General Cigar Company has announced the Cohiba Serie M is returning for 2023 in a new sie. The Cohiba Serie M is the first Cohiba to be produced to be produced in the United States. This year the 2023 edition of the Cohiba Serie M will be a 7 x 50 Prominente. The new size […]
At the 2023 Total Product Expo (TPE), Forged Cigar Company began telling retailers that the Room101 Daruma would be making a return. The Room101 Daruma was first released in 2012. Daruma is a small papier mache figure used in Japan that is often a symbol of perseverance and good luck. Production to the 2023 version […]
General Cigar has announced a new release under its Macanudo Inspirado line, the Macanudo Inspirado Tercio-Aged. As the name indicates, it features tobacco that has been aged in tercios. The cigar is expected to reach stores in April. Aging a cigar in tercios involves aging in handmade bales made of royal palm bark. In this […]
Following the closure of the Scandinavian Tobacco Group’s acquisition of Alec Bradley, STG has announced its initial plans for integrating the company. STG has said following an (up to) 90-day transition period, Alec Bradley will be moved under Forged Cigar Company. In addition, it announced that company founder Alan Rubin will become an advisor, and […]
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has completed the acquisition of substantially all assets of Alec Bradley Cigar Distributors Inc. and its associated companies. The move takes effect March 1st. 2023. Last week STG announced its intent to acquire Alec Bradley Cigar Distributors Inc. The transaction is said to be valued at $72.5 million dollars. For additional […]
The following is a press release announcing that Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Alec Bradley Cigar Company. Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S (“the Company”) has today agreed on the terms and conditions for the acquisition of substantially all assets of Alec Bradley Cigar Distributors Inc. and associated companies […]
As expected, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG)’s General Cigar Company has filed a lawsuit against Empress Cubana del Tabaco (Cubatabaco). The lawsuit is a response to the December 20, 2022 decision of by the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) which cancelled General Cigar Company’s Cohiba Trademark at Cubatabaco’s request. In a press release Régis […]
Phillips & King, the tobacco distribution under Kretek International, has announced it will debut the Phillips & King Reserve Collection. The new collection will feature six blends available only to Phillips & King customers. The collection will include three blends from Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) and three blends from Altadis U.S.A. The Phillips & King […]
While it’s a little late, General Cigar Company has announced the fourth installment of its ultra-premium Cohiba Spectre line, the Cohiba Spectre 2022. Cohiba Spectre first made its debut in 2018 and is the most premium offering under General Cigar to date. There has been a 2019, 2021, and now a 2022 installment. Each contains […]
First, there was Chillin’ Moose, then there was Bull Moose. On March 1st, Forged Cigar Company will release a third installment of the Chillin’ Moose franchise with the Shady Moose. Shady Moose will introduce an Ecuadorian Connecticut-wrapped offering in the Chillin’ Moose series. Shady Moose is a six-country blend highlighted by an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper, […]
