A few weeks ago, we previewed six offerings under Foundry Tobacco Company’s Compounds, Elements, and Musings line aimed to be brick and mortar exclusives. The line is also offering exclusives to large internet and catalog companies. Today we look at those latter offerings. Compounds, Elements, and Musings is perhaps the most ambitious line launch the […]
At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, mini Cigars were definitely an emerging trend. General Cigar’s Partagas Black Label announced a line extension that would add a mini/cigarillo offering. The Partagas Black Label Purito, due for release in September will be the thinnest ring gauge offering of the line to date. The Partagas […]
There is no doubt that in 2013, General Cigar Company was the leader in terms of releasing new products – and in particular new blends. The Richmond, Virginia based company kept things under lock and key before the show and then opened the show with a bang. Of all of the brands under General, the […]
At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Dunhill Cigars showcased their second installment in less than a year to the Aged Reserva Especiale series. This installment is called the Dunhill Aged Reserva Especiale 2006. The Dunhill Aged Reserva Especiale 2006 derives its name from the Dominican Piloto Cubano tobacco contained into the blend. […]
For the third consecutive year, General Cigar’s Cohiba brand will be releasing its Cohiba Edicion Diamante blend. This year’s addition includes an all-new “A” size vitola as well as a release of the 6 x 60 Gigante frontmark. These new frontmarks were showcased at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. The Cohiba Edicion […]
At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar’s Partagas line has announced their fourth vitola to be released in the Benji Menendez Master Series line. This one is a robusto – and this one is scheduled to be released this November. It was in 2009, when the Partagas Benji Menendez Master Series line was first […]
At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, the Punch Cigar brand introduced two new offerings in what could be considered the “mini cigars” category. In a discussion we had with brand manager Kendall Roundtree, he explained that when mini cigars were added to the Excalibur line, there was great success. Since Punch didn’t have a similar […]
Foundry War of Currents – Small Batch packaging (Source foundrytobaccocompany.com) The Foundry War of Currents is a new cigar line that was introduced by General Cigar’s Foundry brand at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show. The theme of this line comes from an intellectual batttle between Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. The battle was over whether […]
At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, the Macanudo Estate Reserve was announced. This is a limited edition cigar collection that was released to commemorate Macanudo’s 45th anniversary. The cigar is also positioned as an ultra-premium offering within the brand. Alan Willner, vice president of marketing for General Cigar said, “We are embarking on a new […]
At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, CAO Cigars showcased a new line of cigars to be released this September called the CAO Flathead. The Flathead becomes the third core line by CAO since the brand was absorbed into the General Cigar portfolio in 2010. The cigar line continues the tradition of innovative packaging the brand […]
