“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 […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, one of the big stories was around A.J. Fernandez, who collaborated with several leading manufacturers on projects. One manufacturer was General Cigar Company where he worked on two cigars. One of those cigars is a new addition to the Hoyo de Monterrey line known as the Hoyo La Amistad. […]
A new size has been added to the Punch Signature line. Retailers at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show were able to order the Punch Signature Pita. The Pita introduces a classic 6 x 50 Toro sized line extension becoming the fifth size in the Punch Signature line. The Punch Signature was introduced in 2015. It […]
Over the past three years, Dunhill has become a more active brand in terms of releases. At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Dunhill introduced the Dunhill Aged Maduro, the first maduro release by the brand. The Dunhill Aged Maduro is a blend that starts with the Dunhill Aged blend and adds a sun grown Maduro […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company launched a new installment into the Torano Cigars’ Exodus line. This one is simply called the Torano Exodus. Exodus is a line that commemorates the Exodus of cigar families from Cuba and their impact on the cigar industry after the nationalization of all tobacco farms and cigar factories by […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, the Cohiba brand of General cigar introduced the Cohiba Macassar. The Macassar derives its name from Indonesian Ebony Macassar – the high end wood that is considered one of the most difficult to procure. With the release of the Cohiba Macassar, Cohiba has discontinued the Cohiba Comador – the […]
It’s a sequel – sort of. At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, CAO Cigars unveiled its CAO Consigliere. This is essentially is a return of the popular CAO Sopranos Edition that had been discontinued back in 2013. The cigar returns with a familiar look, but a new name – Consigliere. When talking to CAO blender/ ambassador Rick […]
Wasn’t this supposed to be the year where product was just going to come out of the woodwork? While General was right at the top of the amount of new releases, there actually seemed to be a little less than in previous years. The booth seemed to be slightly smaller as well – continuing a […]
The Knickerbocker Hotel has a new partner for its rooftop bar cigar lounge. Today, it was announced that Club Macanudo will team up with the iconic hotel to launch “Club Macanudo at the Knick” – a cigar lounge located at the Knickerbocker Hotel’s rooftop bar St. Cloud. The lounge will officially open for operation on […]
On a June 15th, 2016 La Gloria Cubana Society “Light and Learn” internet broadcast, Michael Giannini announced two new products, the La Gloria Cubana Serie R Esteli Maduro and the La Gloria Cubana Black Maduro. The cigars are scheduled to launch on July 1st, 2016. The Serie R Esteli Maduro and Serie R Black Maduro will […]
