Diplomat launched it in 1966, which was also the first Cuban cigar brand commercially sold during the Cuban Revolution. Initially, it was to develop the French market. Because the French like the mild taste of cigars, the tobacco leaf formula of diplomatic cigars was adjusted accordingly. Similar to Monte, it uses numbers instead of names to describe cigar size, and the taste concentration is slightly milder compared to Monte. The diplomat's cigar is a handmade long core cigar (Totalmente a Mano con Tripa Larg) - made using the core and sleeve from the Vuelta Abajo region.