As far as the brands of Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) go, we are covering them by their distribution arms focusing specifically on General Cigar Company and Forged Cigar Company. Today we turn our attention to the brands falling under General Cigar. As many know, STG was one of the “Big Four” that decided to withdraw […]
Matt Booth’s Room101 Cigars would commemorate its 13th anniversary at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. Of course there is a 13th anniversary cigar to mark the occasion. However there were some other themes going on at Room101’s booth. First up, the company would go “Nicaragua” releasing three Nicaraguan puros made in Nicaragua. […]
General Cigar has announced it is expanding its M by Macanudo infused cigar line. It will be adding three new flavors including Dark Rum, French Vanilla, and Mint Cocoa. All three cigars feature an Indonesian wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and fillers. The cigars are infused with a proprietary infusion process to add the notes of […]
This week General Cigar began shipping a three-blend line under its Santa Clara line. It’s a project that was done by Matt Booth, Justin Andrews, and the team at Honduran American Tobacco S.A. (HATSA). While Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) was not in attendance at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, the Room101 brand […]
Macanudo has announced its second limited edition blend in its Macanudo Inspirado series, the Macanudo Inspirado Jamao. It’s a cigar that incorporates a wrapper grown in the Dominican Republic’s Mao region using a Habano seed varietal that originated in the Jamastran region of Honduras. “For this limited edition expression of Macanudo Inspirado, we acclimated a […]
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On May 28 2022, Laurel Tilley of Scandinavian Tobacco Group who represents the Macanudo brand was the special guest. Catch […]
This July, CAO will unveil the CAO BX3. BX3 represents “three times the Brazilian tobaccos” with blends focusing on the tobaccos from the growing regions of Northeastern Brazil. The BX3 follows the CAO CX2, MX2, and LX2 releases. The BX3 features a Brazilian Mata Fina wrapper, Brazilian Arapiraca binder, and fillers from Brazil, Honduras, Mexico, […]
General Cigar Company has announced it is teaming up with Illusione Cigars’ Dion Giolito to roll out a collaboration under the Excalibur brand known as Illusione of Excalibur. It’s a cigar that Giolito blended with Justin Andrews, and it will also mark the first time an Excalibur is being produced in Nicaragua. In a press […]
Tonight Prime Time celebrates its 5 year anniversary and we are bringing in Justin Andrews from Scandinavian Tobacco Group as our special guest. We will be talking trilogies, elixirs, and sunday gravy! Plus we will be talking cigars and a whole lot going with Diesel and more. Plus we will have our Cattle Baron Steak […]
Next month General Cigar Company will unveil a limited edition cigar under its Punch brand known as “The People’s Champ. It’s a cigar General says was created from input from the Punch Brotherhood, an online group of Punch brand enthusiasts. According to General Cigar, the project started back in 2019. All aspects of the cigar […]
