Numerous retailers have informed Cigar Coop that a 2023 version of the Room101 Namakubi is now available. Room101 Namakubi was first released in 2011, and it’s a brand that put Room101 Cigars on the map. When Room101 split from Davidoff in early 2017, Namakubi went on hiatus. The Namakubi brand surfaced in 2021 as a […]
Cigar News: General Cigar Releasing Two Macanudo Samplers
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2023 Preview, General, Macanudo, News, Scandinavian Tobacco Group, STG
General Cigar is releasing two samplers around its Macanudo brand: The Macaundo Vintage Four Pack and the Macanudo Perfect Sampler. The Macanudo Four Pack consists of two Macanudo Vintage 2010 cigars and two Macanudo Vintage Maduro 2013. Macanudo Vintage 2010 Toro Grande: 6 5/8 x 54 Macanudo Vintage 2010 Torpedo: 6 1/4 x 52 […]
Cigar News: General Cigar to Release CAO Premier 54s Pack
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2023 Preview, CAO, General, News, Scandinavian Tobacco Group, STG
General Cigar has announced it has begun shipping a four-pack sampler of four CAO Toro-sized cigars known as the CAO Premier 54s. The “54” gets the name in that all four of the cigars are 6 x 54 Toros. These cigars include:: CAO Maduro CAO Cameroon CAO Consigliere CAO BX3 Pricing for the CAO Premier […]
Cigar Review: La Gloria Cubana Society Cigar (2022)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 82-84, Forged Cigar Company, La Gloria Cubana, Not Recommended, Scandinavian Tobacco Group, STG
Over the years, La Gloria Cubana has been known for innovative limited-edition cigars. In 2022, La Gloria Cubana announced a limited edition cigar called the La Gloria Cubana Society Cigar. The La Gloria Cubana Society Cigar gets its name from the La Gloria Cubana Society, a social community started by Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) for […]
Cigar News: Forged Cigar Company Ships Diesel Sideshow for 2023
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The Diesel Sideshow Sampler is back and is now shipping to retailers. The Diesel Sideshow was first released in 2022, and the same sampler returns for 2023. This contains seven limited edition cigars of the Diesel Unlimited Blend in seven artisan-style vitolas. The blend features an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper over a San Andres binder and […]
Agile Cigar Review: CAO Amazon Basin Extra Añejo
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Buy One, CAO, General, Scandinavian Tobacco Group, STG
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar News: General Cigar Announces Macanudo Estate Reserve Flint Knoll No. 2
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Once again, General Cigar’s Macanudo brand is teaming up with Napa Valley’s Flint Knoll Winery to release the Macanudo Estate Reserve Flint Knoll No. 2. Like the original Macanudo Estate Reserve Flint Knoll release, the cigar contains a binder leaf that was aged in Flint Knoll French Oak wine barrels. The blend for the Macanudo […]
Cigar News: General Cigar Releases Sancho Panza Limited Edition
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General Cigar has announced it has released a limited edition offering under its Sancho Panza blend. With the new Sancho Panza Limited Edition, General Cigar continues to build on the brand, which had a relaunch in 2022. General Cigar says the cigar is now available. In a press release, Matt Wilson, brand manager for Sancho […]
Cigar Review: Sancho Panza Double Maduro Robusto (2022)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, General, Review, Sancho Panza, Scandinavian Tobacco Group, STG, Try a Sample
In 2022 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) decided to give the Sancho Panza brand a makeover. If you aren’t familiar with Sancho Panza, it is a brand named after a character from the literary work Don Quixote. It is a brand that has its roots in Cuba going back to 1848, but STG now has the […]
Cigar News: Scandinavian Tobacco Group Releases Q2 Earnings and Lowers Guidance for 2023
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Following lower financial results for the second quarter of 2023, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has lowered its full-year guidance. The company attributes this to a more volatile environment than expected and reflective of ongoing inventory adjustments across customers and distributors, slower regain of market shares in Europe, delays in new store openings in the US, […]