Richmond, VA–General Cigar was recently vindicated by the courts again in the nearly 16 year old legal battle waged by Cubatabaco to determine rightful ownership of the Cohiba® trademark in the United States. After losing its legal battle in the Second Circuit, Cubatabaco continued to exhaust all available legal channels by bringing this matter before […]
Press Release: Macanudo Contest Winners Tee Up for Trip to Augusta
Richmond, VA— Macanudo®, America’s best-selling premium cigar brand, is sending the winners of the Macanudo Ultimate Round Contest on a spectacular, all-expense paid trip to Augusta to see golf’s greatest players compete in the 2013 Masters Golf Tournament, live and in person. A total of eight winners and their guests will be whisked away to […]
Press Release: CAO Brazilia Carnivale Hits Retail
CAO Brazilia Carnivale is hitting cigar shops as we speak. The 6 ½” x 60 box-pressed beauty is a limited edition release that puts an innovative spin on the popular Brazilia blend. “Carnivale” is made with ligeros from the DR, Honduras and Nicaragua, and a binder from Brazil. The wrapper is a rare Habano Grueso […]
Cigar Review: Dunhill Aged Reserva Especial 2003
Dunhill Aged Reserva Especial 2003 The Dunhill Aged Reserva Especial 2003 is a new release by Dunhill Cigar that was announced late last in 2012. The story with this cigar is the filler of this cigar comes from ten year old Dominican tobaccos. In recent years, things have been quiet with the Dunhill brand – […]
News: CAO Announces Brazilia Carnivale
CAO Cigars is adding a new blend to its CAO Brazilia line. The line is being called CAO Brazilia Carnivale and it is being described as a modification version of the current CAO Brazilia. An announcement of this cigar was made on the CAO Cigars Facebook page – confirming a report a few weeks ago […]
Press Release: Punch Rare Corojo Returns with New Frontmark
General Cigar announces that Punch® Rare Corojo is making its anticipated annual return to retail, this time with a new, strikingly-packaged figurado that is only available as part of the Honduran brand’s 2013 release. A total of eight Punch Rare Corojo frontmarks are now available, with suggested retail prices ranging from $4.79 to $7.39 per […]
Press Release: CAO Amps Up Kid Rock’s Chillin’ The Most Cruise
CAO Amps Up Kid Rock’s Chillin’ The Most Cruise Brand Fan and Guest to Set Sail to the Bahamas in “Concert” Promotion CAO will deliver a smokin’ experience to guests aboard the Kid Rock “Chillin’ The Most” cruise which departs Miami today, March 5, 2013. As the winner of the CAO Concert launch sweepstakes, Justin […]
Cigar Preview: CAO La Traviata Mochado
CAO Cigars has unveiled a special event only version of their CAO La Traviata line. This cigar is called the CAO La Traviata Mochado. The Mochado features only wrapper on 3/4 of the cigar. The cigar is currently being offered on the current CAO Cigars Wrapped Up Tour. A six pack of the La Traviata […]
Cigar Review: La Gloria Cubana Piramide Supra
La Gloria Cubana Piramide Supra The La Gloria Cubana Piramide Supra is one of three 2012 regional releases by the La Gloria Cubana. These three regional releases have been targeted to be longer, larger ring gauge cigars. The Piramide Supra was a release that was targeted for the northeastern U.S. market. The cigar comes in […]
News: General Cigar Launches New Website
The new General Cigar website, www.cigarworld.com has just gone live! While the name’s the same, the site has been completely redone. The folks at General Cigar spent almost a whole year developing it. Think of the new Cigar World as a digital cigar lounge. It’s got cool interactive features like a virtual humidor and a […]