At the 20th Habanos Festival in Havana, Cuba, Habanos S.A. announced a pair of line extensions to its Partagás Linea Maduro line. The new sizes include the Partagás Linea Maduro No. 2, which is a short Pirámides measuring 55 x 120mm (approximately 4 3/4 x 55), and the Partagás Linea Maduro No. 2 measuring 145 […]
Cigar News: Habanos SA Unveils Línea Retro Line
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At the 35th edition of the Havana International Fair, Habanos SA introduced its new Línea Retro line. The line features Partagás Capitols and Romeo y Julieta Club Kings. Each of these two offerings will be in a Mareva (5 1/16 x 42) size. Both will be housed in a 5-count metallic box case. The design […]
Cigar News: Revamped Partagas 1845 Line Introduced at 2017 IPCPR
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Partagas 1845, a line first introduced in 2012, is getting a major overhaul. At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company introduced new blends and new packaging for its Partagas 1845 line. First up, the original Partagas 1845 line is being rebranded the Partagas 1845 Clásico. It will feature a new blend consisting of an Ecuadorian Sumatra […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on General Cigar Company at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show
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The two main things I’ve noticed since Regis Broesma has taken over as President of General Cigar are better delineation in its brands and a better connection with its customers. I think to some extent, General had been hampered by brand overlap, but this year, General did an excellent job of better defining the brands. Some of the highlights included: Macanudo holding […]
Cigar Review: Partagas Heritage Rothschild
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Last month, General Cigar Company formally announced a new line under its Partagas brand known as the Partagas Heritage. The cigar is a project that comes out of the General Cigar Dominicana factory located in the Dominican Republic. This is a project was spearheaded by General Cigar Dominicana Vice President of Operations Jhonys Diaz. According to Diaz, the Partagas […]
Cigar News: Partagas Heritage Launched
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Last month, we reported on a new release from General Cigar known as the Partagas Heritage. The cigar has now officially been nationally launched and today General revealed some more details around the project. “We set out to create a retrospective blend that celebrated the very best of Partagas to date, and took great pride […]
Cigar News: Partagas Serie No. 1 Limited Edition 2017 Unveiled at XIX Habano Festival
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At the XIX Habano Festival in Cuba, Habanos SA introduced a new limited edition to vitola to three of its marquis lines. One of the limited editions is the new Partagas Series No 1. The Partagas Series No 1 is a 5 1/2 x 52 Robusto Extra that Habanos called as Noblezas. The shade grown […]
Cigar News: Partagas Heritage Set to Debut This Spring
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This Spring, General Cigar will formally launch a new offering under its Partagas brand known as the Partagas Heritage. According to Jhonys Diaz, Vice President of Operations at The General Cigar Dominicana factory, the blend for the Partagas Heritage features a Honduran Olancho San Agustin (OSA) wrapper. The wrapper itself was developed by Nestor Placencia for General […]
Cigar News: General Cigar to Re-Release Partagas 160 Signature Series
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The Partagas 160 Signature Series, a cigar originally released by General Cigar Company to commemorate 160 years of the Partagas brand will be making a comeback. At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar announced it was releases a limited number of what it has remaining of the Partagas 160. Back in 1996, General Cigar […]
Cigar News: Partagas Ramón y Ramón Makes Debut at 2016 IPCPR
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Last year, General Cigar released a cigar to commemorate its 170th anniversary of the Partagas brand. This year, a cigar is being released that pays homage to the creator of the brand, Ramon Cifuentes called Ramon y Ramon. The new Partagas Ramon y Ramon made its official debut at this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. According […]