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: […]
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 […]
The Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas line is a story that goes back to 2005. It was at that time that General Cigar decided to release a cigar containing ten year old Cameroon wrapper. The series would run in a limited production until 2009 and garnered a strong following among cigar enthusiasts. In 2009, General Cigar […]
At the Habanos World Days Virtual Festival, Habanos SA unveiled its 2021 Gran Reserva release. The 2021 installment is based on the Partagás Serie E No. 2 and is dubbed the Gran Reserva de Partagás Serie E No. 2 Cosecha 2015. The Gran Reserva line is released by Habanos SA every two years. It is […]
After returning for a limited run in 2019, the Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas returns for 2020. The Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas 2020 is a 6 3/4 x 43 Dalia, a different size than the 2019 edition. The blend is also different. While it still features a Cameroon wrapper (from the 2008-2009 growing season), it also […]
At the XXII Festival del Habano held in Havana, Cuba, Habanos SA introduced the Partagás 175 Aniversario humidor. It’s a special commemorative release to celebrate 175 years of the Partagás. The humidor contains a special size of Partagás known as Tropicales. The Partagás 175 Aniverario Tropicales is a thick ring gauge cigar measuring 54 x […]
At the XXII Festival del Habano, Habanos SA unveiled its 2020 Edición Limitada cigar, the Partagás Legado Edición Limitada 2020. The Partagás Legado Edición Limitada 2020 measures 48 x 157mm (or 48 x 6.18). The cigars are presented in 25-count luxury boxes. Typically Habanos SA unveiled three Edición Limitada cigars. This year the Partagás Legado […]
Earlier today came word that four of the largest cigar companies: Altadis U.S.A., General Cigar Company, Davidoff of Geneva, and Drew Estate were not going to be attending the 2020 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. These companies are owners of some of the most popular cigar brands in the world. The following is a […]
General Cigar is one of the booths that takes us a long time to cover. There always are plenty of products that are being showcased, but 2019 was particularly challenging. In the past we have had a central marketing contact in Victoria McKee Jaworski. Victoria is no longer with General and this marked our first […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar announced the return of the Partagas Limited Reserva Decadas. It’s the first time the cigar has been released in a decade. The Partagas Limited Reserva Decadas 2019 is highlighted by a Cameroon wrapper that was set aside in 2009 for ten years of aging. The blend […]
