In 2022, the company known as El Artista underwent a rebrand. El Artista brands are owned by Ram Rodriguez, who also owns the Tabacalera El Artista in the Dominican Republic. The rebrand included a portfolio restructuring as well as changing the company name for the brands to Artista Cigars. Last year as a part of […]
Ashton is a company that does not come out with new cigars every year. Going into this year’s Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, the company had its first new release in two years. During this time, much of the focus has been on the La Aroma de Cuba line. As for the new cigar, […]
Over the past two years, HVC Cigars made a couple of significant moves toward vertical integration. In June 2021, the company announced it would be handling its own distribution which includes warehousing and order fulfillment. Almost a year later in June 2022, the company announced it was opening its own factory – Fabrica de Tabacos […]
For the third show in a row, J.C. Newman Cigar Company brought the cardboard version of its El Reloj factory to the PCA Trade Show to serve as its booth. It’s a stunning display that gives the feel of the El Reloj factory from both the inside and the outside. This year all of the […]
One year ago, at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Illusione Cigars showcased a comprehensive portfolio packaging rebrand. This included new packaging designs, new logos, and new vitola names. One year later, the first phase of this rebrand has been completed as the Original Documents and Singularé lines have been overhauled. Let’s catch up […]
Over the years, Oliva Cigar has not regularly presented new releases at a PCA/IPCPR/RTDA trade show. Particularly since the acquisition of Oliva Cigar by J. Cortès, that has changed. For the most part, the new Oliva-branded releases have been line extensions under the Serie V and Serie V Melanio umbrellas. This has allowed Oliva to […]
For the past three years, much of the work at All Saints Cigars has been developing its four core lines. When the company first launched in 2019, it turned out the first release that would come to market was a cigar called Solamente. This was a cigar that was originally released by accident. The […]
In 2022 Micallef Cigars returned to the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. While the company had some new products, the focus was on the programs Micallef has done to connect with its customers. Micallef indeed continued to do so at the 2023 PCA Trade Show, but this year the company was really showcasing its […]
When Altadis U.S.A. returned to the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show in 2023, that included iconic brand H. Upmann’s return to the Trade Show as well. Earlier this year, Altadis U.S.A. would introduce two new offerings to H. Upmann. Altadis U.S.A. decided to use the PCA Trade Show to feature these two new lines. […]
While a lot was made of two of the Big Four companies making a return to the Trade Show, another company coming back for the first time since 2019 was Joya de Nicaragua. Joya de Nicaragua had been on the sidelines because its U.S. distributor, Drew Estate, was one of the Big Four sitting out. […]
