter in the <strong>H.Upmann history<\/strong>, which tells of adaptation and survival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann4-Amistad-4.jpg\" alt=\"The staircase of the former manufactory. The patio is covered, windows open onto the inner courtyard. h. upmann cigar brand founded 1844\" class=\"wp-image-1187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann4-Amistad-4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann4-Amistad-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann4-Amistad-4-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann4-Amistad-4-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann4-Amistad-4-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\">The stairwell of the former factory. The patio is covered, windows open onto the inner courtyard.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"neue-heimat-im-vedado-und-daruber-hinaus\">New home in Vedado and beyond<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2003, production moved to a building on the <strong>Calle 23<\/strong> in the neighbourhood <strong>Vedado<\/strong> - originally the old <strong>Particulares manufacture<\/strong> Over 600 workers manufactured H.Upmann cigars there with the utmost precision and passion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the building was closed in 2011 due to roof damage. It has been empty ever since. Production moved on - to the <strong>Calle Belascoain No. 852<\/strong>, the former home of the <strong>Romeo y Julieta manufacture<\/strong>. This move was also part of the long and eventful <strong>H.Upmann history<\/strong>, which has always been characterised by continuity and quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann5-Calle23-1.jpg\" alt=\"In 2003, the H.Upmann brand moved to Calle 23 (the streets in Havana&#039;s Vedado district have numbers, not names). Even before this time, this was a cigar factory, the very first Montecristos came from here. h. upmann cigar brand founded in 1844\" class=\"wp-image-1190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann5-Calle23-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann5-Calle23-1-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann5-Calle23-1-768x734.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann5-Calle23-1-13x12.jpg 13w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann5-Calle23-1-624x597.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\">In 2003, the H.Upmann brand moved to Calle 23 (the streets in Havana's Vedado district have numbers, not names). Even before this time, this was a cigar factory; the very first Montecristos came from here.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"qualitat-ohne-kompromisse\">Quality without compromise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite all the challenges <strong>H.Upmann<\/strong> never lost its popularity. The brand is still a symbol of consistency and quality today. Every H.Upmann cigar bears the <strong>H.Upmann history<\/strong> from the first factories in Havana to the modern production facilities of today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The brand has survived economic crises, wars and revolutions - and yet remains what it has always been: a fascinating, innocent success story in cigar history. No other example shows as clearly how a brand can endure for generations as the <strong>H.Upmann history<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"898\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann6-Bela-2.jpg\" alt=\"This sign on the fa\u00e7ade of the building presents the official name of the manufactory. H.Upmann history. h. upmann cigar brand founded 1844\" class=\"wp-image-1195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann6-Bela-2.jpg 898w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann6-Bela-2-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann6-Bela-2-768x855.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann6-Bela-2-11x12.jpg 11w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann6-Bela-2-624x695.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\">This sign on the fa\u00e7ade of the building presents the official name of the manufactory.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hier-findest-du-die-partagas-manufaktur\">Here you will find the H.Upmann Manufaktur<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the live folder does not work, <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/QFUNKFgVtzJLTiT6A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">please click here for H.Upmann Manufaktur<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m16!1m12!1m3!1d19033.425750738774!2d-82.39561943172698!3d23.130234715573085!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!2m1!1sH.%20Upmann%20Factory%20Havanna%20Kuba!5e1!3m2!1sde!2sch!4v1761500169792!5m2!1sde!2sch\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildnachweis\">Picture credits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Claudia Puszkar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hermann Dietrich Upmann, <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hermann_Dietrich_Upmann\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>H.Upmann factory \u201eLa Madama\u201c: William Gill: \u201cHavana Cigars\u201d, Havana, Cuba 1910<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ressourcen-zum-thema\">Curated for you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>External website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/H._Upmann\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">H.Upmann at Wikipedia.de<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stadterkundungen-bielefeld.de\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/stadterkundungen\/download\/H._Upmann_Zigarre_Aufsatz_Schulte_Beerbuehl__Frey_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exploring Bielefeld (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>At Origin Of Cigar: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/cohiba-history\/\">The fascinating Cohiba story - the legend and myth of Cuba's most famous cigar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Historical Habanos manufactories documentary film<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this film, their stories - and their true faces - are uncompromisingly revealed. This is far more than just a documentary film - it is a journey into the soul of Cuba.