For Episode 86 we welcome the one and only Sam Leccia to Prime Time. We will cover Sam’s journey in the cigar business and talk about his latest venture – Stogie Bird. In our Debonaire Ideal segment, we will discuss movie sequels and in our Deliberation Segment, we discuss cigar social media groups. Don’t […]
For Episode 86 we welcome the one and only Sam Leccia to Prime Time. We will cover Sam’s journey in the cigar business and talk about his latest venture – Stogie Bird. In our Debonaire Ideal segment, we will discuss movie sequels and in our Deliberation Segment, we discuss cigar social media groups. Tune in […]
Following his split with General Cigar earlier this year, Sam Leccia is now on his way to the next chapter of his career in the cigar business. While it was soft-launched earlier this year, it was today that Leccia officially announced the opening of his online store. It’s a store that will handle both distribution to […]
Leccia Tobacco’s first project in the post General Cigar era is coming soon. On a recent episode of Smoke Night Live, Sam Leccia announced his company’s newest line called Bumpy Roots. The new project brings together the world of premium cigars and pipe tobacco. Plans are for Bumpy Roots to be available later this year. […]
Sam Leccia has announced he has ended his relationship with General Cigar Company. Leccia commented on his Facebook page that he is leaving General Cigar Company and taking the distribution of his brands with him. The following announcement was made on Leccia’s personal Facebook page: “General Cigar Co will no longer be the distributor for Leccia […]
Last September and October, the cigar world was rocked by three cigar companies being acquired. First up, on September 11th, General Cigar Company announced it was acquiring the brands of Torano Family Cigars. Leccia Tobacco was a company distributed by Torano and soon many wondered of the fate of this company. Less than a week later, on […]
The 2015 IPCPR Trade Show brought a more streamlined look for General Cigar Company than in the past. This was reflected in a new booth design at IPCPR – which was still large in comparison to most booths, but smaller than in previous years. It was also reflected in the amount of products announced by General. While […]
This September, Leccia Tobacco will unveil an extension to the Luchador line called El Gringo. The Luchador El Gringo will be the first major release since Leccia Tobacco joined the General Cigar Company family. Word of El Gringo originally surfaced in an interview with Over a Cigar, but today Leccia announced the release via social […]
Sam Leccia of General Cigar Company has provided an update on the state of Leccia Tobacco as well as provided some insights into his new role at General Cigar Company. Now one month into his new role, Leccia provided updates on the brand names, blends, and some future plans in the works at General. This […]
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 re-assess […]
