At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars launched a new ultra-premium line being called the Rocky Patel White Label. One of the key differentiators is that the White Label uses a Connecticut Shade wrapper grown in the U.S. with tobaccos that have been aging for ten years. The remainder […]
Rafael Nodal, co-owner of Boutique Blends, is teaming up again with AJ Fernandez to launch a new project called Aging Room by Rafael Nodal Rare Collection. As the name indicates, it is a cigar that features specially selected rare tobaccos. The cigars in the Aging Room by Rafael Nodal Rare Collection are 100% Nicaraguan puros. […]
Over the past few weeks, General Cigar Company has been informing retailers of a new limited-edition extension to the CAO Flathead line known as V21. Today the company has formally announced the details around the CAO Flathead V21 project. The CAO Flathead V21 is a follow-up to the CAO Flathead V19. While the V19 used […]
Today we are formally announcing what is to be the fifth brand in the Cigar Coop media family, The Smoking Syndicate. The Smoking Syndicate is a weekly video review brand that will have guests including the Cigar Coop team. The show features video reviews, group reviews, cigars of the week/month, and more. The video content […]
At the 2021 Trade Show, Plasencia Cigars launched the Plasencia Cosecha 149. The name Cosecha is Spanish for Harvest. In the case of the Cosecha 149, it’s a cigar comprised of 100% Honduran tobacco from the Plasencia family’s 149th harvest. The Plasencia 149 is the second installment of Plasencia’s Cosecha series. In 2017, Plasencia launched […]
It turns out there will be two La Palina Goldie releases for 2021. At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, La Palina Cigars announced a second Goldie in the form of a 7 x 38 vitola known as Laguito No. 1. The La Palina Goldie Laguito No. 1 measures 7 x 38 and […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, My Father Cigars finally showed off its Trade Show Exclusive with the My Father Garcia y Garcia Robustos Deluxe. The Garcia y Garcia is one of My Father Cigars’ most premium offerings. The name Garcia & Garcia pays homage to the father and son duo of Don […]
For the second Trade Show in a row, the final day of the show had very slow foot traffic. However, that wasn’t where the drama came from. Instead, the manufacturers themselves created all the drama that has become associated with a trade show. It’s no secret that the PCA Trade Show has seen a dramatic […]
The cigar media, attendance, and annual PCA jinx are my takeaways from the third day of the PCA 2021 Trade Show. The start of Day Three saw cigar media gather for a press conference hosted by PCA Executive Director Scott Pearce, outgoing PCA President John Anderson, and incoming PCA President Greg Zimmermann. Of the 80 […]
On the second day of the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show there is a potpourri to do some post-game on. This includes thoughts on attendance/foot traffic, after-hours gatherings, the weather, and a checkpoint on Cigar Coop. First up let’s tackle attendance and foot traffic . A few years ago, I vowed to never […]
After a one-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 PCA Trade Show opened up in Las Vegas, Nevada. The theme was a “reunion” of the cigar industry, but the other theme that I think is prevalent is “Economy of Scale.” This is a trade show where there were costs cuts made. PCA has […]
At the 2021 PCA Trade Show, three new board members were announced: Jay Davis, Blue Smoke of Dallas Mary Szarmach, Smoke Friendly Todd Johnson, The Cigar Shop There was an open call for nominees and PCA retailers were allowed to vote for their candidate of choice. The board members are selected for a three-year […]
