Packed in boxes from the wood of Spanish cedar , equipped with a Guarantee statement and the signature Hermann Hupmanns , the cigars came their way according to Europe, where it first way of mainly as gifts for the customer Hupmannschen Bank were intended . But the triumph of Havana in the mid- 19th Century helped the brand for the permanent presence . Hermann Hupmann belonged to the five owners of the largest cigar factories in Cuba , which for " Havana Fire Association " merged to better protect themselves against counterfeits . The later merging of bank and pulled Cigarrenfabrik difficulties and Changes of ownership by itself . However, the H. Upmann brand has remained a guarantor for Producing excellent Habanos light to medium strong flavor .