#30 – La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve Liga LR-1 Coming in at #30 – and kicking off the 2012 Cigar of the Year Countdown is the La Gloria Cubana La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve Liga LR-1. In 2010, La Gloria Cubana had three cigars in the 2010 Cigar of the Year countdown. […]
Cigar Review: La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve Liga LR-1
La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve Liga LR-1 The La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve Liga LR-1 was one of two cigars released by General Cigar’s La Gloria Cubana brand at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. These two new cigars continue the tradition of innovation established by the La Gloria Cubana blend. For […]
Cigar Review: La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve Liga YG-23
La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve Liga YG-23 The La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve Liga YG-23 was one of two cigars released by General Cigar’s La Gloria Cubana brand at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. We were one of the first media outlets to tell the story of these new cigars. […]
Cigar Review: Foundry by General Cigar Company
Foundry by General Cigar Company Right before the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company announced a new cigar called Foundry. The Foundry is significant because not only did it mark a new cigar, but it marked a new brand in the General Cigar Company portfolio. The theme around Foundry is the Steampunk movement. […]
Assessment Update: CAO Concert
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide […]
Cigar Review: Cohiba Edición Diamante 2012
Cohiba Edicion Diamante 2012 Back at the 2011 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company launched a special chest humidor containing with 150 cigars of a new blend called the Cohiba Edicion Diamante. This offering was geared at serious cigar collectors. In addition to coming in the humidor, the cigar itself featured a rare Cameroon wrapper […]
Press Release: Menendez Family Made Proud by Benji Menendez’s Induction into Cigar Aficionado Hall of Fame
(Miami, Florida) October 09, 2012— The Menendez family is beaming with pride due to a recent induction in the Cigar Aficionado Hall of Fame. The Menendez family has a long and storied history in cigar lore which has continued on to spread post-communist Cuba. Alonso Menendez, Cuban citizen and master of the tobacco trades in Cuba would be proud of where […]
Press Release: Punch Kicks Off Tailgating Season With Six Pack and Sweeps
Punch Cigars® is inviting cigar lovers to kick off football season with the brand’s first-ever tailgating pack and sweepstakes. Debuting this month at cigar shops across the country, the limited edition six-pack comes with a great starting lineup of top-sellers from one of the best brands to hail from Honduras. Created with the tailgating […]
Cigar Pre-Review: CAO Concert
CAO Concert The CAO Concert is the second new blend since CAO was integrated into the General Cigar Company portfolio. For this cigar, the CAO team have built a product meant to pay tribute to CAO’s roots in the music city of Nashville, Tennessee. For those who follow the cigar industry, prior to the acquisition […]
Press Release: Cohiba Edición Diamante
Luxury cigar smokers will soon have the chance to own one of the premium cigar category’s most treasured blends, thanks to the debut of two new frontmarks from the coveted Cohiba Edicion Diamante collection. Ed Lahmann, senior brand manager for Cohiba remarked, “Cohiba Edicion Diamante made a big splash at the 2011 IPCPR show. Discriminating […]