At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Foundry Tobacco Company, the subsidiary of General Cigar Company announced a new limited production line called Rare Air. Like most of the Foundry lines that have been released, the Rare Air is one that is shrouded in mystery. In 2013 General Cigar Company led the way with new releases at the IPCPR Trade […]
Cigar News: Macanudo Estate Reserve 2014 – Limited Edition Jamaica (Cigar Preview)
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General Cigar is bringing back the limited edition Macanudo Estate Reserve for another run. At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Macanudo unveiled its Macanudo Estate Reserve 2014 – Limited Edition Jamaica. As the name indicates, this edition of the Estate Reserve pays homage to the Macanudo brand’s roots in Jamaica. While this marks the second […]
Cigar News: Foundry Chillin’ Moose (Cigar Preview)
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In 2013 General Cigar Company led the way with new releases at the IPCPR Trade Show while Foundry was the brand leading the way with 18 new blends. 2014 isn’t much different as General led the way at the Trade Show again with Foundry leading the way among General’s brands. This year Foundry brings to […]
Cigar News: La Gloria Cubana Rival Twin Finale Chapter 3 and Chapter 4
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At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, La Gloria Cubana unveiled the next installments of its “Rival Twin” series – called Chapter 3 and Chapter 4. This package brings together two different blends – one from La Gloria Cubana’s Dominican-based factory and one its Honduran based factories. The cigar has a story that is a rivalry […]
Cigar News: Partagas 150 Don Ramon Returns
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At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, General Cigar Company brought back one of its legendary cigars – the Partagas 150 in the “Don Ramon” frontmark. This cigar is being brought back for a limited run. The Partagas 150 Signature Series was originally released in 1995 by master cigar maker Ramon Cifuentes to […]
Cigar News: Dunhill Signed Range Line Revamped
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At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, there was some considerable focus at the General Cigar Company booth around the Dunhill brand. Dunhill is a company that is distributed by General Cigar. One item that was front and center was a revamping of the Dunhill Signed Range. The Dunhill Signed Range was introduced back in 2001. […]
Cigar News: Cohiba Nicaragua (Cigar Preview)
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The Cohiba Nicaragua was one of two lines launched by General Cigar Company’s Cohiba line at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. While 2014 will be noted for the expansion of the Cohiba portfolio, it also continues General’s foray into Nicaraguan made cigars. Last year, the company launched two Nicaraguan made cigars with La Gloria Cubana […]
Cigar News: Cohiba Luxury Selection (Cigar Preview)
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At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company once again led the way in terms of the most new product releases. For 2014, there seemed to be some considerable focus on the Cohiba brand. The Cohiba Luxury Selection is one of two new lines introduced by Cohiba (the other being Cohiba Nicaragua) at the […]
Cigar News: CAO Amazon Basin (Cigar Preview)
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Since General Cigar Company has acquired CAO, they have always allowed the brand to maintain its creativity. This has been exhibited not only in its regular production releases, but also in many of its limited releases. This year, the creativity was once again demonstrated with the launch of the CAO Amazon Basin. This is a […]
Cigar News: General Cigar Company at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show
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For the second consecutive year, General Cigar Company led the way in terms of new releases.. Like last year, the company pretty much kept everything under wraps until the show. The push seemed to be around five lines: Cohiba, Dunhill, CAO, La Gloria Cubana, and Michael Giannini’s Foundry Tobacco Company. Across all of the releases, […]