Cigar Interview: Jon Huber – Part Two

Posted by on Feb 23, 2011 in Interviews | 4 comments

Cigar Interview: Jon Huber – Part Two

Today we continue our three part interview with Jon Huber. To view part one, please click here. Part Two: Your Departure from CAO   The Merger In 2007, the climate at CAO began to shift. How did the 2007 merger with Scandinavian Tobacco Group affect the daily operations at CAO? Let’s just say that it became less and less about creating and innovating,...

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Cigar Poll: How Do You Feel the Recent Merger with General Cigars Will Affect CAO’s Product?

Posted by on Feb 9, 2011 in Polls | 1 comment

Cigar Poll: How Do You Feel the Recent Merger with General Cigars Will Affect CAO’s Product?

In 2007, CAO was bought out by Scandinavian Tobacco Group, then in late 2010, Scandinavian merged with the superpower of Swedish Match. Swedish Match owns General Cigar, who is responsible for such large brands as Cohiba, La Gloria Cubana, Macanudo, Partagas, and Punch, among many others. So, our poll question today deals with what affect this new merger will...

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Cigar Review: La Gloria Cubana Serie R

Posted by on Nov 3, 2010 in Reviews | 0 comments

Size: 4.875×52, No. 4 Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra Binder: Nicaraguan Ligero & Dominican Olor Filler: Nicaraguan Strength: Full Price: Box of 24, $105.95 (Purchase) Grade: 8.8 Produced by El Credito Cigar Company, and originated by Ernesto Carrillo, the La Gloria Cubana brand is now made exclusively for General Cigar, a subsidiary of Swedish Match....

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Cigar Review: La Gloria Cubana Artesanos De Tabaqueros

Posted by on Sep 10, 2010 in Reviews | 2 comments

Size: 6 x52, 652 Belicoso Wrapper: Connecticut Shade and Ecuadorian Sumatra Binder: Secret Filler: Dominican, Honduran, and Nicaraguan Strength: Medium/Full Price: $9.50 (Boxes of 25) Grade: 9.0 The La Gloria Cubana Artesanos De Tabaqueros is a product of General Cigar and was released in April of this year. This is the second cigar in the Artesanos series....

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Contest Time! Sponsored by General Cigar

Posted by on Jul 1, 2010 in Contest | 78 comments

We are back with another contest… our BIGGEST yet! Sponsored by General Cigar in honor of their new sweepstakes, the Macanudo Millionaire… We are giving away 4 boxes of cigars to our readers - 1 box each for 4 lucky readers of Toasted Foot! To help bring awareness to their Macanudo Millionaire Contest, we are having our own little...

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