At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company launched three new value-priced brands. One of these new brands is a bundle offering known as Odyssey. Odyssey will be available in two blends.The Odyssey Habano consists of a Nicaraguan Habano wrapper, Honduran, binder, and all Nicaraguan filler. This version of the Odyssey is described as […]
Cigar News: Don Tomas Nicaragua Launched for U.S. Market at 2016 IPCPR
Don Tomas has been one of the quieter lines in the General Cigar portfolio, but last year a new blend called the Don Tomas Nicaragua was released to Europe. At this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, the Don Tomas Nicaragua was showcased to the U.S. market. Although not a Nicaragua puro, the Don Tomas Nicaragua […]
Cigar News: General Cigar Releases Macanudo Vintage Cigars
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar brought back to two of its old Macanudo Vintage Cabinet Selection releases – the Macanudo Vintage Cabinet 1984 and the Macanudo Vintage Cabinet 1988. As the name indicates, each of these releases contain vintage tobaccos from 1984 and 1988. What makes these cigars even more special is that […]
Cigar Review: Toraño Vault P-044 Robusto
Recently the Torano Cigars brand under General Cigar Company has rolled out four new blends under the Torano Vault. These blends are significant because they are the first new Torano blends developed by General Cigar since it acquired the brands of Torano Family Cigars back in 2014. The Torano Vault line made its debut back in 2011 under […]
Cigar News: La Gloria Cubana Esteli Maduro and La Gloria Cubana Black Maduro Officially Unveiled
Back in June, we reported about La Gloria Cubana adding two new maduro counterparts to its La Gloria Serie R Esteli and La Gloria Cubana Serie R Black lines. At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar showcased the new La Gloria Cubana Serie R Esteli Maduro for brick and mortar retailers. Simultaneously, General Cigar will […]
Cigar News: General Cigar to Re-Release Partagas 160 Signature Series
The Partagas 160 Signature Series, a cigar originally released by General Cigar Company to commemorate 160 years of the Partagas brand will be making a comeback. At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar announced it was releases a limited number of what it has remaining of the Partagas 160. Back in 1996, General Cigar […]
Cigar News: Macanudo Mao Introduced at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
For the fourth year in a row, Macanudo has a special limited edition cigar. This year’s edition is dubbed the Macanudo Mao Limited Edition 2016. While the previous three installments have focused on unique and rare tobaccos (including the last two years on Jamaican tobacco), this year the Macanudo Mao focused on the seed. The Macanudo […]
Cigar News: Partagas Ramón y Ramón Makes Debut at 2016 IPCPR
Last year, General Cigar released a cigar to commemorate its 170th anniversary of the Partagas brand. This year, a cigar is being released that pays homage to the creator of the brand, Ramon Cifuentes called Ramon y Ramon. The new Partagas Ramon y Ramon made its official debut at this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. According […]
Cigar News: New Toraño Vault Offerings Showcased at 2016 IPCPR
While it was released prior to the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, the all-new Torano Vault line was showcased by General Cigar Company at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. Torano Vault was a line launched by Torano Family Cigars in 2011 under the “Blends from the Vault” moniker. The story behind this line actually dates back to 1982 when […]
Cigar News: Foundry Tobacco Company Time Flies Launched at 2016 IPCPR
“There are so many beats in your chest and only so many words in your head”. That is what General Cigar’s Michael Giannini said to me this year at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show when it came to this year’s theme for Foundry Tobacco Company’s releases. It was this theme that led him and Foundry […]