H. Upmann 1844 Reserve Demitasse
H. Upmann
Product Information
- Manufacturer
- H. Upmann
- Group-Stage Record
- 1-2
- Result
- Eliminated in Group Stage
- Final Placement
- Eliminated in Group Stage
Competition Performance
The Demitasse format maintained reliable airflow and focused tobacco character. H. Upmann 1844 Reserve Demitasse completed group play with victories over Quorum Maduro Robusto. Its group-stage losses came against AJ Fernandez New World Cameroon Short Robusto and Rocky Patel The Edge Corojo Robusto. Its combination of compact heritage format, traditional cedar-and-coffee profile, reliable burn distinguished it within the 2026 Value Cigar Championship and produced an official Ashology score of 27.0 / 30.
Competition Matchups
Ashology™ Assessment
Official evaluation across six categories — maximum Ashology™ Score 30 / 30.
- star Compact heritage format
- star Traditional cedar-and-coffee profile
- star Reliable burn
- star Official Field of 32
The H. Upmann 1844 Reserve Demitasse is a slender 5¼ × 33 Dominican-made cigar featuring an Ecuadorian Cubano wrapper, a Nicaraguan binder, and Dominican filler tobaccos. Its medium-bodied profile opens with cedar, leather, coffee, earth, and gentle black pepper. Toasted nuts add body through the middle before oak and pepper rise into a clean finish. The compact format focuses the blend's traditional cedar-and-coffee character while maintaining reliable airflow, an even burn, and approachable H. Upmann value.
Ashology™ Smoking Experience
- Cold Draw
- Cedar, leather and coffee with a compact concentrated aroma.
- First Third
- Cedar, earth and gentle black pepper create a traditional start.
- Second Third
- Coffee, leather and toasted nuts add body.
- Final Third
- Oak and pepper increase through a clean closing section.
- Construction
- Comfortable draw and dependable burn in the small format.
- Finish
- Moderately long with cedar, coffee and spice.
- Ashology Assessment
- A compact heritage cigar that delivered traditional flavor and earned a Group E victory.
Final Verdict
Evaluated through the Ashology™ Evaluation Process, H. Upmann 1844 Reserve Demitasse earned official tournament recognition through heritage, compact-format consistency and approachable value.
Tasting notes reflect the cigar and vitola evaluated during the 2026 Cigar of the Year competition. Flavor, strength and burn performance may vary based on storage conditions, age, vitola and individual palate. Tobacco products are intended only for adults of legal smoking age.
