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Press Release: La Gloria Cubana to Launch Its First Nicaraguan Cigars

May 15, 2013 (Richmond, Va.) — La Gloria Cubana® is making a bold departure from its Dominican roots with the launch of two new Nicaraguan collections, the first-ever La Glorias to have Nicaragua as the country of origin. Both expressions will mark the expansion of the top-selling Serie R line which started the large ring, [...]

News: CAO Hurricane Appears

The CAO Hurricane has begun appearing at retailers, including TopQualityCigars.com, the online presence of Casa de Montecristo in Countryside, Ill. The cigar was first mentioned on halfwheel in October 2012, when a representative from General Cigar confirmed that a tweaked version of the ‘O’ blend from CAO’s “Last Stick Standing” promotion that ran from April [...]

Press Release: General Cigar Prevails over Cubatabaco in Trademark Dispute

March 28, 2013 (Richmond, Va.) — General Cigar was recently vindicated by the courts again in the nearly 16 year old legal battle waged by Cubatabaco to determine rightful ownership of the Cohiba® trademark in the United States. After losing its legal battle in the Second Circuit, Cubatabaco continued to exhaust all available legal channels [...]

Press Release: CAO Amps Up Kid Rock’s Chillin’ The Most Cruise

March 5, 2013 (Glen Allen, Va.) — CAO will deliver a smokin’ experience to guests aboard the Kid Rock “Chillin’ The Most” cruise which departs Miami today, March 5, 2013. As the winner of the CAO Concert launch sweepstakes, Justin Harris of Nashville, TN and a guest will set sail for the Bahamas on the fourth annual [...]

Press Release: General Cigar Launches New Website

February 13, 2013 (Glen Allen, Va.) — The new General Cigar website, www.cigarworld.com has just gone live! While the name’s the same, the site has been completely redone. The folks at General Cigar spent almost a whole year developing it. Think of the new Cigar World as a digital cigar lounge. It’s got cool interactive [...]

News: La Gloria Cubana Adding Serie R Little Belicoso

La Gloria Cubana is adding a limited run cigar called the Serie R Little Belicoso that will only be made available to brick & mortar retailers. The cigar is not a permanent addition to the LGC portfolio, but is a limited production item. They are being made in both natural and maduro wrappers, with each [...]

Press Release: Arango Cigar Co. Unveils New Private Label Macanudo Clasico and Punch Clasico

February 1, 2013 (Northbrook, IL) — Arango Cigar Co. has announced its new “Clasico” series of premium cigars, made by General Cigar Company. The four shapes, shared by Macanudo and Punch, are patterned after the top-selling cigar brand sizes from General Cigar Company. The two Clasico lines are proprietary, being distributed only by Arango Cigar [...]

News: CAO Brazilia Expands with Carnivale

CAO will soon be introducing a new addition to their Brazilia line, the CAO Brazilia Carnivale. The Carnivale is described as an updated and more powerful Brazilia blend that uses ligero from three different countries. The current CAO Brazilia blend is comprised of a Brazilian wrapper with binder and filler from Nicaragua. The CAO Brazilia [...]

News: Benji Menendez Partagas Master Series Majestuoso to Return

The original vitola of the Benji Menendez Partagas Master Series is slated to return to retail shelves this spring along with a new vitola, according to a source familiar with the pending announcement. The 6 x 46 Majestuoso vitola debuted in 2009 to critical acclaim, as Menendez combined a Cameroon wrapper with Dominican filler and binder [...]

News: Punch Rare Corojo Adds Perfecto for 2013

The annual release of the Punch Rare Corojo is getting a new addition for 2013: a limited Perfecto vitola, according to a source familiar with the release. Size and price information have not been made available yet, though halfwheel has learned that it is only available as part of a pre-pack of this year’s release. [...]