Late into the 19th century, H. Upmann began to rise to greatness: H. Upmann cigars were featured at cigars shows and displays and were the recipient of seven gold medals. The Upmann brothers were on their way.
Near the start of the 20th century, the Upmann bank, as well as their cigar business, went out of business, dealt a blow of the hard times. J. Frankau and Company, a firm from Britain, purchased the H. Upmann brand and continued producing cigars for over a decade. In 1935, the H. Upmann brand was sold to Menedez, Garcia, y Cia. This company continued producing cigars until the Cuban revolution. During their production, Menedez, Garcia, y Cia created a unique line of H. Upmann cigars, the H. Upmann Montecristo Selection. This cigar would eventually become known to smokers by one name: Montecristo.
Following the Cuban Revolution, production of the H. Upmann brand was moved to the Canary Islands and eventually relocated to the Dominican Republic. It is in the Dominican Republic that H. Upmann cigars are still produced for American consumers.
While the H. Upmann brand is used to label non-Cuban cigars, Cuban made Upmann’s still exist and are consumed frequently by international smokers. H. Upmann also manufactures a brand of cigarettes and two cigarillos, short cigars wrapped in whole leaf tobacco.
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