Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure Selección Discontinued: What to Know

STG dropped the entire Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure Selección line when sending its updated wholesale price list to retailers. Reporting by halfwheel on November 6, 2026, notes that STG made only minor price adjustments, with a couple of items changing by one penny, but cut 11 items from the General Cigar Co. price list. Retailer Mardo Cigars reports that General Cigar Co., part of STG, removed the line from wholesale ordering.

The table below outlines the core facts published about the line:

Detail	Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure Selección
Line name	Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure Selección
Maker	General Cigar Co. (Scandinavian Tobacco Group)
Release year	2020
Country of manufacture	Honduras
Wrapper	Proprietary-seed Honduran
Discontinued sizes	No. 1 (5 5/8 x 46), No. 2 (4 7/8 x 50), Toro (6 x 50)
Status	Removed from General Cigar Co. wholesale price list
Reason published	None given in the reports reviewed

The three Epicure Selección vitolas accounted for 3 of the 11 items eliminated from General Cigar Co.'s wholesale offerings. The remaining 8 cuts came from other lines in the portfolio.

According to halfwheel, the full list of 11 removed items includes:

Item Removed from Wholesale List	Brand or Line
Don Tomas Classico Cetro #2	Don Tomas
Don Tomas Classico Corona Grande (Aluminum Tube)	Don Tomas
Don Tomas Maduro Robusto	Don Tomas
El Titan de Bronze Nicaragua Corona	El Titan de Bronze Nicaragua
El Titan de Bronze Nicaragua Robusto	El Titan de Bronze Nicaragua
Excalibur Black Robusto	Excalibur
Hoyo de Monterrey Maduro Governors	Hoyo de Monterrey
Hoyo Epicure Seleccion No. 1	Hoyo de Monterrey
Hoyo Epicure Seleccion No. 2	Hoyo de Monterrey
Hoyo Epicure Seleccion Toro	Hoyo de Monterrey
Mehari's Java Wooden	Mehari's

The cuts also included the El Titan de Bronze Nicaragua line. In August, El Titán de Bronze, a small factory in Miami, announced that its distribution agreement with STG had ended. Both companies say they will still work together, as El Titán de Bronze produces cigars like the Cohiba M for STG.

Neither STG nor General Cigar Co. published a specific reason for cutting the Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure Selección. Mardo Cigars points out that no public evidence shows weak sales. Mardo Cigars notes that wholesale catalog trims happen for several general business reasons, such as managing shelf space, factory capacity, leaf supply, or making room for new lines.

The wholesale cut does not affect Cuban Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure cigars. As Mardo Cigars explains, two separate Hoyo de Monterrey brands exist in the cigar market.

The first is the Cuban Hoyo de Monterrey brand, which includes the well-known Epicure No. 2. The second is the non-Cuban Hoyo de Monterrey brand produced by General Cigar Co. for the United States market. Epicure Selección belongs entirely to the non-Cuban brand made by General Cigar Co. in Honduras.

Mardo Cigars notes that the non-Cuban line took its name as a nod to the classic Cuban Epicure, but its tobacco, factory and blend are its own. Nothing in this news touches Cuban Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure cigars. Our guide to the best cigar brands explains how corporate portfolios like STG and General Cigar Co. operate alongside historic Cuban trademarks.

Retailers can no longer place wholesale orders for the Epicure Selección, but cigars already on shelves can still be sold. Mardo Cigars reports that cigars already in retail humidors can be sold as usual until they run out.

Stock may also appear outside local brick-and-mortar storefronts. halfwheel notes the removed cigars may still be offered to large catalog retailers or through STG's own retail channels such as Cigars International.

Discontinuation does not automatically make a cigar rare or valuable. Mardo Cigars notes that most discontinued cigars simply sell through at their normal price. Mardo Cigars advises that smokers who already enjoy the Epicure Selección can pick up a few at the regular price while shops have them. Smokers who have never tried the line do not need to track it down or pay higher prices.

Key details remain unpublished. The two reports we reviewed do not give total remaining inventory, street prices or a final production date, so check with a shop.

At Humidorist, we have not smoked the Epicure Selección, and the two reports we reviewed describe only a proprietary-seed Honduran wrapper and no fuller blend. We do not provide flavor comparisons or direct blend matches of our own.

These are our inference, not a tasting comparison. We suggest three practical checks at your local shop:

1. Ring gauge match: The discontinued line used ring gauges between 46 and 50. Ask your tobacconist which Honduran cigars they stock in the same 46 to 50 ring gauge range; our cigar sizes guide explains how ring gauge affects the smoke.
2. Honduran tobacco alternatives: If you preferred the line because of its Honduran leaf, consider lines from Honduran makers. For example, our brand guide on Camacho examines a bold Honduran Corojo brand, though it is described as bolder rather than a like-for-like swap.
3. Same manufacturer portfolio: If you prefer cigars made by General Cigar Co., you can explore other lines under the STG umbrella. Our guide to Macanudo reviews a General Cigar Co. brand known for mild profiles, which offers a different experience from a proprietary Honduran wrapper.

Our takeaway, based on the two published reports: if you like the Epicure Selección, ask shops what they still hold, since they cannot reorder it. Nothing reported says it will become rare, so there is no reason to overpay. If you have not tried it, there is no urgency. This is our reading of the reports, not a test, and an STG statement on the reason or remaining stock would change it.

If you buy remaining Epicure Selección cigars before store inventory sells out, protect them with stable humidity in an airtight container or wooden humidor. Read our guide on how to store cigars, and check our cigar news section for future updates on STG catalog changes.

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