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/historical-habanos-manufactories\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Habanos-Manufakturen-Cover-Film-2023.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Habanos-Manufakturen-Cover-Film-2023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Habanos-Manufakturen-Cover-Film-2023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Habanos-Manufakturen-Cover-Film-2023-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Habanos-Manufakturen-Cover-Film-2023-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Habanos-Manufakturen-Cover-Film-2023-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is in your drawers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some chapters in the history of cigars still lie in <strong>hidden in drawers, archives or private collections<\/strong>. Do you own <strong>Records, documents or references to Cuban cigar brands<\/strong>? Or do you know <strong>Sources<\/strong>, that could help with historical research? Then please send us an e-mail. <strong>Claudia Puszkar<\/strong> will contact you personally and discuss everything else with you. Together we can <strong>Bringing buried stories back to light<\/strong>. \ud83d\udc49 <strong>admin@origin-of-cigar.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"neu-bei-kubanischen-zigarren-oder-tief-drin-\u2192-zu-den-haufigen-fragen-\u2192-zum-zigarren-glossar\">New to Cuban cigars? Or deep into it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/faq-cuban-cigars\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"912\">FAQ - Read the frequently asked questions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/glossary-of-cuban-cigars\/\">Open the glossary of Cuban cigars<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wer-steckt-hinter-origin-of-cigar\">Who is behind Origin Of Cigar?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who we are and how you can reach us \u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/contact\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"90\">Please click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fotos-h-upmann-galerie\">Photos H.Upmann Gallery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you do not see the photo gallery, <a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/photos-h-upman\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1219\">please click here for the H.Upmann photo gallery<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-1214.fg-masonry .fg-item { width: 250px; 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--fg-description-line-clamp: 0;\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Upmann-0-Hermann-Upmann.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Der Gr\u00fcnder der Marke H.Upmann: Der aus Bielefeld stammende Hermann Dietrich Upmann (1816-1894)\" data-attachment-id=\"2574\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The founder of the H.Upmann brand: Hermann Dietrich Upmann (1816-1894) from Bielefeld\" width=\"250\" height=\"321\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/03\/OOC-Upmann-0-Hermann-Upmann\/222722011.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22321%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20321%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The founder of the H.Upmann brand: Hermann Dietrich Upmann (1816-1894) from Bielefeld<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann1-Cuba.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Eine weitere Fertigungsst\u00e4tte (ca. 1870) wurde auf der Calle Cuba No.64 eingerichtet, das Haus befindet sich in Habana Vieja (Altstadt).\" data-attachment-id=\"1178\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Another production facility (ca. 1870) was set up on Calle Cuba No. 64, the house is located in Habana Vieja (Old Town).\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann1-Cuba\/2107277974.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22188%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20188%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Another production facility (ca. 1870) was set up on Calle Cuba No. 64, the house is located in Habana Vieja (Old Town).<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann1-San-Miguel-1.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Die allererste, noch sehr kleine Fabrik der Marke H.Upmann befand sich ab 1844 auf der Calle San Miguel No.85 in Havannas Stadtteil Centro Habana. Bald kamen weitere Manufakturen dazu.\" data-attachment-id=\"1179\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The very first, still very small factory of the H.Upmann brand was located on Calle San Miguel No.85 in Havana&#039;s Centro Habana district from 1844. Other factories soon followed.\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann1-San-Miguel-1\/1019404153.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22188%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20188%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The very first, still very small factory of the H.Upmann brand was located on Calle San Miguel No.85 in Havana's Centro Habana district from 1844. Other factories soon followed.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann2-Carlos-Madama-1.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"1891 eingeweiht, war diese gro\u00dfe Fabrik (es existiert nur noch ein Teil des Geb\u00e4udes) auf der Avenida Carlos III. ein pr\u00e4chtiges Haus, von den Arbeitern \u201eLa Madama\u201c genannt.\" data-attachment-id=\"1180\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Inaugurated in 1891, this large factory (only part of the building still exists) on Avenida Carlos III was a magnificent building, called \u201eLa Madama\u201c by the workers.\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann2-Carlos-Madama-1\/1591917688.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22333%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20333%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Inaugurated in 1891, this large factory (only part of the building still exists) on Avenida Carlos III was a magnificent building, called \u201eLa Madama\u201c by the workers.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Upmann2-Carlos-Madama-2.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"In der H.Upmann-Fabrik \u201eLa Madama\u201c fertigte man die Zigarren der Marke H.Upmann seit etwa 1890 auf der Avenida Carlos III.