As expected, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG)’s General Cigar Company has filed a lawsuit against Empress Cubana del Tabaco (Cubatabaco). The lawsuit is a response to the December 20, 2022 decision of by the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) which cancelled General Cigar Company’s Cohiba Trademark at Cubatabaco’s request. In a press release Régis […]
While it’s a little late, General Cigar Company has announced the fourth installment of its ultra-premium Cohiba Spectre line, the Cohiba Spectre 2022. Cohiba Spectre first made its debut in 2018 and is the most premium offering under General Cigar to date. There has been a 2019, 2021, and now a 2022 installment. Each contains […]
Macanudo has announced it will introduce its 7th offering to its Macanudo Inspirado Orange line in the form of a cigarillo. The Macanudo Inspirado Orange Cigarillo is a 4.18″ x 32 vitola. It is sold in ten-count tins with an SRP of $17.29. The cigarillo features the same core components as the other vitolas […]
The Punch Rare Corojo, a long-time annual release in the General Cigar Company portfolio, is returning for 2023. The line is returning with nine sizes. In previous years, General had introduced a unique size for a particular year, but in this case, the nine sizes are sizes previously released. Pricing is set from $7.19 to […]
In advance of the upcoming Chinese New Year, General Cigar Company has released its fifth annual limited edition cigar to commemorate the occasion, the Punch Spring Roll. This packaging is themed according to the approaching Chinese New Year, the Year of the Rabbit. The Punch Spring Roll is a throwback to 2019’s Punch Egg Roll. […]
The U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) cancelled a trademark registration for Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG)’s Cohiba brand. The ruling was the result of a petition made by the TTAB and is the latest development in an ongoing battle between Empresa Cubana Del Tabaco (d.b.a. Cubatabaco) and STG. The grounds for the cancellation given […]
In 2014, CAO Cigars released a limited edition cigar known as the CAO Amazon Basin. The cigar incorporated a rare low-yield tobacco from Brazil known as Bragança. Since then the Amazon Basin has seen some subsequent releases and several off-shoot projects. Now General Cigar will bring a different interpretation of the Amazon Basin blend known […]
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has announced a special limited edition under its Macanudo Inspirado line to commemorate Chinese New Year. It’s dubbed the Macanudo Inspirado Year of the Rabbit and it will be made available exclusively to select markets in Europe and Asia. Produced at General Cigar Dominicana, the blend features a U.S. Connecticut Shade […]
CAO is a brand that is very much known for innovation. In 2015, CAO Cigars would release a cigar known as the CAO Pilón. With the CAO Pilon, CAO reached for the past – it uses an old Cuban fermentation technique that had been popular in the 19th century, but has not been used much […]
Next month, General Cigar will release the 2022 edition of the CAO Vision. The CAO Vision is a cigar that dates back to the days when the Ozgener family owned the brand. It was highlighted by being packaged in a light-up humidor. The line was eventually discontinued, but in 2020 General Cigar brought back the […]
