ADVentura is the flagship line of ADV & McKay Cigars, owned by Henderson Ventura and Marcel Knobel. It is a true concept brand as the cigars follow a theme of two adventurers named Adventura and McKay. The first lines followed the travels of these two companions. Now according to Ventura and Knobel, Adventura and McKay […]
While a lot was made of the launch of new companies by CAO alumni, Tim Ozgener and Rick Rodriguez, one must remember there is another CAO alumni who got a head start – and that’s Micky Pegg. In 2020 Pegg and Frank Layo lauched All Saints Cigars and hit the ground running. Working with Rocky […]
While Mo Maali and Patina Cigars have been coming to the Premium Cigar Association Trade Show for several years, this is actually the first time that Patina is launching a new cigar at the Trade Show. That cigar is the fourth regular production cigar, the Patina Sumatra. Maali has focused his brand on regular production […]
In the interview Bear Duplisea did with Plasencia Cigars CEO Nestor Andrés Plasencia, Bear called Plasencia Cigars the hottest brand on the market – and he was 100% on the money. While the Plasencia family has been in the tobacco business since 1865, they have only had their own brand on the market since 2017. […]
This has been a big year for Tony Bellatto. It commemorates both ten years of La Barba cigars and his father Gene’s 50 years in the cigar business. While it’s ten years for La Barba, Tony is getting ready for the next ten years as he is partnering with his father to form a new […]
For the second year 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. J.C. Newman makes cigars at […]
There are three things that have been pretty much constant about Esteban Carreras Cigars: 1) The company tends to do one new release per year; 2) That release comes out at the PCA Trade Show; 3) The release is not unveiled until the Trade Show opens. All of those things applied to Esteban Carreras when […]
It’s been 13 years since Bill Paley resurrected the brand created by his grandfather Samuel Paley, La Palina. Over the years Paley has teamed up with some of the best factories in the world in many different countries to produce his products. While La Palina’s history is often associated with the brands of his grandfather, […]
Over the years, Gurkha Cigars has been known for delivering some of the most ornate packaging in the industry. In recent years, Gurkha has been working to showcase themselves as delivering quality and innovative brands to the market. At the same time, Gurkha hasn’t totally taken its foot off the pedal in terms of packaging. […]
There was quite a bit happening at Illusione Cigars at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. For the most part, owner Dion Giolito used the show to showcase a major overhaul of his Original Documents lines. The overhaul was done in response to feedback from Illusione retailers. Owner Dion Giolito incorporated the feedback […]
