Villiger Cigars was low key about its release for the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, but this year, the company unveiled a limited edition called Villiger Miami. The cigar is now heading to retailers. While keeping to Villiger’s logo and format on the packaging, it is also highlighted by a vibrant blue color. […]
2022 marks the tenth anniversary of Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. Over the years, Oscar has grown into a powerhouse. Today Oscar has a factory, farms, and a distribution company. The central theme for Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Compay is a special 10th anniversary cigar – which will be the company’s most ultra-premium offering to […]
If you were looking for plenty of new releases at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Tatuaje Cigars was the place to go. This year there was a plethora of products ranging from new regular production cigars, line extensions, anniversary cigars, a PCA Exclusive, and what Tatuaje Cigars owner Pete Johnson called, “a […]
It has become a tradition with the Cigar Coop Coalition coverage that on the morning of Day 4 of the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) we will have our visit with Steve Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust. Saka is always generous with his time, and the visit becomes so much more than a recap of […]
Over the years, Quality Importers Trading Company has assembled and developed a wide portfolio of cigar accessories. When it comes to Quality Importers, there is always plenty to talk about at the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. Aside from the products, Quality Importers made headlines when it announced it brought industry veteran Michael Giannini […]
Last year a new chapter for Matilde Cigars began as owner Enrique Seijas launched the Limited Exposure Series. Over the past few years, Seijas has worked hard building up the four core blends of his portfolio, but the Limited Exposure Series gave Seijas a chance to do some different things. As the name indicates, it’s […]
Every year at the Trade Show, Dapper Cigar Company proves to be one of the most active booths at the Trade Show. Owner Ian Reith always seems to have something for everyone and 2022 was no exception. This year there is a whole new mixed filler, economy cigar offering, a new blend under the Desvalido […]
The ten-year anniversary of the L’Atelier brand is this year and at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Tatuaje Cigars unveiled the L’Atelier Racine ERB. ERB stands for Extension Racine Britanicas. It uses the same blend as the L’Atelier Extension de la Racine blend that was first introduced in 2022 and has primarily been […]
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 […]
