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, […]
Tonight we continue our look at the personalities behind General Cigar as we welcome Rick Rodriguez of CAO Cigars. Rick has a dual role at CAO as he is both the blender and ambassador for the brand. Rick’s had a unique story on how he moved into this role at General Cigar and tonight we […]
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 re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Macanudo is General Cigar Company’s most successful brand in its vast portfolio. Back in 2014, General Cigar created a new offshoot in its Macanudo brand known as Macanudo Inspirado. Macanudo Inspirado was geared with the more contemporary smoker in mind. Originally Macanudo Inspirado made its debut in the European market in 2014. Two years later, General […]
Tonight we continue our look at the personalities behind General Cigar as we welcome Rick Rodriguez of CAO Cigars. Rick has a dual role at CAO as he is both the blender and ambassador for the brand. Rick’s had a unique story on how he moved into this role at General Cigar and tonight […]