\" data-attachment-id=\"2578\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The H.Upmann factory \u201eLa Madama\u201c has been producing H.Upmann brand cigars on the Avenida Carlos III since around 1890.\" width=\"250\" height=\"165\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/03\/OOC-Upmann2-Carlos-Madama-2\/1052705891.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22165%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20165%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The H.Upmann factory \u201eLa Madama\u201c has been producing H.Upmann brand cigars on the Avenida Carlos III since around 1890.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann3-Virtudes-1.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Auf der Calle Virtudes fertigte man die Zigarren der Marke H.Upmann ab 1937 bis 1944. Auch die Marken Montecristo, Particulares und El Patio wurden in dieser Zeit hier gefertigt. Sp\u00e4ter war es ein Tabaklagerhaus.\" data-attachment-id=\"1181\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"H.Upmann brand cigars were manufactured on Calle Virtudes from 1937 to 1944, as were the Montecristo, Particulares and El Patio brands. Later it was a tobacco warehouse.\" width=\"250\" height=\"376\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann3-Virtudes-1\/1632047562.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22376%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20376%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">H.Upmann brand cigars were manufactured on Calle Virtudes from 1937 to 1944, as were the Montecristo, Particulares and El Patio brands. Later it was a tobacco warehouse.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann3-Virtudes-2.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Dies ist das Eingangstor der ehemaligen H.Upmann-Manufaktur. Diese befindet sich im Stadtteil Centro Habana, ein Stadtteil mit schmalen Stra\u00dfen und meist nur kleinen H\u00e4usern.\" data-attachment-id=\"1182\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"This is the entrance to the former H.Upmann factory. It is located in the Centro Habana district, a neighbourhood with narrow streets and mostly small houses.\" width=\"250\" height=\"376\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann3-Virtudes-2\/288817660.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22376%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20376%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">This is the entrance to the former H.Upmann factory. It is located in the Centro Habana district, a neighbourhood with narrow streets and mostly small houses.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann3-Virtudes-3.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Solche Pfosten an den H\u00e4usern sind in Havannas alten Stadtteilen sehr typisch. Manchmal findet man auf ihnen Namen oder Wappen.\" data-attachment-id=\"1183\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Such posts on the houses are very typical in Havana&#039;s old neighbourhoods. Sometimes you can find names or coats of arms on them.\" width=\"250\" height=\"376\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann3-Virtudes-3\/2285368273.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22376%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20376%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Such posts on the houses are very typical in Havana's old neighbourhoods. Sometimes you can find names or coats of arms on them.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann4-Amistad-1.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Die H.Upmann-Manufaktur auf der Calle Amistad 407, hier noch in Betrieb. Von 1944 bis 2003 wurden hier die Zigarren gefertigt.\" data-attachment-id=\"1184\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The H.Upmann factory on Calle Amistad 407, still in operation here. Cigars were made here from 1944 to 2003.\" width=\"250\" height=\"185\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann4-Amistad-1\/2705757567.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22185%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20185%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The H.Upmann factory on Calle Amistad 407, still in operation here. Cigars were made here from 1944 to 2003.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann4-Amistad-2.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Das Logo der Marke H.Upmann ist auch heute noch im Eingangsbereich des Geb\u00e4udes zu sehen.\" data-attachment-id=\"1185\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The H.Upmann brand logo can still be seen in the entrance area of the building today.\" width=\"250\" height=\"163\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann4-Amistad-2\/4048447797.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22163%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20163%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The H.Upmann brand logo can still be seen in the entrance area of the building today.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann4-Amistad-3.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Hier das Geb\u00e4ude der ehemaligen Manufaktur, die sp\u00e4ter eine Schule war und heute leer steht. Fast jedes Jahr gibt es einen neuen Farbanstrich.\" data-attachment-id=\"1186\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"This is the building of the former factory, which was later a school and is now empty. There is a new coat of paint almost every year.\" width=\"250\" height=\"412\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann4-Amistad-3\/2233295633.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22412%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20412%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">This is the building of the former factory, which was later a school and is now empty. There is a new coat of paint almost every year.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann4-Amistad-4.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Das Treppenhaus der ehemaligen Manufaktur. Der Patio ist \u00fcberdacht, Fenster gehen auf den Innenhof.\" data-attachment-id=\"1187\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The stairwell of the former factory. The patio is covered, windows open onto the inner courtyard.\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann4-Amistad-4\/1365217697.