GENERAL CIGAR HOLDINGS

General Cigar Company is one of the world’s foremost manufacturers and marketers of premium cigars. Their artisans in the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and Nicaragua are passionate about handcrafting their iconic products to maximize the cigar smoking experience. Their portfolio of acclaimed brands includes Macanudo, Cohiba, Partagas, La Gloria Cubana, CAO, Hoyo de Monterrey, Excalibur and Foundry. With their size comes the resources that enable them to buy, age and store tobacco, and to op... erate three factories in each of the top cigar-making countries. As a result, their team of cigar masters can utilize an extremely broad base of tobacco in creating new blends, and they can move quickly to bring innovative new products to their consumers. As part of their commitment to providing cigars of the finest quality, they cultivate new varieties of tobacco through their in-house research and development programs. Their joint venture with the Plasencia Group provides them with unmatched leaf growing, processing, and cigar making capabilities that enhance their activities in Honduras and Nicaragua. The Plasencia Group’s highly regarded, family-owned operations encompass five cigar factories and more than 20,000 acres of tobacco farms.More