General Cigar Ships New Hoyo
At the beginning of the month, the newest product from General Cigar’s Hoyo de Monterrey headed to certain stores. The new cigar, simply called Hoyo,…
CAO Flathead Steel Horse Gets Two New Vitolas
This month, two new vitolas will be added to the CAO Flathead Steel Horse line. General Cigar Co. has announced that it will be releasing…
Foundry Turns to Brokers in Southeast
There’s been plenty of pushing boundaries and trying new things at Foundry Tobacco Co., the company is now going a step further. Foundry, a brand…
Procigar 2016: Day 2
My Wednesday of Procigar 2016 was supposed to begin with a trip to General Cigar Dominicana. It’s not because I wanted to go back to…
Punch Rare Corojo 2016 Ships (Update)
The latest batch of the Punch Rare Corojo has shipped. Pennsylvania-based Atlantic Cigar Co. announced that it had received this year’s cigar including the Punch…
General Cigar Adding New Look Hoyo Next Month
In April 2015, General Cigar Co. celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Hoyo de Monterrey brand by releasing the Edición de Cumpleaños 150, a limited edition…
STG IPO Likely This Week (Update)
As expected, the initial public offering (IPO) for Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) is back on track. The company, which claims to be the largest manufacturer…
CAO Wicked Winter
In 2013, General Cigar Co. added a pair of holiday-themed CAOs each with a somewhat evil personality. The cigars sold well, better than General expected…
Weekly News (Jan. 25, 2016)
Cigar News Diana Silvius Passes Away — The legendary former owner of Up Down Cigar and former RTDA president passed away on Friday AKA Cigars Announces…
Sam Leccia Departs General Cigar Co. (Update)
Sam Leccia has left General Cigar Co., confirming the news to halfwheel on Tuesday night shortly after posting a message to his personal Facebook page….
Ten Questions for 2016
What a year it’s been. But enough reminiscing on that. It’s time for 2016 and before you move all of your 2014-purchased cigars into the…