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22166%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20166%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The stairwell of the former factory. The patio is covered, windows open onto the inner courtyard.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann4-Amistad-5.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Ein T\u00fcrpfosten an der ehemaligen H.Upmann-Manufaktur, nicht mit einem Namen, sondern mit Ornamenten versehen. Wahrscheinlich stammt er aus der Zeit, bevor das Geb\u00e4ude eine Manufaktur beherbergte, ist also schon wesentlich \u00e4lter.\" data-attachment-id=\"1188\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A doorpost on the former H. Upmann factory, not with a name but with ornaments. It probably dates from the time before the building housed a factory, so it is much older.\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann4-Amistad-5\/2877012910.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22333%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20333%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A doorpost on the former H. Upmann factory, not with a name but with ornaments. It probably dates from the time before the building housed a factory, so it is much older.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann4-Amistad-6.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Hier ein Aufzug in der ehemaligen H.Upmann-Manufaktur. Die Jahreszahl 1844 steht f\u00fcr die Gr\u00fcndung der Marke. Zigarren wurden in diesem Haus erst seit 1944 gefertigt.\" data-attachment-id=\"1189\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"This is a lift in the former H.Upmann manufactory. The year 1844 stands for the founding of the brand. Cigars have only been made in this factory since 1944.\" width=\"250\" height=\"376\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann4-Amistad-6\/4218636260.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22376%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20376%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">This is a lift in the former H.Upmann manufactory. The year 1844 stands for the founding of the brand. Cigars have only been made in this factory since 1944.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann5-Calle23-1.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Im Jahr 2003 zog die Marke H.Upmann auf die Calle 23 (in Havannas Stadtteil Vedado haben die Stra\u00dfen Nummern, keine Namen). Auch vor dieser Zeit war dies eine Zigarrenfabrik, die allerersten Montecristo kamen von hier.\" data-attachment-id=\"1190\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"In 2003, the H.Upmann brand moved to Calle 23 (the streets in Havana&#039;s Vedado district have numbers, not names). Even before this time, this was a cigar factory; the very first Montecristos came from here.\" width=\"250\" height=\"239\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann5-Calle23-1\/3583331213.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22239%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20239%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">In 2003, the H.Upmann brand moved to Calle 23 (the streets in Havana's Vedado district have numbers, not names). Even before this time, this was a cigar factory; the very first Montecristos came from here.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann5-Calle23-2.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Das Firmenschild der Marke H.Upmann. Von 2003 bis 2011 hing es am Geb\u00e4ude auf der Calle 23, dann wanderte es mit der Marke weiter.\" data-attachment-id=\"1191\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The company sign for the H.Upmann brand. It hung on the building on Calle 23 from 2003 to 2011, when it moved on with the brand.\" width=\"250\" height=\"228\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann5-Calle23-2\/2241705927.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22228%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20228%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The company sign for the H.Upmann brand. It hung on the building on Calle 23 from 2003 to 2011, when it moved on with the brand.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann5-Calle23-3.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Beim Einzug 2003 war die Fabrik frisch renoviert. Nur wenige Jahre sp\u00e4ter wurde ein Schaden im Dach festgestellt, der wohl bis heute nicht zu reparieren ist. Das Geb\u00e4ude steht nach wie vor leer.\" data-attachment-id=\"1192\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The factory was freshly renovated when we moved in in 2003. Only a few years later, damage was discovered in the roof, which has probably not been repaired to this day. The building is still empty.\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann5-Calle23-3\/4056858083.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22167%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20167%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The factory was freshly renovated when we moved in in 2003. Only a few years later, damage was discovered in the roof, which has probably not been repaired to this day. The building is still empty.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann5-Calle23-4.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Oben am Giebel findet sich das Logo der Marke H.Upmann und der offizielle Name der Manufaktur: \u201eEmpresa de Tabaco Torcido Jos\u00e9 Mart\u00ed\u201c\" data-attachment-id=\"1193\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"At the top of the gable is the H.Upmann brand logo and the official name of the manufactory: \u201eEmpresa de Tabaco Torcido Jos\u00e9 Mart\u00ed\u201c\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann5-Calle23-4\/629952339.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22166%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20166%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">At the top of the gable is the H.Upmann brand logo and the official name of the manufactory: \u201eEmpresa de Tabaco Torcido Jos\u00e9 Mart\u00ed\u201c<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann6-Bela-1.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Seit 2011 ist dies die H.Upmann Manufaktur auf der Calle Belascoain No.852. Davor war es die Romeo-Manufaktur, davor die El Rey del Mundo-Manufaktur.