La Gloria Cubana has always been one of the more interesting blends in the General Cigar portfolio. It’s a brand that essentially has its own boutique factory within the massive General Cigar Dominicana facility. If you look at the past decade, it certainly has been one of the more innovative brands under General. The first […]
“The Diesel Whiskey Row is a very nice cigar line, but it is the Churchill-size that is perhaps the most overlooked.” Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: San Andres Maduro (Aged in Rabbit Hole Bourbon Barrels) Filler: Nicaraguan (Ometepe, Condega, Jalapa) – Aged Five to Eight Years Country of Origin: Nicaragua Factory: Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Churchill: 7 […]
General Cigar Company and Espinosa Cigars have announced a joint project known as Warzone. It’s a Cameroon wrapped cigar that is produced at Espinosa’s La Zona factory, and its a new brand that will be distributed by General Cigar. It marks the first time both companies have worked with each other – and it’s also […]
The CAO Orellana, the fourth installment of CAO’s Amazon Series, is now beginning to appear on retail shelves. This was a cigar that was previewed at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show. Orellana is named for Francisco de Orellana, the European explorer who was the first the navigate the Amazon River. The cigar is highlighted […]
Two years ago, General Cigar Company hired Sean Williams to be the face of its Cohiba brand. Williams had built a name for himself in the cigar industry as the owner of Primer Mundo Cigars. Bringing in Williams was a strategic move because he was both a popular and knowledgable face in the cigar industry. […]
General Cigar is one of the booths that takes us a long time to cover. There always are plenty of products that are being showcased, but 2019 was particularly challenging. In the past we have had a central marketing contact in Victoria McKee Jaworski. Victoria is no longer with General and this marked our first […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company introduced a fourth blend to its handmade value-priced Odyssey line. This one is a sweet tipped version and its called the Odyssey Sweet Tip. As the name indicates the Odyssey Sweet Tip features a sweetened cap. The blend itself utilizes a Nicaraguan Habano wrapper over a […]
Last year General Cigar launched its most premium offering in its most premium line, the Cohiba Spectre. This year the company unveiled an all-new version of the Cohiba Spectre at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show. The Cohiba Spectre 2019 is highlighted by a deeply fermented high priming Nicaragua Jalapa wrapper that underwent an additional fermentation […]
CAO’s Amazon Trilogy series is set to become a tetralogy. At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company showcased packaging on what is set to become the fourth installment of its CAO Amazon Basin series, the CAO Orellana. While the packaging was shown off, General Cigar has kept much of the details of the […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company launched a new limited edition offering under its Hoyo de Monterrey brand known as the Hoyo de Monterrey El Torcedor. Over the past few years, the Hoyo de Monterrey brand has been one of the more active ones in the General Cigar portfolio. However, most of […]
