General Cigar Company’s Macanudo Inspirado White brand is adding two new sizes. Today the company announced the addition of a Corona (5 1/2 x 42) and a Cigarillo (4 3/16 x 32) size to the Macanudo White Family. The new sizes bring the number of vitolas offered in the line to eight. In a press […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
The CAO Zócalo, a limited edition cigar released in 2018 will be making a return – this time as a regular production cigar. The Zócalo was CAO’s first cigar to feature a Mexican wrapper. When it was released two years ago, it was released in a 6 x 60 format. The 6 x 60 returns […]
Last week General Cigar Company announced a new limited edition series under the CAO brand known as Arcana. Arcana is described as a series that will feature unique processes for tobaccos from all over North and South America. The first installment of that series was also announced, the CAO Mortal Coil. It’s a cigar that […]
First, it was the Punch Egg Roll, then it was Punch Chop Suey. Today General Cigar has announced the third installment of its limited-edition Chinese New Year series, the Punch Kung Pow. The cigar is scheduled to reach retailers on February 15, 2021. Punch Kung Pow is a five-country multi-national blend highlighted by a Connecticut […]
Visitors to Tampa or Miami usually notice that when it comes to cigars, the game of dominos often goes along with smoking a cigar. In 2020, CAO Cigars decided to incorporate the theme of dominos into a new regular production release known as CAO Bones. The name “Bones” actually is another name for the domino […]
Forged Cigar Company, the recently launched subsidiary under Scandinavian Cigar Group has announced it will be selling cigars from the El Rey del Mundo brand to its brick and mortar customers beginning in February. Previously, El Rey del Mundo was sold through JR Cigar and distributed through Santa Clara Cigars. El Rey del Mundo is […]
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has announced it is dividing its portfolio of premium cigar brands. Several brands will be moving into a new subsidiary known as Forged Cigar Company while other brands will remain under the existing General Cigar Company umbrella. STG says the move is being made to position support for its brick and […]
In 2020, General Cigar released the sixth installment under its Macanudo Inspirado Series, the Macanudo Inspirado Green. Macanudo Inspirado is a line under General Cigar Company’s Macanudo brand that brings a contemporary look and feel. It’s also served as an innovation platform with the Macanudo brand – incorporating things the brand hasn’t seen before. For […]
“…the Cohiba Spectre CS19 is an excellent cigar. It’s a cigar that definitely feels the influence of the aged tobacco in the sherry cask barrels, but it doesn’t overpower the blend. This allows the natural tobacco notes to shine. “ Wrapper: Nicaraguan Jalapa Binder: Connecticut Broadleaf Filler: Brazilian Mata Fina, Nicaraguan (Estelí, Jalapa) Country […]
