The World Cup is officially over the half way mark and the group stages are just three days away from finishing. With Russia holding the event for 2018 and through to the Round of 16, we thought we’d take a look at their progress in the cup so far, predicting their success, as well as talk about the Ramón Allones Hermitage Cigar for sale on our website now, which is the exclusive Regional Edition cigars for sale for the Russian market.
Russia Football Team Profile:
Manager: Stanislav Cherchesov
Star Player: Igor Akinfeev
Russia’s goalkeeper and captain has 109 caps under his belt and and has led his team CSKA Moscow to six title wins over the course of his career.
World Cup History: Russia has not made it past the group stages since 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed and subsequently has participated in 3 Fifa World Cups. The furthest the country has come to winning the World Cup was back in 1966, when they played as the Soviet Union, coming in at a close 4th.
World Cup Wonder: In 1994, striker Oleg Salenko broke the world record by scoring five goals in the World Cup match against Cameroon. Still to this day, the record remains unbroken.
Notes: Russia has exceeded many expectations, scoring eight goals in the group stages and entering the next round of matches. Nevertheless, they are set to play Spain on Sunday 1st July at 3pm and is predicted to be knocked out of 2018’s World Cup with bookies foretelling a 3:1 win to Spain.
Russia’s Regional Edition Cigar Profile: Ramón Allones Hermitage Cigar
Manager: The brand Ramón Allones was created by Cuban brothers Ramón and Antonio Allones in 1837.
Star Player: The full profile of this Ramón Allones Hermitage Cigar for sale sets them apart from the rest of the Regional Editions cigars and have definite promise of ageing extremely well.
History: The only other Regional Edition cigar exclusively created for Russia is the Bolivar Emperador which was released in 2011.
World Wonder: The Ramón Allones is one of the biggest names in the Habanos S.A portfolio. It was founded in 1837, making it one of the world’s longest running cigar brands which is still in production. As well as this, the vitola of this Regional Edition cigar is highly sought after. Known as a Robusto vitola, the 140mm length by 52 ring gauge it is one of the most coveted formats on the market today. Furthermore, as a Regional Editions cigar, this is highly collectible, with only 6,000 boxes produced.
Notes: These cigars are expected to be very popular amongst those familiar with the full bodied profile of Ramon Allones and collectors of Regional Editions. These cigars for sale have been handmade by the finest torcedores in Cuba using sublime tobacco leaves sourced from the Vuelta Abajo zone. This cigar provides around 2 hours to 2 hours and a half smoking time. Which means you could watch the next match between Russia and Spain this coming weekend whilst smoking the very much appropriate cigar, or you can save it for another very special occasion and smoke it later down the line.
We have the Ramón Allones Hermitage Cigar for sale on our website now, will you be smoking it during the game or will you be adding it to your collection? Let us know in the comments section below.