In 2005, General Cigar Company would release a limited-production cigar known as the Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas. The Decadas was highlighted by a ten-year-old Cameroon wrapper with aged tobaccos. The series would run until 2009, but during that time the Decadas was a popular one among cigar enthusiasts. In 2019, after a ten-year hiatus, the […]
Cigar Review: Partagas Añejo Petit Robusto (2022, First Batch)
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In early 2022, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG)’s Partagas brand launched a new small batch series known as the Partagas Añejo. Añejo brands typically refer to extra-aged tobaccos, and in the case of the Partagas Añejo, the cigar features two aged wrappers intermixed in a barber-pole format. The barber-pole format is something that has not been […]
Cigar News: Partagas Añejo to Make Return
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2022 Preview, Forged Cigar Company, News, Partagas, Scandinavian Tobacco Group, STG
The Partagas Añejo, a small batch release that made its debut earlier this year is returning for a second run. Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) says the second run of the Partagas Añejo will begin shipping to retailers on October 3, 2022. The Partagas Añejo is a barber pole cigar. The name “Añejo” means aged and […]
Cigar News: Partagas Classic Toro Tubo Announced
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Forged Cigar Company’s Partagas Classic line is getting a new size in the form of a 6 x 49 Toro in a Tubo offering. The Toro Tubo is the 11th frontmark to be released in the Partagas Classic (a.k.a “Yellow”). It actually is the first true Toro vitola in the Partagas Classic lineup. Like the […]
Cigar Review: Partagas Cortado Toro
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At the start of 2021, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) made the decision to spin off several of its premium cigar brands from General Cigar Company into a separate distribution company known as Forged Cigar Company. The brands that moved into Forged included: Partagas, Diesel, Bolivar, Chillin Moose, El Rey del Mundo, and La Gloria Cubana. […]
Cigar News: Forged Cigar Company to Release Partagas Añejo
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2022 Preview, News, Partagas, Scandinavian Tobacco Group, STG
On March 1, Forged Cigar Company will release an Añejo blend under its Partagas brand called Partagas Anejo. Anejo brands typically refer to extra-aged tobaccos, and in the case of the Partagas Añejo, the cigar features two wrappers intermixed in a barber-pole format. According to Forged Cigar Company, the Partagas Añejo features a rare 1998 […]
Cigar News: Partagas Decadas 2021 Lands at Retailers
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The 2021 edition of the Partagas Decadas has recently arrived at retailers. The Partagas Decadas 2021 is known for its Cameroon wrapper; this year brings a first to the brand – a Brazilian-grown Cameroon seed. The cigar also pays homage to the late Partagas brand founder Ramon Cifuentes on the 60th anniversary of when he […]
Cigar News: Partagás Legado Edición Limitada 2020 Gets Launch in Spain
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The Partagás Legado Edición Limitada 2020, a cigar announced in 2020 at the XXII Festival del Habano, finally had its official worldwide debut. The cigar made its debut on September 25th, at Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid Spain, which hosted three years ago the launching of La Noche de Romeo y Julieta. The ceremony was […]
Summer of ’21 Report: Forged Cigar Company
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At the beginning of 2021, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) announced it is dividing its portfolio of premium cigar brands. As a result, several brands will be moving into a new subsidiary known as Forged Cigar Company while other brands will remain under the existing General Cigar Company umbrella. These five brands going to Forged included: […]
Cigar News: Partagas Cortado Arrives at Retailers.
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A new release from Forged Cigar Company’s Partagas brand has begun to show up at retailers. It’s called the Partagas Cortado and it’s the first Connecticut Shade-wrapped offering as well as the first Nicaraguan-made Partagas to be released. Partagas Cortado features an Ecuadorian-grown Connecticut Shade wrapper over an Indonesian binder and fillers consisting of Honduran […]