Going into the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, there was perhaps no company that kept things under lock and key better than General Cigar Company. However once the show opened, General would make a huge splash in 2013 leading the way with new releases. At the top of this splash was the expansion of the Foundry […]
Cigar Preview: La Gloria Cubana Gilded Age
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La Gloria Cubana has launched a retail exclusive cigar for Easton Pennsylvania retailer Famous Cigar Shop. The cigar is called the La Gloria Cubana Gilded Age. The cigar was launched at the 2013 Cigarnival event held this past weekend. The name “Gilded Age” pays homage to a tribute of late 19th century history where […]
Press Release: La Gloria Cubana to Launch Its First Nicaraguan Cigars
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La Gloria Cubana® is making a bold departure from its Dominican roots with the launch of two new Nicaraguan collections, the first-ever La Glorias to have Nicaragua as the country of origin. Both expressions will mark the expansion of the top-selling Serie R line which started the large ring, full flavor craze back in 1999. According to Michael Giannini, General […]
Cigar Preview: La Gloria Cubana Bella Dama
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Over the past week, a new release by the La Gloria Cubana brand of General Cigar Company has begun appearing at retailers nationwide. The release has been done under a cloud of mystery. The cigar is a large 8 x 60 cigar known as the La Gloria Cubana Bella Dama – which translates to “beautiful […]
Cigar Review: La Gloria Cubana Piramide Supra
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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 […]
Cigar Review: La Gloria Cubana Sanson
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La Gloria Cubana Sanson The La Gloria Cubana Sanson is a limited production, regional release by General Cigar’s La Gloria Cubana brand. A few days ago, we were proud to be first to report the details around this cigar. The Sanson is a cigar that at the time of this article is only being made available […]
Cigar Preview: La Gloria Cubana Sanson by General Cigar
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La Gloria Cubana Sanson The La Gloria Cubana Sanson is an 8 x 60 limited production cigar targeted for General Cigar retailers in the southeast United States. According to Victoria McKee of General Cigar, the blend for the Sanson was one of the blends that was developed for the La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty […]
2012 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #30: La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve Liga LR-1 (Part1 of Epic Encounters 2012)
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#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
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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
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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. […]