Yesterday one of the biggest announcements of the year in the cigar industry was announced as General Cigar Company announced it was acquiring the brands of Torano Family Cigars. Over the next few months, the process of assimilation into the General Cigar Company portfolio will take place. Whenever such an acquisition takes place, there are usually more […]
Acquisitions in the cigar industry are nothing new. There have been many in the past, and there will be plenty in the future. However, today’s announcement that General Cigar Company was acquiring the brands of Torano could take on a significance like no other the cigar industry has seen before. It could be a sign of […]
General Cigar Company has announced it has acquired the Torano Family Cigar brands. An announcement was made this morning by General Cigar Company. The transaction goes into effect September 11, 2014. Torano Family Cigars has a long history in the cigar industry spanning 100 years spanning all aspects of the cigar industry from growing to manufacturing. […]
General Cigar Company once again was the leader in new product launches among companies at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. For the second year in a row, it was the Foundry brand that led the way with the most new product releases – racking in 16 new facings and 11 new blends. This year the […]
General Cigar Company’s Foundry Brand will be adding three new blends to its Compounds, Elements, and Musings line. These cigars include Cobalt, Dubnium, and Lithium and were showcased at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. Consistent with both the line and the Foundry brand, these three cigars will feature rare tobaccos and innovative packaging. The inspiration […]
At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company’s La Gloria Cubana brand unveiled its third release of its limited edition La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Series. The La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show 2014 releases three new cigars, but keeps true to the Trunk Show’s characteristics of including smokeable cigar bands, using rare tobaccos, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