\" data-attachment-id=\"1194\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Since 2011, this has been the H.Upmann Manufaktur on Calle Belascoain No.852. Before that it was the Romeo Manufaktur, and before that the El Rey del Mundo Manufaktur.\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann6-Bela-1\/1929461353.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22188%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20188%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Since 2011, this has been the H.Upmann Manufaktur on Calle Belascoain No.852. Before that it was the Romeo Manufaktur, and before that the El Rey del Mundo Manufaktur.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann6-Bela-2.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Dieses Schild an der Fassade des Geb\u00e4udes pr\u00e4sentiert den offiziellen Namen der Manufaktur.\" data-attachment-id=\"1195\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"This sign on the fa\u00e7ade of the building presents the official name of the manufactory.\" width=\"250\" height=\"278\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann6-Bela-2\/1938413392.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22278%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20278%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">This sign on the fa\u00e7ade of the building presents the official name of the manufactory.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann6-Bela-3.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Die Galera der H.Upmann-Manufaktur in der ersten Etage der Fabrik.\" data-attachment-id=\"1196\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Galera of the H.Upmann manufactory on the first floor of the factory.\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann6-Bela-3\/4133151457.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22333%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20333%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The Galera of the H.Upmann manufactory on the first floor of the factory.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann6-Bela-4.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Hier und da findet man in der Manufaktur vielerlei historische Gegenst\u00e4nde, hier zwei Pressst\u00f6cke. Was damit fr\u00fcher gepresst wurde? Gute Frage.\" data-attachment-id=\"1197\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Here and there you can find all sorts of historical artefacts in the manufactory, here two pressing sticks. What was pressed with them in the past? Good question.\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann6-Bela-4\/1922565410.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22188%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20188%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Here and there you can find all sorts of historical artefacts in the manufactory, here two pressing sticks. What was pressed with them in the past? Good question.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann6-Bela-5.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Der Treppenaufgang der H.Upmann-Manufaktur ist sehr edel mit goldenem Gel\u00e4nder und Marmor gebaut.\" data-attachment-id=\"1198\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The staircase of the H.Upmann manufactory is very elegantly built with golden banisters and marble.\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/10\/OOC-Upmann6-Bela-5\/165601902.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22333%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20333%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The staircase of the H.Upmann manufactory is very elegantly built with golden banisters and marble.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wichtige-quelle\">Important source for the revision of 05.03.26<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Margrit Schulte Beerb\u00fchl, Barbara Frey \/ The H.Upmann cigar - Hermann Dietrich Upmann from Bielefeld and the creation of a global brand, from: Johannes Altenberend\/Reinhard Vogelsang (eds.): Forschen - Verstehen - Vermitteln. Commemorative publication for the 100th annual report of the Historical Society for the County of Ravensberg, Bielefeld 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"quellenangaben\">References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Min Ron Nee:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cAN ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF POST-REVOLUTION HAVANA CIGARS\u201d<\/strong> \/ Hong Kong 2003, ISBN: 978-3980930826<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Instituto de Investigaciones del Tabaco Cuba:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201eThe world of Habanos\u201c<\/strong> \/ Havana 2013, ISBN: 978-959-7212-08-9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adriano Mart\u00ednez Rius:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cHabano the King\u201d<\/strong> \/ Barcelona 1998, ISBN: 84-930387-1-7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adriano Martinez Rius:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cThe Great Habano Factories\u201d<\/strong> \/ Barcelona 2005, ISBN: 84-609-4024-1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Orlando Quiroga:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cEl Habano al rojo vivo\u201d<\/strong> \/ Havana 2002<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enzo A. Infante:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cHavana Cigars 1817-1960\u201d<\/strong> \/ Neptune City 1997<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eumelio Espino:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cEl Habano - De la semilla al puro en 539 pasos\u201d<\/strong> \/ Madrid 2019, ISBN: 978-84-09-07091-6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alexander Groom:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cEl Habano Moderno\u201d<\/strong> \/ Helios House Press 2022, ISBN: 978-911683-05-6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#a4682f;color:#a4682f\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You are here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#a4682f;color:#a4682f\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">h. upmann cigar brand founded in 1844<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>H.Upmann's history begins with a track record of success that is unrivalled. The Upmann family has done everything right - with foresight, discipline and passion. 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