This month, General Cigar Company will have its annual launch of the Punch Rare Corojo. For 2022, a special 6 1/8 x 40/54 figurado size will be a part of the collection known as the Aristocrat. The Aristocrat is a size that goes back to a size produced by Punch Cigar founder Frank Llaneza at […]
Cigar News: Favilli Cigars SA Announces Cosecha 2016 Release
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Favilli Cigars SA has announced its fifth installment of its Cosecha Series, the Favilli Cosecha 2016. The name “cosecha” is Spanish for “harvest.” It’s a concept that is analogous to harvesting premium grapes from a particular crop in the wine world. Cosecha 2016 features the best tobaccos harvested from the year 2016. Normally Cosecha releases […]
Cigar News: Fuerte y Libre Cigars Releases Midnight Bender Gordo
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Fuerte y Libre Cigars has announced immediate availability of Fuerte y Libre Cigars Inc’s Midnight Bender Gordo. The 6 x 60 Gordo is a line extension to the company’s Midnight Bender line. “This addition is directly related to our customer outreach program,” said Greg Free, President at Fuerte y Libre Cigars. “We asked what you […]
Cigar News: AVO Cigars to Close Out Improvisation Series with AVO Improvisation 2022
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AVO Cigars has announced it is bringing the AVO Improvisation Series to a close with the release of the AVO Improvisation 2022 – aka The Final Improvisation. This year’s release will be different in that it will feature two blends packaged together for the first time. It is scheduled to be released in time for […]
Cigar News: Micallef Adds Toro and Corona Extra Sizes to Reata Line
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Micallef Cigars has announced it is adding Toro and Corona Extra size to its Reata blend. The Reata bears the same name as Al Micallef’s successful restaurant in Fort Worth and Alpine, TX. The name Reata pays homage to the majestic Reata ranch in the 1950’s epic movie “Giant” starring James Dean, Rock Hudson, and […]
Cigar News: Forged Cigar Company to Release Bolivar Cofradia Lost & Found
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Forged Cigar Company has a new release under its Bolivar line. It’s a collaboration being done with Robert Caldwell known as Bolivar Cofradia Lost & Found. It’s the second release since Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) very quietly relaunched the Bolivar brand back in 2020. Bolivar Cofradia Lost & Found also marks a major change for […]
Cigar News: Plasencia Year of the Tiger Launched for U.S. Market at TPE 22
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At Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2022, Plasencia Cigars showcased its second Chinese New Year cigar, the Plasencia Year of the Tiger. The Plasencia Year of the Tiger has already been introduced to the European market, but is now set to hit U.S. retailers. Last year’s inaugural cigar by Plasencia for the Chinese New Year, the […]
Cigar News: Diesel Sunday Gravy Rosamarino Announced
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This past week, Forged Cigar Company announced the third installment of the Diesel Sunday Gravy Series – Rosamarino. Sunday Gravy is a full-time line under Diesel and will feature seasonally-released, Nicaraguan-forward smokes developed by AJ Fernandez and Justin Andrews. Plans are for blends to be released quarterly and sold until their limited supply is depleted. […]
Cigar News: VegaFina Nicaragua Gran Vulcano Announced
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Tabacalera S.L.U. has announced a new line extension to the VegaFina Nicaragua line known as the Gran Vulcano. The Gran Vulcano introduces a regular production 56 x 137mm (56 x 5 3/8) vitola into the line. Keeping with the VegaFina Nicaragua line, the Gran Vulcano features 100% Nicaraguan tobaccos. The line also features another size […]
Cigar News: General Cigar Company to Release Punch Fu Manchu
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With the upcoming Chinese New Year, General Cigar Company has released its fourth annual limited edition cigar to commemorate the occasion, the Punch Fu Manchu. “Punch is keeping its Chinese New Year tradition alive. For the 2022 release, we went old school, replicating a maniacal kung fu master’s white hair and long goatee with a […]