There is a new limited edition La Gloria Cubana coming from Forged Cigar Company. It’s called Criollo de Oro and it’s named after a hybrid varietal used for its wrapper developed by crossing two Cuban seed tobaccos: the Criollo ’98 and the rare Cuban seed Pelo de Oro. The cigar is expected to arrive at retailers […]
Cigar News: Partagas Cortado Arrives at Retailers.
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A new release from Forged Cigar Company’s Partagas brand has begun to show up at retailers. It’s called the Partagas Cortado and it’s the first Connecticut Shade-wrapped offering as well as the first Nicaraguan-made Partagas to be released. Partagas Cortado features an Ecuadorian-grown Connecticut Shade wrapper over an Indonesian binder and fillers consisting of Honduran […]
Cigar News: General Cigar Company Announces Punch Aniversario
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While it’s slightly late, General Cigar has announced a cigar to commemorate the 180th anniversary of the Punch brand. The cigar is appropriately called the Punch Aniversario. The Punch brand was created in 1840 as a cigar for export to the United Kingdom. Today, the U.S. version of the brand is produced primarily in Honduras. […]
Cigar News: Diesel to Launch Sunday Gravy Collection
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Diesel Cigars has announced a new seasonal series of cigars known as Sunday Gravy. It’s a collection that has been inspired by one of the great debates of all time – gravy vs. sauce. Sunday Gravy is a full-time line under Diesel and will feature seasonally-released, Nicaraguan-forward smokes developed by AJ Fernandez and Justin Andrews. […]
Cigar News: General Cigar Announces M by Macanudo Espresso
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General Cigar has announced the third blend under its M by Macanudo portfolio called M by Macanudo Espresso. It is a cigar that also features the Macanudo brand’s first barber pole offering. M by Macanudo is a line under the Macanudo brand of infused offerings. The line was introduced in 2018 with the original M […]
Cigar Review: CAO Expedición (2020 TAA Exclusive)
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The CAO Expedición is a cigar that was released by Scandinavian Cigar Group (STG) for the Tobacconists’ Association of America Exclusive Series in 2020. It would mark the third consecutive year that CAO would release a cigar for the TAA. Since its inception, CAO has always been a lifestyle type of brand. The CAO Expedición […]
Cigar News: Diesel Crucible to Return for Limited Release
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Scandinavian Tobacco Group is set to roll out “Crucible,” the third and final release of the Diesel Elixir Trilogy limited edition series following 2019’s Diesel Hair of the Dog and 2020’s Diesel Delirium releases which both sold out within weeks of their launch dates in 2019 and 2020. Like the original Diesel Crucible, this 2021 release will be […]
Cigar News: La Gloria Cubana Medio Tiempo Coming in May
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In May, La Gloria Cubana will introduce a new regular production addition to its portfolio known as the La Gloria Cubana Medio Tiempo. Medio tiempo is one of the highest priming leaves that only grows on a small percentage of tobacco plants. Since medio tiempo is a high priming leaf, it is a leaf that […]
The Blog: KMA Talk Radio Episode 416 – Justin Andrews, Scandinavian Tobacco Group
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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 will now post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. The April 10th show was a little different as I had the opportunity to co-host Episode 416 of […]
Cigar News: General Cigar Announces Macanudo Inspirado Brazilian Shade
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General Cigar has announced the seventh blend released under its Macanudo Inspirado line, the Macanudo Inspirado Brazilian Shade. General Cigar Company’s Macanudo brand brings a contemporary look and feel. It has also served as an innovation platform with the Macanudo brand. In this case, as the name indicates the cigar features a proprietary Brazilian-grown Connecticut […]