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What’s In A Brand Name?

December 20, 2017

The peculiar stories of parallel brands, cigars that share the same names but are made in separate countries.

General Teams With A.J. Fernandez On Punch Diablo

June 29, 2018

Punch Diablo, which is being rolled in Nicaragua by A.J. Fernandez, is the first Punch from brand owner General Cigar made outside of Honduras.

Altadis Teams Up With A.J. Fernandez For Montecristo Nicaragua

July 5, 2018

Altadis U.S.A. will be introducing the Montecristo Nicaragua Series as the fifth addition the core line of non-Cuban Montecristos.

One (Or More) Of These 19 High-Scoring Cigars Should Be Your Next Smoke

September 5, 2017

Our June 2017 Cigar Aficionado tasting, now available to view on our website, shows how well non-Cuban cigars can stand toe-to-toe with smokes from Havana. Each of the top-scoring cigars are made …

Altadis Settles Fleur-De-Lis Suit

May 3, 2018

Altadis U.S.A, makers of the non-Cuban Montecristo brand, has settled its dispute with boutique company Figaro Cigars over the use of its fleur- de-lis trademark.

Shop Report: Havana's La Casas del Habano

October 5, 2017

A new shipment from Habanos S.A. had just arrived in one of the well-known shops in Havana. It included one box of Punch Double Coronas, four boxes of Hoyo Double Coronas and four boxes of Behike BHK …

10 Quick Ways To Spot A Fake Cuban Cigar

May 31, 2018

With a rich counterfeit market hawking fake Cubans throughout the Caribbean and other tourist destinations, it’s easy for any cigar enthusiast to get duped into buying a bogus Cuban.

General To Release Punch Gran Puro Nicaragua

January 15, 2017

Fans of Punch cigars are going to have a new version next month—the Punch Gran Puro Nicaragua. The cigars are made in Honduras at the STG Danlí factory (a.k.a. HATSA), and are loaded with Nicaraguan …

Cuban 2017 Edición Limitadas Slowly Reaching Markets

April 4, 2018

The rest of Cuba’s 2017 Edición Limitada cigars are finally making it to global markets, albeit slowly.

Cigar Sales Decrease at Scandinavian Tobacco Group

March 9, 2018

Cigar sales—both handmade and machine-made—were down in 2017 at Scandinavian Tobacco Group, the parent of General Cigar Co., maker of Macanudo, La Gloria Cubana and a host of other cigars.

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