For Episode 37 of Prime Time, we journey back to Florida for a live remote as we broadcast from Prime Cigar in Boca Raton, Florida. We will have both Charlie and Jack Toraño. We will catch up with what Charlie’s been up to since leaving the industry in 2014. We’ll get some insights from Jack […]
“l I found the (General) team knocked it out of the park with Toraño E-021 0 delivering one of the best Toraño Cigar releases in recent years..” Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra Binder: Connecticut Broadleaf Filler: Jamastran (Honduras), Estelí (Nicaragua) Country of Origin: Nicaragua Robusto: 5 x 52 Price: $5.99 Review: Torano Vault E-021 Robusto (4/3/17) Appearances on Countdown […]
Over the past few years, General Cigar Company has put a focus on its Cohiba brand. 2017 was no exception, as the company brought in a new brand ambassador in Sean Williams, and introduced a new line known as Cohiba Blue. Over the years, Cohiba has been positioned as an ultra-premium brand within the General […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company launched a new offering under its La Gloria Cubana brand known as the La Gloria Cubana Colección Reserva. The cigar is a project that was done in conjunction with Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. at his Tabacalera La Alianza factory. Perez-Carrillo Jr. is well-known for his strong ties […]
In 2010, Scandinavian Tobacco Group and Swedish Match AB formed a new company under the Scandinavian Tobacco Group name. At that time, Swedish Match brought its premium cigar, tobacco, and pipe business with STG’s tobacco business. Yesterday that arrangement came to an end as it was announced that Swedish Match had sold its remaining shares […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar’s CAO brand announced the third installment of its Amazon Trilogy known as the CAO Amazon Anaconda. The Amazon Trilogy is a series of limited edition cigars that each incorporate rare Brazilian tobaccos into the blend. The genesis of the Amazon Trilogy traces back to 2014 when CAO released a cigar known as the […]
For Episode 23 of the Prime Time Show, and tonight we welcome the one and only Jack Toraño of General Cigar Company. We will get an update on the happenings of the Toraño brand and at General Cigar Company. It’s the night after Jack’s beloved Cubs clinched their division title and we will talk a little Chicago sports with […]
For Episode 23 of the Prime Time Show, and tonight we welcome the one and only Jack Toraño of General Cigars. We will get an update on the happenings of the Toraño brand and at General Cigar Company. It’s the night after Jack’s beloved Cubs clinched their division title and we will talk a little Chicago sports with […]
In 2014, CAO Cigars launched a limited edition cigar known as the CAO Amazon Basin. The CAO Amazon Basin was a cigar that incorporated a rare tobacco from Brazil known as Braganca, a tobacco grown in a remote area of the Amazon Rainforest. It was right around this time that CAO was really starting to turn a corner as a brand […]
While he retired from a day-to-day role at General Cigar Company over three years ago, Benji Menendez is still very much a part of the General Cigar family. At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company held a private reception to honor Menendez for his 60+ years of service in the cigar industry. “Our […]
