Cohiba Macassar Toro Grande
A few years ago, General Cigar Co. unveiled a collaborative cigar between the Cohiba brand and rapper Jay Z. The cigar featured innovating packaging and…
Michael Giannini Out at General Cigar Co.
The creative director and director of innovations of General Cigar Co. is out. halfwheel has learned that after over 16 years with General,[ref]Or at least the companies…
General Cigar Raising Prices, Cites FDA
General Cigar Co. has informed retailers of an impending price increase set to take effect Oct. 3, 2016. The company, which is one of the…
Toraño Exodus Robusto
It’s been just over two years since General Cigar Co. acquired the brands of the Toraño Family Cigar Co., and while the first 12 months…
Dunhill Aged Maduro Short Robusto (Prerelease)
While the Dunhill name dates back to 1907 and Alfred Dunhill’s opening of a tobacco shop in London, it wasn’t until much later in the…
La Gloria Cubana Serie R Estelí Maduro No. 54
In 2013, General Cigar Co. introduced its first Nicaraguan blends under the La Gloria Cubana brand. Named the Serie R Black and the Serie R Estelí, the two…
CAO Sopranos Returns as Consigliere
Don’t call it a comeback. The CAO Sopranos, a line the company launched in 2005 to coincide with the HBO television show The Sopranos, has not…
Revamped Toraño Exodus Planned for IPCPR 2016
General Cigar Co.’s makeover of the Toraño portfolio will have its latest entry at the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. The new Exodus uses…
Cohiba Macassar Coming to IPCPR 2016
At the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, General Cigar Co. will introduce a new extension to its Cohiba line, Cohiba Macassar. The new line…
CAO Pilón Robusto
If you’ve dug into the process of making a cigar, you’ve undoubtedly heard the world pilón, the term for a pile of tobacco that is…
General Cigar Launching Macanudo Mao
General Cigar Co.’s fascination with vintage tobaccos has its latest entry, Macanudo Mao. The company will debut the new Macanudo line at next month’s IPCPR Convention…
