Another company on top of my list to visit at the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) 2023 Trade Show was La Aurora. La Aurora is best known for having the oldest cigar factory in the Dominican Republic. While La Aurora has been sold in the U.S. market for many years, this year was different. For many […]
PCA 2023: Crux Cigars
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From my count, this is the ninth appearance of Crux Cigars at the PCA Trade Show. Since launching in 2014, the company has established quite a following in the cigar community. The past few years have seen Crux take its time in terms of bringing new releases to the market. Such is the case with […]
PCA 2023: Villiger Cigars North America
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From the look at Villiger Cigars North America’s PCA Trade Show booth, one would think the color blue would be the story here. Villiger’s two main releases at the Trade Show were adorned with bold blue packaging. However, the story is more as Villiger has now officially opened its factory in Estelí, Nicaragua and the […]
PCA 2023: Ozgener Family Cigars
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Following this year’s Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, there was one story I wanted to cover more in-depth – and that is Ozgener Family Cigars. Yes, they had a new release, but that isn’t what I want to focus this write-up on. While we didn’t get to talk to Tim Ozgener, this wasn’t the worst […]
2023 PCA Post Game Report: Day Five
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Today’s recap is the finale of the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. I’m going to take a different approach to this recap and make some personal reflections as from a historic standpoint, this marks the end of an era on many fronts. First I will say Day Five had low foot traffic – […]
2023 PCA Post Game Report: Day Four
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Just to set the record straight, Day Four of the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show is the penultimate day of the Trade Show. While I wouldn’t categorize any of the happenings of this day as dramatic, this was definitely the most interesting day of the trade show thus far. The day kicked off […]
2023 PCA Post Game Report: Day Three
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If you were looking for drama from the PCA Trade Show on Day Three, this wasn’t going to be the day to provide the fireworks. Sunday, July 9th was the second day the Trade Show was open for business and for the most part, while it wasn’t a bad day for writing up business, it […]
2023 PCA Post Game Report: Day Two
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Day Two marks the opening of the actual trade show itself. If you aren’t familiar with the logistics of the PCA Trade Show – it’s simple. Basically, manufacturers are housed in booths for the next three and half days. The booths each have a subculture of their own. Some booths are simple with a table, […]
2023 PCA Post Game Report: Day One
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Day One of the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Convention and Trade Show is now in the annals of history. This time, there was a very different feel to this opening day of the Trade Show. For the first time in the 13 years I have been covering the IPCPR and now PCA, the opening day […]
2023 PCA Pre-Game Report Part 4: Why Altadis USA and Forged Cigar Co. Will Be “The Companies” of the Show
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For the 13th year, the Cigar Coop brand will be providing coverage of the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show and Convention. This is also the 13th consecutive trade show we are covering and are proud to be a part of a very small group of media to say that. Our four-part series for the 2023 PCA Trade Show has you […]