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'''Diplomáticos''' is the name of a [[cigar]] brand, produced on the island of [[Cuba]] for [[Habanos SA]], the Cuban state-owned tobacco company, at the '''José Martí''' factory in Havana. [[Image:Diplomaticos logo.jpg|frame|right|The Diplomáticos logo]]

== History ==
Diplomáticos was the first new brand of Cuban cigars after the [[Cuban Revolution]] produced commercially for public sale (the [[Cohiba (cigar brand)|Cohiba]] was the very first brand created post-Revolution, but was only used for President [[Fidel Castro]]'s private consumption and for  diplomatic gifts, and was not sold on the commercial market until 1982).

[[Image:Box of Diplomaticos.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A [[Box-Pressed|box]] of Diplomáticos cigars]]

Diplomáticos was created in 1966 from the [[Montecristo (cigar brand)|Montecristo]], and featured a slightly milder blend and lighter shade wrapper intended to appeal to the French consumer.  The Diplomáticos line mimics the original Montecristo line in having five numbered sizes, all handmade, but priced slightly less than the equivalent-size Montecristo cigar.  Today, both Diplomaticos and Montecristo are produced at the José Martí Factory.  Diplomaticos continue to utilize a medium-strong long-filler blend from the [[Vuelta Abajo]] region slightly milder than that of the cigars from the Montecristo line, but otherwise equal in terms of quality.<ref>Habanos S.A., ''Historia de Marca Diplomáticos'' retrieved 21 Jan 2017</ref>

The original line consisted of five numbered sizes, corresponding to Montecristo.  In 1976, the No. 6 and No. 7 were introduced to the line and were the same size as the Montecristo Especial No. 1 and Especial No. 2, but were discontinued a few years later in the mid-1980s.

===''Vitolas'' in the Diplomáticos Line===
The following list of vitolas de salida (commercial vitolas) within the Diplomáticos marque lists their size and ring gauge in Imperial (and Metric), their vitolas de galera (factory vitolas), and their common name in American cigar slang.

''Hand-Made Vitolas''
* No. 2 - 6 1/8" x 52 (156 x 20.64&nbsp;mm), Pirámide, a pyramid
* No. 4 - 5 1/8" x 42 (130 x 16.67&nbsp;mm), Mareva, a petit corona
* No. 5 - 4" x 40 (102 x 15.88&nbsp;mm), Perla, a petit corona

== See also ==
* [[Cigar brands]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* Nee, Min Ron - ''An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Post-Revolution Havana Cigars'' (2003, Reprinted: 2005), {{ISBN|3-9809308-2-3}}

==External links==
* [http://www.habanos.com Official website of Habanos S.A.]

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