C.L.E. Cigar Company has announced the release of the Eiroa CBT 51 – in commemoration of the 51st birthday of company founder Christian Eiroa. While the Eiroa CBT 51 wasn’t on display at the C.L.E. Cigar Company booth in Las Vegas, a cigar debuted at an after-hours birthday party at the PCA 2023 for Christian […]
PCA 2023: Padrón Cigars
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When it comes to Padrón Cigars, the company doesn’t always attend the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. This year Padrón would come into the Trade Show with a pair of PCA Exclusive Cigars, a refreshed sampler of some of its more acclaimed cigars, and the unreleased Fuente y Padrón Legends collaboration. This made the […]
PCA 2023: Diesel
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One of the more remarkable stories in the cigar industry over the past six years has been the Diesel brand of cigars. Diesel is a brand that was initially a catalog brand developed in collaboration with AJ Fernandez. In 2017, the decision was made to transition Diesel to a brick-and-mortar line under the General Cigar […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel Dark Star Launches at PCA 2023
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At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars showcased a new cigar known as Dark Star. It’s a cigar produced out of Honduras, but it also incorporates filler tobaccos from Paraguay. While the cigars at the Trade Show say “Nicaragua” on the band, the blend is actually a Honduran-forward blend. […]
Cigar News: RoMa Craft Tobac Quinquagenario Showcased at 2023 PCA Trade Show
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The RoMa Craft Tobac Quinquagenario, a long-awaited limited edition cigar produced between RoMa Craft Tobac’s Skip Martin and E.P. Carrillo’s Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, is getting ready to hit the stores. The cigar was also showcased at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. A Quinquagenarian refers to someone who is between the age of […]
PCA 2023: Chillin’ Moose
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Back in 2014, General Cigar Company released a value-priced cigar under its Foundry Cigar Company subsidiary known as Chillin’ Moose. It was one of the most unorthodox names for a cigar, but it would soon become a popular offering in the company’s portfolio. Along the way, General’s parent company, Scandinavian Tobacco Group, would sell Foundry […]
Cigar News: My Father and Tatuaje Collaborate for La Union
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My Father Cigars and Tatuaje Cigars are both celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their respective companies in 2023 with a project called La Union. For the past two decades, the two companies have been connected. Don Pepin Garcia and Jaime Garcia have been handling the production of Pete Johnson’s Tatuaje Cigars from the beginning. […]
PCA 2023: Perdomo Cigars
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When it comes to a list of highly anticipated cigars being released at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, it’s hard to find one that was more anticipated than the Perdomo 30th Anniversary line. The Perdomo 30th Anniversary is a release that Perdomo Cigars had been talking about for quite some time. The […]
Cigar News: Espinosa Adds 6 x 60 to Four Lines
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At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Espinosa Cigars introduced a 6 x 60 size to four lines: 601 Blue, Laranja Escuro, Knuckle Sandwich Habano, and the Knuckle Sandwich Maduro. The following are the pricing and box-counts for the four blends: 601 Blue (6 x 60): SRP $11.95/cigar; Available in 20-count boxes Laranja […]
Cigar News: La Gloria Cubana Eighth Street Corona Grande Launched at PCA 2023
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At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Forged Cigar Company showcased a new size of its limited edition La Gloria Cubana Eighth Street line in the form of a Corona Grande. La Gloria Cubana Eight Street is a project that was developed in collaboration with Justin Andrews and blended by the team at El […]