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 […]
Don Sixto by Plasencia At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, Florida; General Cigar Company launched Don Sixto by Plasencia. The Don Sixto marks the first collaboration between General Cigar Company and Plasencia Group. Under the joint-venture the cigar will be manufactured at Plasencia’s factory, but marketed and distributed by General Cigar Company. In […]
Macanudo Vintage 2006 General Cigar Company announced the launch of the Macanudo Vintage 2006. This cigar will feature a metal band that was similar to what is found on the Macanudo Vintage 1997 Maduro. The Macanudo Vintage 1997 Maduro finished as our #24 Cigar of the Year for 2010. The plan had been for the […]
A few days ago, we provided a preview of the new Foundry brand of General Cigar Company. This is an entirely new brand within the General Cigar Company portfolio In this video, Michael Giannini gives an introduction to this brand. Michael Giannini is known for his innovation for his work with the La Gloria Cubana […]
A couple of days ago, we provided a preview of the new La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve Series. There are two distinct blends that are offered – the Liga LR-1 and the Liga YG-23. In this video, Michael Giannini and Yuri Guillen of General Cigar Company introduces this new line of limited cigars. […]
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. […]
