Diesel Cigars and Rabbit Hole Bourbon have announced their third collaboration, the Diesel Whiskey Row Founder’s Collection Boxergrail. This is a limited edition cigar done with Justin Andrews of STG, AJ Fernandez, and Kaveh Zamanian, founder and whiskey maker of Rabbit Hole. Diesel Whiskey Row Founder’s Collection was developed by Justin Andrews, blended by AJ […]
“We tease him a lot because we got him on the spot”. Tonight, its Welcome Back Justin – Justin Andrews of Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG). This is the second of two shows around our 6 year anniversary! There is plenty to talk about with Justin on the happenings of brands of both General Cigar and […]
Forged Cigar Company has a new release under its La Gloria Cubana brand known as Corojo de Oro. It’s a cigar named for the proprietary hybrid varietal tobacco it uses – Corojo de Oro. The Corojo de Oro varietal was created by crossing two Cuban-seed tobaccos, Corojo 97-98 and the rare Pelo de Oro. The […]
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has announced it has added a Toro and Torpedo size to its Diesel Disciple line. The two new sizes join the lancero vitola that is currently available. Diesel Disciple first made its debut in 2021 as a part of the 2021 Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series in a 7 […]
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) and Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) have announced that STG is returning as an exhibitor to the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show. The return will focus around the brands of Forged Cigar Company. The move officially brings one of the “Big Four” back to the cigar industry’s annual signature […]
In 2022, Alec Bradley celebrated the 11th installment of its Fine & Rare series. Over the years, the Fine & Rare has been a near-annual limited edition cigar that also has served as its most premium cigar offering. The idea behind Fine & Rare is that it involves releasing a blend with ten different tobaccos […]
Scandinavian Tobacco Group has announced Partagas de Bronce. It’s the first collaboration for STG’s Partagas brand, and its also being made in the U.S. at the famed El Titán de Bronze factory in Miami, Florida. Partagas joins Cohiba and La Gloria Cubana as STG brands that have worked with El Titán de Bronze. The name […]
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. […]
