The full-bodied cigar features a Dominican Olor wrapper grown in the Cibao Valley, and a filler blend of Cuban-seed ligero leaf from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. Two sizes are offered: Toro Anniversario (6 1/2 x 52, $10.95 retail, $109.50 per 20-count box) and Perfecto (5 3/4 x 43/54/40, $12.95 per cigar, $65 per 10-count box). Orders are currently being taken, and availability is limited.

The third brand, Bluebanana, is a line of flavored cigars, made exclusively for United by Rosie Perez and the blenders at the Cojimar cigar factory in the Dominican Republic. Bluebanana cigars feature exotic Caribbean-grown flavors and are packaged in boxes of 25 cigars. Available in one size (5 x 44), the cigars's flavors include Banana Daiquiri; Vanilla Orange; Coffee Mocha; Mango Peach; and Tropical Flavors.

Pink Dreams, a super-premium cigarette aimed at the female smoker, joins the company's Dreams product line. A smooth blend accented with a silky pink wrapper tipped in gold, Pink Dreams is sold in cubes of five packs of 20, and in cases of 60 cubes. Like the rest of the Dreams line, these fashionable cigarettes are presented in foil-embossed European shoulder-style packaging.

Lush Menthol is a new line of menthol cigarettes with carefully blended natural tobacco, available in four styles that offer a range of flavor and strength: Max (the strongest); Sweet (original, sweetened); Pure (smooth and mellow); and Blues (naturally mellow with menthol character). All four styles are currently available, in 10-pack cartons and 60-carton cases, for immediate shipping, along with countertop displays and POS materials.

Recognizing back then that such a wrapper was the key to a standout Partagas limited edition cigar, cigar master and current c.e.o. Daniel Nu-ez began reserving standout leaves - carefully monitoring their maturation - now tapped for the Decadas.

The filler blend of Decadas features proprietary tobaccos from the Dominican Republic and from the remote Nicaraguan island of Ometepe. Binders are Honduran San Agustin leaf. The Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas cigars also undergo a rigorous aging process in rooms crafted exclusively of fragrant Spanish cedar.

The 2005 release of Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas cigars will be unveiled to retailers in late November. Each year will welcome a new Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas collection. This year, four frontmarks will be available: No. I (4 1/2 x 49 petit corona, suggested retail price $14.25 per cigar, or $285 per 20-count box); No. II (5 1/2 x 50 robusto) and No. III (6 1/2 x 43 lonsdale, both $17.95 per cigar, $359 per box); and No. 4 (7 1/2 x 49 Churchill, $19.25 per cigar, $385 per box).