The Ramon Allones brand is officially credited with having been registered in 1837 in Havana. Galician-born Ramón Allones himself founded the business, and it was Ramón who came up with the idea of decorating his boxes so his cigars stood out from all the rest. His plan worked, and his cigars soon became one of the best-selling ranges in Cuba. Over the next 60 years or so the ownership of Ramon Allones shifted frequently, before being acquired in 1911 by English firm Hunters. This marked the beginning of Ramon Allones’ most successful period, becoming one of the largest brands in the world with (perhaps unsurprisingly) a significant following in the UK. Hunters and Frankau – as the former owners are now known – went on to become the exclusive distributor for all Cuban cigars to the British Isles and retain a particular affection for Ramon Allones.
