La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve Liga LR-1 General Cigar Company has added two blends to a new line to its La Gloria Cubana brand. The new line is called the La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve and was launched at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. The line is positioned as a small batch, limited release […]
La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve Liga YG-23 General Cigar Company has added two blends to a new line to its La Gloria Cubana brand. The new line is called the La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve and was launched at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show.The line is positioned as a small batch, […]
General Cigar Company will be launching a new brand at the 2012 IPCPR show called Foundry. Initial details of this new brand were reported in a 7/31/12 article in Cigar Aficionado. The Foundry will use a theme from the Steampunk movement. Steampunk is typically a type of Science Fiction that incorporates element’s of technology into […]
From the brand that was launched in Nashville and marches to the beat of its own drum comes CAO Concert, a new collection that celebrates CAO’s ties to music and harnesses the legendary energy of Music City. “CAO Concert was inspired by the brand’s roots in Nashville,” commented Ed McKenna, CAO’s senior brand manager. “When […]
In a recent press release by CAO for an event in Nashville, it mentioned an upcoming new collection of CAO Cigars aptly called “Concert”. In the July 24th edition of Cigar Insider, it provided details of the cigar architecture. The CAO Concert is the second blend in the Ed McKenna/Rick Rodriguez era at CAO cigars. […]
TAKE A SWING AT THE MACANUDO ULTIMATE ROUND CONTEST FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A TRIP TO AUGUSTA Richmond, VA— Macanudo®, America’s best-selling premium cigar brand, is going to award eight lucky consumers and their guests with an all-expense paid trip to Augusta to watch the 2013 Masters Golf Tournament live and in person, as […]
CAO CIGARS and TWO FOOT FRED to ROCK CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL Nashville, TN—CAO Cigars announces that it will serve as an official partner at the blockbuster CMA Music Festival on June 7-10, 2012 in Nashville. CAO will have a big presence at the event, with two separate locations including a luxury cigar lounge boasting VIP […]
HOYO de MONTERREY KICKS OFF BOX A DAY GIVEAWAY Richmond, VA—To celebrate the launch of the new Hoyo de Monterrey website, General Cigar is rolling out a “Box a Day Giveaway” to share the unique flavor of the Hoyo de Monterrey Reposado en Cedros® brand with cigar lovers across the U.S. From now through […]
Over the past week, we have assessed three cigars from CAO’s Last Stick Standing competition. The Last Stick Standing series is a collection of three distinct blends packaged in a special tin. Consumers can receive this tin if they purchase six CAO cigars from a brick and mortar retailer. The competition aspect is that after smoking each […]
CAO Last Stick Standing “O” In this assessment, we look at a third and final cigar from CAO’s Last Stick Standing collection – the CAO Last Stick Standing (LSS) “O”. The Last Stick Standing Collection is a concept from CAO that gives consumers a chance to sample three potential blends and then vote on what […]