El Rey del Mundo

The El Rey del Mundo brand was created by Emilio Ohmstedt in 1848, at the same time as Sancho Panza. The brand was very small at the time. In 1870, when Mr. Ohmstedt died, the brand was transferred to Mr. Antonio Allones, who had immigrated to Havana and worked in the tobacco industry.
Rey del Mundo means The King of the World. From the start, Antonio Allones decided that this brand should be one of the highest representatives of Cuban know-how and for this, he used the best tobacco from the Vuelta Abajo. In 1905 the company was transferred to Diaz Hermanos y Cia in the possession of Candido Vega Diaz, who later renamed it Rey del Mundo Cigar Company in the late thirties. In the forties, the factory was located at 852 Padre Valera Street in Havana. It also owned other brands such as Flor by Rafael Gonzales, Sancho Panza as well as the famous Don Candido (from owner Candido Vega Diaz).

In the 1950s, El Reycigars had already acquired a solid reputation. They were the most expensive cigars in the world during this period and were the favorite cigars of wealthy aficionados.