The 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show was the second one for West Tampa Cigar Company. This venture started a little over a year ago and is a company owned by General Cigar Company alumni Rick Rodriguez and Gus Martinez. The eve of the Trade Show saw West Tampa announce another General Cigar alumni, […]
Cigar Coop has been covering the Trade Show since 2010, and each year we always had a visit with Matt Booth and Room101 Cigars. At this year’s Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Room101 had a station in the Forged Cigar Company booth. While we did get to see the products being showcased by Room101, […]
Regarding ADVentura Cigars at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, just about everyone was thrilled to see this company exhibiting there. Last year, one of the company’s main production series, Tabacalera William Ventura, had a total loss fire. Despite the enormous challenge that was thrown their way, ADVentura Cigars persevered. In fact, this year, […]
Over the years, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo has become synonymous with creating legendary cigars and establishing a factory (Tabacalera La Alianza) that has produced many releases for industry leaders. However, at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA)Trade Show, things were a little different. The two releases that E.P. Carrillo featured were not being done at their own […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, La Palina Cigars announced the return of two installments of its La Palina Goldie Series. This includes the Prominente and the cigar that was the second release of the Goldie, the Laguito No. 5. The Prominente is being dubbed “Series 3.”. This is the third consecutive […]
It’s been a long time, but La Flor Dominicana is bringing back owner Litto Gomez‘s eponymous line, the Litto Gomez (LG) Diez. It’s the first time in eight years the LG line is returning, but this time it is returning with some changes. The cigar was introduced in 2004 to commemorate Gomez’s ten years (thus […]
All eyes would be on Alec Bradley regarding the Forged Cigar Booth at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. This would be the most significant stage Alec Bradley would be on since Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) acquired it almost five months prior. Since then, Alec Bradley Cigar Company became the Alec Bradley brand […]
La Palina Cigars introduced its Mr. Sam line into its portfolio ten years ago. At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, La Palina introduced a fifth size to Mr. Sam in the form of a 7 5/8 x 49 Double Corona. Mr. Sam is a nod to the original founder of the La Palina […]
There was plenty of excitement and enthusiasm over what Kristoff Cigars was bringing into the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA). Kristoff is a company that has not been afraid to innovate, and this year they introduced two new regular production offerings that are the company’s first Nicaraguan puros. On top of that, they also delivered […]
While most of the attention at the Rocky Patel booth at PCA 2023 surrounded the $100.00 Conviction by Rocky Patel cigar release, there was another offering in the value-priced bundle space that was introduced at the Trade Show. It’s a two-cigar blend mixed-filler release known as Seed to Smoke. Seed to Smoke is a mild […]
