General Cigar introduced a ton of new things at the show this year, and we are pretty excited about some of them.
General Cigar is adding another cigar to its Decedas lineup: Partagas Decadas 2021. This limited edition cigar is dedicated to Partagas’ founder Ramón Cifuentes The new blend uses a special Brazilian-grown Cameroon wrapper, a first for Partagas.
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"A decent looking stick, with great pre-light aromas, and lackluster construction and burn. The flavor profile was okay, middle of the road for me, I feel the lightly packed/rolled tobacco caused this stick to burn too quickly, causing off flavors from the high burn temp. I’d smoke it again, but it wouldn’t be my first choice as the flavor profile was pretty straight forward and didn’t have a level of complexity that I am typically accustomed with true premium cigars. While not the bottom of the barrel in the premium world, a noteworthy smoke that you should try!" -John A. (Bostoneo)
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Overall Score - Very Good
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·"I enjoyed the flavors of this stick, however the lack of complexity and changes made for a monotone experience. Go ahead and give it a try... it is good, but I would like something more arousing. " -John A. (John A.)
A special section of New York City's Club Macanudo was cordoned off last week to celebrate the retirement of industry veteran Benjamin Menendez, who most recently served as General Cigar Co.'s senior vice president. Menendez, 77, has been involved in almost every aspect of tobacco for the last 62 years of his life.
The event was hosted by General's president Dan Carr, who was joined by vice president Alan Wilner, creative director Mike Giannini and CAO brand ambassador Ricky Rodriguez. Edgar Cullman Jr., the former president of General, and Sherwin Seltzer, a longtime veteran of General's Villazon unit, were among the guests who attended the intimate function.
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·General Cigar showed off new releases in all of its premium brands at this year's show. We will take you through each brand with videos, pictures, and descriptions.
March 24, 2015 Richmond, VA--General Cigar Company Inc. announced that teams of special agents from the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (“ABT”) conducted a series of raids and arrests throughout Florida relating to the manufacture, distribution and sale of counterfeit versions of the Company’s COHIBA®, Macanudo® and Partagas® cigar brands.
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"Overall, this was a solid straight-shooter flavor-wise. Comprised of mostly leather, brown sugar, white & black pepper with some wood notes, this cigar meandered from medium to full body while it burned down. While it didn’t absolutely thrill me, it was an okay cigar that is sure to please somebody!" -John A. (Bostoneo)
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·"Exceptional smoke in my estimation. Reminded me quite a bit of a Padron 1926. Big flavor, powerful, lots of smoke. Great flavors of chocolate with some background spice and sweetness. Not really a lot of transitional flavors, but the core of this was so enjoyable I really wasn't interested in going anywhere else. I enjoyed every second of this, and I'm ready to go buy a bunch more. " -John I. (John I.)
General Cigar has announced a new line in the Partagas brand: Añejo. The word anejo refers to the well-aged wrapper tobacco that defines its appearance and its taste. It is rolled at General Cigar Dominicana and ships to retailers on March 1.