La Palina Chairman Bill Paley turned 75 years young this year, and at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, La Palina Cigars introduced a cigar to mark the occasion. The cigar is called the La Palina 1948 – and it pays homage to the year Paley was born. The La Palina 1948 is […]
Felix Mesa, the owner of El Galan Cigars, who has been spearheading Arturo Fuente’s Nicaraguan operations since 2018, is departing. Mesa will turn his attention back to the El Galan brands. News of Mesa’s departure from Fuente’s Nicaraguan project was made on El Galan’s social media channels. “It has been a pleasure working with the […]
Once again at a PCA Trade Show, De Los Reyes Cigars was a part of a booth that also featured four other companies – Debonaire House, Topper Cigars, Casa de Sueño, and Patoro. While many companies with a common distribution arm share a booth, in this case, these four companies all work with the […]
The Weller by Cohiba 2023 edition has begun to arrive at retail stores. Like the 2022 edition, the cigar features a binder aged in bourbon barrels. Working in partnership with Weller Bourbon, the 2023 release of Weller by Cohiba features a Connecticut-grown Broadleaf binder leaf that has been aged in authentic Weller Bourbon barrels transported […]
For all practical purposes, 2023 was the official return for RoMa Craft Tobac as an exhibitor at the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. The last time the company exhibited at PCA was back in 2019. While RoMa Craft Tobac was in attendance in 2022, the company wasn’t displaying new products and used the time […]
All Saints Cigars and Micallef Cigars have announced they are unifying their sales force under a single team. As a part of the arrangement, All Saints Cigars co-owner Micky Pegg will join Micallef Cigars as President of Sales of the combined sales team. While Pegg will be a part of Micallef in this new role, […]
An unusually heavy rainy season in Ecuador has wreaked havoc on the country’s agricultural industry, destroying many crops, including tobacco crops. This is expected to result in shortages of tobacco because demand will not be able to be satisfied – ultimately leading to what is expected to be increased tobacco prices. Located in the northwest […]
United Cigars has announced that new sizes of its Red Anchor line will hit the stores in late August. These sizes include Captain (5 x 50) and Gunner. Both sizes were showcased at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show last month. Red Anchor was a dormant brand that was re-acquired by United Cigar. […]
Global Premium Cigars, maker of the 1502 brand of cigars, is celebrating its eleventh anniversary. For as long as I have been covering Global Premium Cigars and 1502, they have been the staple of the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. It’s also great connecting with Enrique Sánchez Icaza, the dynamic CEO and creative force […]
After Espinosa Cigars made a monstrous splash by bringing Guy Fieri and his Knuckle Sandwich line to the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, everybody wonder what Espinosa Cigars would for an encore. The answer would be to pick right off where they left off. Once again, Fieri was at the Trade Show this […]
