Foundry Tobacco Company has quietly started to roll out a limited edition series to the Southeast U.S. known as Zodipunk. The series consists of twelve distinct blends worked on by Michael Giannini and Justin Andrews of Foundry. Each of the twelve blends represents a different month of the Zodiac. Currently six of the twelve blends have […]
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
Back in 2014, the Macanudo brand launched a new line of cigars to the European market called the Macanudo Inspirado This was followed up a year later by a maduro counterpart called the Macanudo Inspirado Black. Now General Cigar has brought these lines to the U.S. market where they will become regular offerings under the […]
General Cigar Company has recently unveiled a new line extension to Cohiba Nicaragua. The new size is called the Cohiba Nicaragua Pequenos. The new offering will a 4 1/8 x 36 small cigar offering and will be sold in tins. Cohiba Nicaragua made its debut at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. While the cigar features Nicaraguan […]
In 2015, the Hoyo de Monterrey brand celebrated its 150th anniversary. To commemorate the occasion General Cigar Company released a limited edition cigar called the Hoyo de Monterrey Edicion de Cumpleanos 150. This cigar not only paid homage to the history of the brand, but also provided a conduit to look forward to the future as […]
General Cigar has officially announced details around its newest offering in the Hoyo de Monterrey line, the Hoyo. The new Hoyo is geared exclusively for brick and mortar retailers and will ship to retailers beginning on April 1st. The look of the new Hoyo might look familiar to fans of the Hoyo de Monterrey line. […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, CAO Cigars introduced a new extension to the CAO Flathead line known as CAO Steel Horse. While the original CAO Flathead line was originally a line designed to appeal to automotive enthusiasts, the CAO Flathead Steel Horse is designed to appeal to motorcycle enthusiasts. Today General Cigar announced two new sizes […]
Foundry Tobacco Company (FTC), the subsidiary cigar company under the General Cigar Company umbrella has announced it has added two sales brokers and brand manager. These moves are aimed at driving growth for Foundry. First up, FTC has hired Taven Johnson and Stefan Mayer of C.H.I.M.P, a broker agency to represent the Foundry brands. Both Johnson […]
General Cigar has announced details around the 2016 edition of the Punch Rare Corojo. This is an annual limited production release done by General. This year’s installment will include a limited edition 7 1/4 x 54 perfecto called Regalias Perfecto. While the other eight regular annual release sizes for Punch Corojo are returning for 2016, General has […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, CAO showcased a new addition to its Flathead line called the CAO Flathead Steel Horse. It was back in 2013 when CAO Flathead made its debut. This was a line designed with an automotive theme. The cigars featured a Connecticut Broadleaf box-pressed line with a very flat cap. The Flathead […]
