While Asylum Cigars’ Asylum Ten was sold out prior to the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, attendees got an opportunity to see a sneak preview of the planned Asylum Eleven release in 2023. While the packaging for the Asylum Eleven was being showcased, the company said the blend for the project is still in […]
Cigar News: 1502 Aniversario 10 Makes Debut
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This year, Enrique Sanchez’s Global Premium Cigars (and 1502 brand) celebrated its tenth anniversary. To commemorate the occasion, Sanchez has launched the 1502 Aniversario 10. It’s a cigar that was showcased at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. It is also a cigar that had a soft launch on the eve of the […]
PCA 2022 Report: Fratello Cigars
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Fratello Cigars first came to the Trade Show back in 2013 when it was still part of the IPCPR. That year, owner Omar de Frias was an employee of NASA making his initial launch of his brand. That year, the brand got a nice boost when De Frias made his cigar available to all attendees […]
Cigar News: Asylum Ten Showcased at 2022 PCA Trade Show
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At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Asylum Cigars showcased its tenth-anniversary cigar, the Asylum Ten. While the cigar was showcased, Asylum Cigars said all of the cigars were pre-sold prior to the Trade Show. It’s the fourth consecutive year Asylum Cigars has released an anniversary cigar. Previous iterations include Asylum Seven, Asylum […]
Cigar News: Casa 1910 Launches Revolutionary Edition at 2022 PCA Trade Show
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At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Casa 1910 Cigars expanded its portfolio. The company launched a collection of cigars known as the Revolutionary Edition. The Revolutionary Edition pays homage to the early battles of the Mexican Revolution. It features two unique cigars made in Mexico and highlighted by 100% Mexican tobacco. One […]
PCA 2022 Report: Padrón Cigars
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Over the years, Padrón Cigars has had some high-profile launches at the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) and its predecessor shows (IPCPR, RTDA). When it came to the 2022 PCA Trade Show, nothing came close to what we saw with the collaboration with Arturo Fuente for Fuente y Padrón Legends. While this might not be a […]
Cigar News: General Cigar Releases Revamped Sancho Panza Line
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This week General Cigar began shipping a three-blend line under its Santa Clara line. It’s a project that was done by Matt Booth, Justin Andrews, and the team at Honduran American Tobacco S.A. (HATSA). While Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) was not in attendance at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, the Room101 brand […]
Cigar News: Numerous COVID-19 Positive Test Results Reported by PCA 2022 Attendees
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The 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show is now in the annals of history, and a part of that story appears to have been the spread of the COVID-19 virus among attendees. On Monday, Cigar Coop learned of the first positive test result of an attendee. As of the evening of Wednesday, July […]
PCA 2022 Report: HVC Cigars
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Last year HVC Cigars celebrated ten years in business, but the past year has perhaps been the most important for the company. In June 2021, the company announced it would be handling its own distribution which includes warehousing ad order fulfillment. Almost a year later in June 2022, the company announced it was opening its […]
Cigar News: E.P. Carrillo Platinum Bash Launched at PCA 2022
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As a part of the celebration of E.P. Carrillo founder Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr‘s 70th birthday, the company has created a three-cigar sampler known as the Platinum Bash. The Platinum Bash will feature three unreleased blends, and consumers will get a chance to select one of the blends as a future E.P. Carrillo limited edition release. […]