At the 2023 Total Product Expo (TPE), Forged Cigar Company began telling retailers that the Room101 Daruma would be making a return. The Room101 Daruma was first released in 2012. Daruma is a small papier mache figure used in Japan that is often a symbol of perseverance and good luck. Production to the 2023 version […]
Following the closure of the Scandinavian Tobacco Group’s acquisition of Alec Bradley, STG has announced its initial plans for integrating the company. STG has said following an (up to) 90-day transition period, Alec Bradley will be moved under Forged Cigar Company. In addition, it announced that company founder Alan Rubin will become an advisor, and […]
Next month, Forged Cigar Company will begin rolling out the second release of its limited edition Fool’s Errand Trilogy – Simple Fool. The Diesel Fool’s Errand Simple Fool was developed by AJ Fernandez and Justin Andrews. It features an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper over a blend of proprietary Nicaraguan Habano tobaccos cultivated on AJ Fernandez’s farms. […]
First, there was Chillin’ Moose, then there was Bull Moose. On March 1st, Forged Cigar Company will release a third installment of the Chillin’ Moose franchise with the Shady Moose. Shady Moose will introduce an Ecuadorian Connecticut-wrapped offering in the Chillin’ Moose series. Shady Moose is a six-country blend highlighted by an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper, […]
Forged Cigar Company has added the La Gloria Cubana Serie R Maduro No. 8, a 7 x 70 offering – the largest cigar in the line to date. This cigar joins the La Gloria Cubana Serie R Natural No. 8 that was introduced last year. The La Gloria Cubana Serie R Maduro consists of […]
In 2005, General Cigar Company would release a limited-production cigar known as the Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas. The Decadas was highlighted by a ten-year-old Cameroon wrapper with aged tobaccos. The series would run until 2009, but during that time the Decadas was a popular one among cigar enthusiasts. In 2019, after a ten-year hiatus, the […]
In early 2022, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG)’s Partagas brand launched a new small batch series known as the Partagas Añejo. Añejo brands typically refer to extra-aged tobaccos, and in the case of the Partagas Añejo, the cigar features two aged wrappers intermixed in a barber-pole format. The barber-pole format is something that has not been […]
Scandinavian Tobacco Group has announced four sampler offerings aimed at the Christmas and Year End Holidays. The four brands that will see these offerings are CAO, Diesel, El Rey Del Mundo, and Punch. First up is CAO 12 Days. This is an Advent Calendar style offering designed for the 12 Days of Christmas where each […]
In the past few years, Scandinavian Tobacco Group has partnered with many other cigar companies and blenders for collaborations. Earlier this year came a joint effort that was possibly one of the most unique ones I have seen. This involved releasing a project under the Bolivar brand with Lost & Found Cigars called the Bolivar […]
For the second year in a row, the Diesel brand will represent Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) in the TAA Exclusive Series. As a part of the 2022 TAA Exclusive Series, STG is offering the Diesel Atonement. It’s another collaboration between STG’s Justin Andrews and AJ Fernandez. Diesel Atonement features an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper, a Connecticut […]
