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Press Release: La Gloria Cubana to Launch Its First Nicaraguan Cigars

May 15, 2013 (Richmond, Va.) — La Gloria Cubana® is making a bold departure from its Dominican roots with the launch of two new Nicaraguan collections, the first-ever La Glorias to have Nicaragua as the country of origin. Both expressions will mark the expansion of the top-selling Serie R line which started the large ring, [...]

News: 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.” Retailers in Illinois, Pennsylvania and New York have been tweeting about it, though General Cigar Co., which owns the La Gloria Cubana mark, hasn’t put out an official release as [...]

News: 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 debuted at ProCigar 2013 as a test blend—will head to the Western U.S. next week. Only 1,450 boxes of 20 will be released with pricing set at $8.00 or $160.00 [...]

News: La Gloria Cubana Adding Serie R Little Belicoso

La Gloria Cubana is adding a limited run cigar called the Serie R Little Belicoso that will only be made available to brick & mortar retailers. The cigar is not a permanent addition to the LGC portfolio, but is a limited production item. They are being made in both natural and maduro wrappers, with each [...]

Weekly News (January 28, 2012)

Editor’s Note: This week, the 2013 list of new releases will be updated, it’s a task and one that we’ve been a bit relaxed on launching, but by Friday a pretty good synopsis of what we know about will be out. It’s been a quiet January in terms of shipped releases, more so than the [...]

News: La Gloria Cubana Planning Serie R Black for Top Accounts

General Cigar Co. is planning a limited release addition to their La Gloria Cubana line, the La Gloria Cubana Serie R Black, which will be available only to top El Credito accounts. The new cigar is described as a “full bodied and full flavored Serie R appealing to serious cigar smokers,” and will feature a [...]

Weekly News (December 24, 2012)

Editor’s Note: Winner, winner, chicken dinner. Enjoy the holidays. Arturo Fuente Ships Un-Named Reserva 2012 — Story here. Two Lanceros Planned for Nestor Miranda’s 70th Birthday — Details here. L’Atelier Adds LAT 46 SS — Details here. La Gloria Cubana Sanson Heads to the Southeast — Story here. XIKAR Adds New Executive II Options — [...]

News: La Gloria Cubana Adds Sanson as Third Regional Release

When news came out of La Gloria Cubana’s second regional release, the Piramide Supra for the northeastern portion of the United States, brand manager Michael Giannini was already looking ahead at the brand’s next regional release. On Thursday, Giannini unveiled specifics of this new release that is heading to brick-and-mortar retailers in the southeastern region [...]

Review: La Gloria Cubana Piramide Supra

In November of this year, La Gloria Cubana released its latest regional edition, the Piramide Supra. La Glora, alongside fellow General Cigar brand CAO, has become a fixture in the growing U.S. regional released market, and the Piramide Supra was the company’s biggest entry into the market, literally, to date. We covered most of the [...]

News: La Gloria Cubana Releases Piramide Supra for Northeastern U.S.

What was described by Michael Giannini as “other special things” that he and Yuri Guillen were working on has resulted in a second limited run of La Gloria Cubana cigars, this time for the northeastern portion of the United States, a region that includes Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland and Delaware among other states. The La [...]