Yesterday one of the biggest announcements of the year in the cigar industry was announced as General Cigar Company announced it was acquiring the brands of Torano Family Cigars. Over the next few months, the process of assimilation into the General Cigar Company portfolio will take place. Whenever such an acquisition takes place, there are usually more […]
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we re-assess […]
Acquisitions in the cigar industry are nothing new. There have been many in the past, and there will be plenty in the future. However, today’s announcement that General Cigar Company was acquiring the brands of Torano could take on a significance like no other the cigar industry has seen before. It could be a sign of […]
General Cigar Company has announced it has acquired the Torano Family Cigar brands. An announcement was made this morning by General Cigar Company. The transaction goes into effect September 11, 2014. Torano Family Cigars has a long history in the cigar industry spanning 100 years spanning all aspects of the cigar industry from growing to manufacturing. […]
Caldwell Seleccion Junior Varsity Sevillana Magnum The Sevillana is one of three cigars part of Caldwell Cigar Company’s Seleccion Junior Varsity line. While the Caldwell Collection line has gotten quite a bit of attention, it is the Junior Varsity line that has flown under the radar. Caldwell Cigar Company has prided themselves on small batch […]
It appears that another regional release of the critically acclaimed Flor de las Antillas line by My Father Cigars has quietly rolled out. Numerous retailers in the Netherlands have posted information on a 5 1/2 x 58 rounded vitola offering called Flor de las Antillas Limitada Benelux 2014. Reports indicate that there were 300 boxes of […]
Joya de Nicaragua and Arnold Andre GmbH & Co KG have announced an exclusive distributorship agreement. Under the agreement Arnold Andre will handle the marketing, sales, and distribution for all Joya de Nicaragua products throughout Germany. The agreement will go into effect on September 19th, 2014 – right on the cusp of the opening of […]
Photo Credit: Regius Cigars / Quesada Cigar Regius Cigars is getting ready to take their Exclusivo U.S.A. line national. The Regius Exclusivo U.S.A. will soon be launched in four sizes, with an additional two to follow in the near future. As the name indicates, the cigar will be an exclusive offering to the U.S. market. […]
Aging Room Bin No. 1 B Minor by Boutique Blends The Aging Room Bin No. 1 is one of four new 2014 releases by Boutique Blends Cigars. It was 2 1/2 years ago when owners Rafael Nodal and Hank Bischoff rebranded Oliveros Cigars as Boutique Blends Cigars and decided to focus more on small batch production. […]
The Joel Sherman 75th Celebration by Nat Sherman Just prior to the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Nat Sherman announced the Joel Sherman 75th Celebration cigar. This is named for Joel Sherman, the son of company founder Nat Sherman who serves as President and CEO Nat Sherman. The cigar commemorates Sherman’s 75th birthday. The cigar is […]
