At the start of 2021, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) made the decision to spin off several of its premium cigar brands from General Cigar Company into a separate distribution company known as Forged Cigar Company. The brands that moved into Forged included: Partagas, Diesel, Bolivar, Chillin Moose, El Rey del Mundo, and La Gloria Cubana. […]
Cigar News: Forged Cigar Company to Release Partagas Añejo
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On March 1, Forged Cigar Company will release an Añejo blend under its Partagas brand called Partagas Anejo. Anejo brands typically refer to extra-aged tobaccos, and in the case of the Partagas Añejo, the cigar features two wrappers intermixed in a barber-pole format. According to Forged Cigar Company, the Partagas Añejo features a rare 1998 […]
Cigar News: Partagas Decadas 2021 Lands at Retailers
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The 2021 edition of the Partagas Decadas has recently arrived at retailers. The Partagas Decadas 2021 is known for its Cameroon wrapper; this year brings a first to the brand – a Brazilian-grown Cameroon seed. The cigar also pays homage to the late Partagas brand founder Ramon Cifuentes on the 60th anniversary of when he […]
Cigar News: Partagás Legado Edición Limitada 2020 Gets Launch in Spain
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The Partagás Legado Edición Limitada 2020, a cigar announced in 2020 at the XXII Festival del Habano, finally had its official worldwide debut. The cigar made its debut on September 25th, at Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid Spain, which hosted three years ago the launching of La Noche de Romeo y Julieta. The ceremony was […]
Summer of ’21 Report: Forged Cigar Company
William Cooper Feature Story No Comments Diesel, Feature Story, Forged Cigar Company, La Gloria Cubana, Partagas, Summer of 21
At the beginning of 2021, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) announced it is dividing its portfolio of premium cigar brands. As a result, several brands will be moving into a new subsidiary known as Forged Cigar Company while other brands will remain under the existing General Cigar Company umbrella. These five brands going to Forged included: […]
Cigar News: Partagas Cortado Arrives at Retailers.
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A new release from Forged Cigar Company’s Partagas brand has begun to show up at retailers. It’s called the Partagas Cortado and it’s the first Connecticut Shade-wrapped offering as well as the first Nicaraguan-made Partagas to be released. Partagas Cortado features an Ecuadorian-grown Connecticut Shade wrapper over an Indonesian binder and fillers consisting of Honduran […]
Cigar Review: Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas 2020
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The Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas line is a story that goes back to 2005. It was at that time that General Cigar decided to release a cigar containing ten year old Cameroon wrapper. The series would run in a limited production until 2009 and garnered a strong following among cigar enthusiasts. In 2009, General Cigar […]
Cigar News: Gran Reserva de Partagás Serie E No. 2 Cosecha 2015 Debuts at Habanos World Days
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At the Habanos World Days Virtual Festival, Habanos SA unveiled its 2021 Gran Reserva release. The 2021 installment is based on the Partagás Serie E No. 2 and is dubbed the Gran Reserva de Partagás Serie E No. 2 Cosecha 2015. The Gran Reserva line is released by Habanos SA every two years. It is […]
Cigar News: Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas 2020 Announced
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After returning for a limited run in 2019, the Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas returns for 2020. The Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas 2020 is a 6 3/4 x 43 Dalia, a different size than the 2019 edition. The blend is also different. While it still features a Cameroon wrapper (from the 2008-2009 growing season), it also […]
Cigar News: Partagás 175 Aniversario Humidor Debuts at XXII Festival del Habano
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At the XXII Festival del Habano held in Havana, Cuba, Habanos SA introduced the Partagás 175 Aniversario humidor. It’s a special commemorative release to celebrate 175 years of the Partagás. The humidor contains a special size of Partagás known as Tropicales. The Partagás 175 Aniverario Tropicales is a thick ring gauge cigar measuring 54 x […]