Weekly News (October 28, 2013)
Editor’s note: It is with heavy hearts that we bring you this week’s Weekly News, as Charlie Minato’s laptop passed away suddenly and unexpectedly Monday…
La Gloria Cubana Releases Rival Twin (Update)
This week, a new limited release from General Cigar’s La Gloria Cubana began arriving at retail stores, the La Gloria Cubana Rival Twin. West Coast…
Bolivar D’Oro
In the 1950s before the embargo with Cuba, Nat Sherman was the exclusive importer and distributer of the Bolívar brand, and one of only three…
CAO Discontinues The Sopranos Edition
A representative from General Cigar Company has confirmed that the CAO The Sopranos Edition has been discontinued, after online cigar retailer Cigars International mentioned it…
CAO Adds Flathead
While General Cigar Co. has remain relatively mum about its 2013 IPCPR trade show and convention plans, at least one line has leaked out ahead…
CAO Hurricane
Last April, General Cigar Co. announced a new promotion for its CAO brand, Last Stick Standing. Three different 5 1/2 x 54 cigars—labeled C, A…
CAO Hurricane Appears
The CAO Hurricane has begun appearing at retailers, including TopQualityCigars.com, the online presence of Casa de Montecristo in Countryside, Ill. The cigar was first mentioned…
La Gloria Cubana Quietly Releases Bella Dama
La Gloria Cubana has quietly released what appears to be another limited edition regional release, this time an 8 x 60 cigar called “Bella Dama.”…
La Gloria Cubana Rabito de Cochino ADP6 Heads to Western U.S.
A new 6 x 56-sized La Gloria Cubana is the latest in General Cigar’s growing list of region editions. According to Frank Seltzer, the cigar—which…
Press Release: General Cigar Prevails over Cubatabaco in Trademark Dispute
March 28, 2013 (Richmond, Va.) — General Cigar was recently vindicated by the courts again in the nearly 16 year old legal battle waged by…
Press Release: Punch Rare Corojo Returns with New Frontmark
March 7, 2013 — General Cigar announces that Punch® Rare Corojo is making its anticipated annual return to retail, this time with a new, strikingly-packaged…
