For Prime Time Jukebox Episode 21, we go through Aretha Franklin’s landmark album “Lady Soul” for the fourth installment of our Album Archaeology series. Much like an archaeologist digs and hunts for gems, on Album Archaeology we dig into the “Lady Soul” album. We go deep into each of the tracks of this album looking […]
Back in 2015, the Hoyo de Monterrey brand celebrated its 150th anniversary. At the time, General Cigar announced it was releasing a limited edition cigar called the Hoyo de Monterrey Edición de Cumpleaños 150. This cigar was a very contemporary spin on the Hoyo de Monterrey from both a packaging and blend standpoint. The contemporary […]
After returning for a limited run in 2019, the Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas returns for 2020. The Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas 2020 is a 6 3/4 x 43 Dalia, a different size than the 2019 edition. The blend is also different. While it still features a Cameroon wrapper (from the 2008-2009 growing season), it also […]
General Cigar has announced a special limited edition version of its Diesel Whiskey Row Sherry Cask for the 2020 end of year holiday season. The cigar features a barber-pole version of the Diesel Whiskey Row Sherry Cask in a 5 x 56 Gordo packaged in a branded and bonded tabletop whiskey barrel. The new […]
Over a decade ago, CAO Cigars released a unique project called CAO Vision. It was unique in a lot of ways because the cigar was the first CAO Cigar to be made in the Dominican Republic (La Aurora) and it was a cigar that featured a unique space-age type box that illuminated. Fast forward to […]
For Prime Time Jukebox Episode 21, we go through Aretha Franklin’s landmark album “Lady Soul” for the fourth installment of our Album Archaeology series. Much like an archaeologist digs and hunts for gems, on Album Archaeology we dig into the “Lady Soul” album. We go deep into each of the tracks of this album looking […]
In the past few years, the story of the transformation of the Diesel brand has simply been remarkable. A little over three years ago, Diesel has a highly popular catalog brand offering in the Meier & Dutch portfolio when the decision was made to move the brand into his sister company, General Cigar Company and […]
Warzone, the collaboration brand between Espinosa Cigars and General Cigar Company will add a third limited edition size in the form of a 6 1/2 x 48 Box Pressed Short Churchill. The cigar will make its debut at the 2020 La Zona Palooza event scheduled to open on November 12, 2020. The Warzone project was […]
The Cohiba brand has been a staple of the General Cigar Company portfolio for many years. For the most part, Cohiba has been positioned as the luxury brand in General’s portfolio. The past two years has seen General give the Cohiba brand some considerable attention. This included a major packaging refresh for the brand in […]
For the past decade at the IPCPR Trade Show, one could expect a trade show within a trade show when it came to General Cigar Company. This would include a ton of new releases exhibited in such a way that would remind you at Macy’s Department Show in New York. At the start of 2020, […]
