To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Hoyo de Monterrey brand, General Cigar has announced a new limited edition cigar called the Hoyo de Monterrey Edicion de Cumpleanos 150. The cigar will make its debut at retail shops on April 1st. It marks the first release under the Hoyo de Monterrey brand since 2010’s Hoyo de […]
Charlie Torano Capitva Churchill Former Torano Family Cigars President Charlie Torano had to wait a little longer, but the cigar bearing his name has finally made it to market. Several retailers have been informed that they have received shipment of Torano’s eponymous named cigar, the Charlie Torano Capitva. This marks the first significant release of a Torano product since General […]
General Cigar Company is reporting that teams of special agents from the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (“ABT”) conducted a series of raids and arrests throughout Florida relating to the manufacture, distribution and sale of counterfeit versions of General’s products. In a press release by the company, the company says the ABT has […]
Cohiba Nicaragua N50 En Crystale The Cohiba Nicaragua is a new line that was launched by General Cigar Company at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. Over the past year, the General Cigar’s Cohiba brand has made a lot of headlines. Most recently, a blow was dealt to the brand when the U.S. Supreme Court has […]
General Cigar has announced the final details as well as availability of the Punch Signature. Over the past few weeks the company has slowly trickled out details around this major launch of the brand. Today, the sizes, prices, and box counts were revealed. The company has said the Punch Signature is something that was inspired […]
Over the past week, a new limited edition cigar set has been showing up at retailers by General Cigar’s La Gloria Cubana brand called Tres Puros. La Gloria Cubana Tres Puros is a set of 36 cigars made from the major manufacturing countries outside of Cuba – Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic. General Cigar […]
Recently, we reported on a new cigar being launched by the Punch Cigar brand of General Cigar Company called the Punch Signature. At the time, many of the details of the launch were still to be announced. Today, General has unveiled the details of the cigar blend, but at press time still isn’t letting the […]
Cubatabaco has been handed a victory in the long running battle with General Cigar Company over the use of the Cohiba trademark. The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal filed by General Cigar Company, thus handing a victory to the Cuban tobacco company. The case will now move to the U.S. […]
For the 2015 ProCigar auction, General Cigar Company will be donating what it describes as a “once in a lifetime offering” called “The Barn Humidor”. The humidor is a handcrafted mahogany unit that resembles a tobacco curing barn. Inside the humidor will be 120 of the Macanudo Estate Reserve Limited Edition Jamaica cigars – a […]
General Cigar Company seems poised to make a big push around its Punch brand. The company is getting ready for a March launch of its new Punch Signature cigar. The cigar will incorporate a retro-theme and even showcase the famed Mr. Punch character as a part of its marketing. According to Master Blender Agustin Garcia […]
