Macanudo Inspirado Red Heading to Stores Next Month
Macanudo is celebrating its 50th anniversary and General Cigar Co. has promised the world a variety of new products. The first of those will be…
2017 Awards: Company of the Year
For the most part, this was not a year of bold risks, massive capital expenditures or complete reboots. Instead, thanks to reasons FDA-related and not,…
Partagas 150 AA
It’s arguably one of the most storied releases in the history of General Cigar Co.: the Partagas 150. The line celebrated the 150th anniversary of…
Ten Questions for 2018
It’s almost 2018, which means it’s time for my annual article of speculation. For the last eight years, something that actually precedes halfwheel, I will ask…
Macanudo Inspirado Black Robusto
For one of its new domestic releases this year, General Cigar Co. unveiled a pair of new additions to its storied Macanudo line: the Macanudo…
A.J. Fernández Taking Over General’s Ramon Allones Brand
Over the last few years, Altadis U.S.A. and General Cigar Co., the two largest premium cigar companies in the U.S., have contracted Abdel Fernández to…
STG Announces Q3 Results, Confirms Cigars International Expansion
Cigars International was once again the main feature of Scandinavian Tobacco Group’s (STG) quarterly results. STG, which also owns General Cigar Co. amongst others, reported quarterly…
CAO Amazon Anaconda
General Cigar Co. has not gotten credit for the job it has done with CAO. When the company took over the brand in 2011, the…
Toraño Exodus Robusto
By now you’ve likely heard the story of how the Toraño brand came to be part of General Cigar Co., it’s only mention here is…
La Gloria Cubana Colección Reserva Torpedo
It’s amazing how the world can bring people who have seemingly parted ways back together again, and the cigar world is no exception. The non-Cuban…
Partagas 1845 Extra Fuerte Robusto
In 2014, General Cigar Co. debuted a new line named Partagas 1845 Extra Fuerte that was available in four different sizes and incorporated an Ecuadorian habano…
