Last week, we noted a report on a second blend being added to the Partagas 1845 line called the Partagas 1845 Extra Fuerte. Since then, another cigar has popped up on internet and catalog sites called the Partagas 1845 Oscuro. The 3/5/14 Cigar Insider has now confirmed the release of this cigar. This also confirmed […]
As we noted on the 2/8/14 Cigar Industry Report, General Cigar Company is getting ready to launch a second blend in its Partagas 1845 line. Retailers have been informed that this new cigar, the Partagas 1845 Extra Fuerte is expected to ship in March and will be a brick and mortar exclusive. The Partagas 1845 […]
Partagas Benji Homage 62 (Robusto Gordo) The Partagas Benji Homage 62 pays tribute to former General Cigar Senior Vice President Benjamin “Benji” Menendez’s tenure in the premium cigar industry. Back in December, Menendez announced he was retiring after nearly 62 years in the premium cigar business. On the eve of Cigar Aficionado’s Big Smoke in New […]
Last month, it was announced that Senior Vice President of Premium Cigars, Benjamin “Benji” Menendez was retiring after 60 plus years in the premium cigar business. During a private gala held at Club Macanudo, the Partagas Benji Homage 62 was handed out to guests at the event. It was also announced that the cigar would be […]
Benjamin “Benji” Menendez is retiring from General Cigar Company effective the end of the year. This completes a seven decade career that has spanned 61 plus years in the cigar industry. Information on this story was broken by A Cigar Smoker’s Journal on December 4th. In addition a commemorative cigar in his honor will be […]
At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, mini Cigars were definitely an emerging trend. General Cigar’s Partagas Black Label announced a line extension that would add a mini/cigarillo offering. The Partagas Black Label Purito, due for release in September will be the thinnest ring gauge offering of the line to date. The Partagas […]
At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar’s Partagas line has announced their fourth vitola to be released in the Benji Menendez Master Series line. This one is a robusto – and this one is scheduled to be released this November. It was in 2009, when the Partagas Benji Menendez Master Series line was first […]
Partagas 150 Commemorative Humidor General Cigar Company has announced it is releasing a limited quantity of the much sought after Partagas 150 Signature Series. Typically these have not been made available for purchase, but will be made available packaged in an ultra-premium commemorative humidor. There will be three frontmarks packaged in the humidor. The announcement […]
Robusto enCrystal As we reported a few weeks ago, General Cigar Company is releasing two new frontmarks to its Partagas 1845 line. These new frontmarks were unveiled at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. The first size is a 6 1/4 x 54 Toro Grande (which will have an SRP of $7.09 per […]
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 […]
