One of the more remarkable stories in the cigar industry over the past six years has been the Diesel brand of cigars. Diesel is a brand that was initially a catalog brand developed in collaboration with AJ Fernandez. In 2017, the decision was made to transition Diesel to a brick-and-mortar line under the General Cigar […]
Back in 2014, General Cigar Company released a value-priced cigar under its Foundry Cigar Company subsidiary known as Chillin’ Moose. It was one of the most unorthodox names for a cigar, but it would soon become a popular offering in the company’s portfolio. Along the way, General’s parent company, Scandinavian Tobacco Group, would sell Foundry […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Forged Cigar Company showcased a new size of its limited edition La Gloria Cubana Eighth Street line in the form of a Corona Grande. La Gloria Cubana Eight Street is a project that was developed in collaboration with Justin Andrews and blended by the team at El […]
In 2022, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) resurrected a brand it had the trademarks to called Los Statos Deluxe. The brand traces its roots back to Cuba in 1940, where it was termed “Los Statos De Luxe.” STG decided to add the brand to the Forged Cigar Portfolio. To resurrect the brand, the team of Justin […]
Back in 2019, Alec Bradley launched a series known as the Experimental Series, a series of cigars that would see the company “experiment” or work with tobaccos they have not worked with all that much. 2022 would see Alec Bradley introduce a line to the market known as the Alec Bradley Double Broadleaf. The name […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Forged Cigar Company showed off the Bull Moose Maduro. It’s a Maduro counterpart to the original Bull Moose line, a large ring gauge offshoot of Chillin’ Moose, a value-priced brand. Bull Moose Maduro features 100% Nicaraguan tobaccos, including a Nicaraguan Maduro wrapper and Nicaraguan Habano. The cigars […]
One year ago, Forged Cigar Company resurrected and reimagined the Los Status Deluxe brand. In fact, the new Los Status Deluxe made a surprise appearance at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show at the Room101 Cigars booth. At the 2023 edition of PCA, Forged Cigar Company was in full force and unveiled a […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Forged Cigar Company unveiled the Alec Bradley Magic Toast Fifth Anniversary. This is a limited edition perfecto commemorating the fifth anniversary of one of the most successful brands in the Alec Bradley portfolio, the Magic Toast. In a press release, Bradley Rubin, brand ambassador for Alec Bradley […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Room101 Cigars re-launched Johnny Tobacconaut. This is a brand that dates back to the earlier days of Room101. It was in 2015 when Room101 launched Johnny Tobacconaut at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show in New Orleans. When Room101 separated from Davidoff regarding production and distribution, Johnny […]
For the fifth year in a row, Room101 Cigars will release an anniversary cigar. This year, that cigar is Room101 14th Anniversary. It’s a limited edition cigar that made its debut at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show in July 2023. As with previous installments, the Room101 14th Anniversary is produced by AJ […]
