Club Macanudo will debut its newest location in Taipei, Taiwan. Called Club Macanudo Taipei, the luxury cigar lounge is the second such venue in Asia and will open to the public on February 27. Located in Xinyi, the central business district of Taipei, Club Macanudo is at the epicenter of Taiwan’s fashion capital where art Read more about Cigar News: Scandinavian Tobacco Group Expands Club Macanudo to Taipei[…]
Scandinavian Tobacco Group’s General Cigar Company has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against Empresa Cubana del Tabaco d.b.a. Cubatabaco. The lawsuit appeals the December 20, 2022 decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) regarding the cancelation of the COHIBA trademark registrations in the US. Read more about Cigar News: Scandinavian Tobacco Group Appeals Decision in Cohiba Trademark Ruling[…]
General Cigar Company, the premium cigar subsidiary of Scandinavian Tobacco Group, announces today that the company has filed a declaratory judgment trademark lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against Fuente Cigar Ltd. and Fuente Marketing Ltd. In a demand letter dated July 5, 2022, and subsequent email, Fuente Read more about Cigar News: General Cigar Files Declaratory Judgement Lawsuit Against Fuente in Trademark Dispute[…]
Evelio, the popular Dominican brand known for its pleasant mellow profile, is returning to the market with an enticing sweet cap. Handcrafted in the Dominican Republic’s MATASA factory , Evelio is made with a Dominican binder and Dominican long fillers, and is crowned by a golden Connecticut wrapper from Ecuador. A slightly-sweet cap enhances the Read more about Cigar News: STG Cigars Announces the Return of Evelio[…]
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) announces today that the company has acquired the Room101 cigar brand from Matt Booth and has retained Booth as creative director. The acquisition is limited to Room101 cigars and accessories and does not include any of Matt Booth’s other Room101 entities. Régis Broersma, president of STG’s North America and Rest of Read more about Cigar News: Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Acquired Room101 Cigar Brand from Matt Booth – Retained Booth as Creative Director[…]
Diesel will roll out a new trilogy that blends storytelling, interactivity, and cigar mastery in one. Called ”Fool’s Errand,” the new, limited edition release will ship to retailers on April 1. Justin Andrews, who oversees Scandinavian Tobacco Group’s (STG) cigar collaborations and the Diesel brand says; “AJ Fernandez and I recently completed the Elixir trilogy Read more about Cigar News: Diesel Releases Fool’s Errand Trilogy[…]
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Justin Andrews in collaboration with Robert Caldwell have created the Bolivar Cofradia Lost & Found, a limited edition collection created in Caldwell’s tradition of bringing “forgotten tobacco” from Central America’s best cigar factories to cigar lovers in the US. In 2021, Robert Caldwell and Justin Andrews traveled to Honduras, where they Read more about Cigar News: Bolivar Cofradia Lost & Found to be Released by Scandinavian Tobacco Group[…]
January 31, 2018 In a press release today, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) announced they signed an agreement to acquire the business of Thompson and Co. of Tampa, Inc. (“Thompson”). According to the release, STG and Thompson and Co. agreed on a price of $62 Million USD in the all cash deal which is expected to close in the Read more about Scandinavian Tobacco Group acquires Thompson and Co. of Tampa, Inc.[…]