General Cigar Co.

After years of being an annual limited production release, General Cigar Co. says that the Punch Rare Corojo is now a regular production item. It’s offered in eight full-time vitolas as well as new limited edition box-pressed gordo.

Unlike most limited editions, the CAO Amazon Basin has been so popular that General Cigar Co. continues to schedule new production and shipments. The blend includes a tobacco grown in Brazil called Bragança, which the company says can only be harvested every three years.

According to the company, this is the first premium cigar to use tobaccos from South Africa and Zimbabwe. The cigar takes its name from Zimbabwe’s iconic Victoria Falls, one of the world’s largest waterfalls.

The cigars that make up this limited release were made by 20 workers, each of whom have at least 15 years of experience. The blend includes tobacco from higher priming leaves that are taken from closer to the top of the tobacco plant to add more flavor and strength.

The holiday gift set includes the 2022, 2023 and 2024 versions of the Weller by Cohiba cigars, which feature binder leaves aged in Weller bourbon barrels. While there isn’t any bourbon in the set, there are two whiskey glasses.

Filthy Ghooligan is a Halloween spin-off of Alec Bradley’s traditional St. Patrick’s Day cigar. The barber pole toro was released in limited quantities in mid-September.

The fourth release of General Cigar Co.’s Weller by Cohiba series features a blend that uses a binder aged in barrels that once held Weller Full Proof Bourbon. It’s offered in a lone 6 x 50 toro size that comes packaged in fancy tubes and boxes.

In the second half of 2024, STG has been regularly trimming the company’s massive portfolio of cigars. The latest round includes OSA Sol, one of the first General-era CAO cigars launched.

Last year, General Cigar Co. turned to the factory best known for producing JRE’s cigars for a new Punch line. This year, the company added a lancero to the line.

Thew newest Fine & Rare is a 6 x 54 toro extra that uses tobacco from two regions of Honduras and two regions of Nicaragua. As with the original Fine & Rare, the concept remains using 10 different types of tobacco throughout the cigar.

Two years ago, trademark issues prevented the original Diesel Tempest from shipping to stores. Now that STG has acquired Alec Bradley, those trademark concerns are no longer a problem. The new Diesel Tempest began shipping to stores on Monday.