La Gloria Cubana has announced a new limited edition cigar known as the La Gloria Cubana Society Cigar. It’s a cigar that has had input from the La Gloria Cubana Society social club, a group of smokers that interact with the brand online through the La Gloria Cubana website and offline through La Gloria Cubana […]
Cigar News: General Cigar Expands M by Macanudo Line
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General Cigar has announced it is expanding its M by Macanudo infused cigar line. It will be adding three new flavors including Dark Rum, French Vanilla, and Mint Cocoa. All three cigars feature an Indonesian wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and fillers. The cigars are infused with a proprietary infusion process to add the notes of […]
Cigar News: Diesel Disciple Goes Regular Production
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Forged Cigar Company announced the Diesel Disciple, a limited edition cigar released as a part of the 2021 TAA Exclusive Series, will become a national, regular production release. “When we launched Disciple in 2021 as a TAA exclusive, the smokes sold out very quickly. So we decided to make it a full-time addition to the […]
Cigar News: Forged Cigar Company Releases Los Statos Deluxe
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Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has announced its Los Status Deluxe line has gotten a makeover. The makeover was done by Matt Booth, Justin Andrews, and STG’s Honduran Blending Team. The revamped Los Status Deluxe line will now join the Forged Cigar Company portfolio. Los Status Deluxe made an appearance at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association […]
Cigar News: General Cigar Releases Revamped Sancho Panza Line
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This week General Cigar began shipping a three-blend line under its Santa Clara line. It’s a project that was done by Matt Booth, Justin Andrews, and the team at Honduran American Tobacco S.A. (HATSA). While Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) was not in attendance at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, the Room101 brand […]
Cigar News: STG Brings Back Evelio
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Scandinavian Tobacco Group has announced it is bringing back the Evelio brand. Evelio is described as a mild cigar that contains a sweet cap. It’s produced at the Quesada’s MATASA factory in the Dominican Republic. The cigar features an Ecuadorian wrapper over Dominican binder and fillers. It comes in four sizes (Corona, Robusto, Toro, and […]
Cigar News: STG Announces Latitude Zero Signature
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Latitude Zero, a brand in the Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) portfolio that pays homage to Ecuador’s tobacco growing regions, is getting a new blend known as the Latitude Zero Signature. It’s a blend that comes from the NACSA factory in Nicaragua and is blended by Raul Disla. The blend features tobaccos from the Oliva Tobacco […]
Cigar Review: Diesel Sunday Gravy Grappa Announced
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Diesel’s Sunday Gravy, a value-priced limited edition line of Italian culinary-inspired cigar themes, has announced its fifth installment, Grappa. Grappa an Italian-made spirit made from the pomace – the skins, seeds and stems left over from winemaking. Diesel Sunday Gravy Grappa is the latest creation by AJ Fernandez and Justin Andrews. The blend features an […]
Cigar News: General Cigar Announces Macanudo Inspirado Jamao
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Macanudo has announced its second limited edition blend in its Macanudo Inspirado series, the Macanudo Inspirado Jamao. It’s a cigar that incorporates a wrapper grown in the Dominican Republic’s Mao region using a Habano seed varietal that originated in the Jamastran region of Honduras. “For this limited edition expression of Macanudo Inspirado, we acclimated a […]
The Blog: KMA Talk Radio Episode 462 – Laurel Tilley, Macanudo Cigars
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Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On May 28 2022, Laurel Tilley of Scandinavian Tobacco Group who represents the Macanudo brand was the special guest. Catch […]