CAO America Sinister Sam
General Cigar Co. had a very successful launch this past winter. Rick Rodriguez, who is more or less the face of CAO, modified the CAO…
CAO Cyclone
For what many consumers might think of as a big, mainstream brand like CAO, it has been on a tear of releasing small batch, limited…
CAO Earthquake
The roots for the Natural Disasters line started a couple of years back in 2012 when CAO released three cigar packs for their Last Stick…
La Gloria Cubana Rival Twin Chapter 1
In October of 2013, General Cigar’s La Gloria Cubana brand released the first cigar in a series called Rival Twin. Each box of the release…
Re+United
Few releases will take people by surprise as the Re+United did. Anytime two cigar manufacturers team-up, it’s a rarity. This becomes particularly unique when it…
Foundry War of Currents Menlo
There’s no question that Compounds, Elements & Musings got all the attention last year as far as Foundry Tobacco Co. was concerned, but the reality…
Foundry Vanadium
At the 2012 IPCPR trade show, General Cigar Co. unveiled a new brand called Foundry. Its first line had a steampunk look to it and while…
Punch Rare Corojo Rare Salomones
As has been the case for now 13 years, the months preceding spring mean one thing for General Cigar Co.—the Punch Rare Corojo. In recent…
Foundry Europium
First introduced at the 2012 IPCPR show, the Foundry Tobacco Company started off as a way for General Cigar Company to show off some of its more…
Foundry Argon
When Michael Giannini of Foundry Tobacco Company pulled back the curtain on his 2013 IPCPR Convention and Trade Show releases, many were caught off guard…
Partagas Benji Homage 62 Robusto Gordo
The term icon is one that at times gets used a bit too liberally in certain fields, often applied for current stars with hit products…