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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In 2022, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) resurrected a brand it had the trademarks to called Los Statos Deluxe. The brand traces its roots back to Cuba in 1940, where it was termed “Los Statos De Luxe.” STG decided to add the brand to the Forged Cigar Portfolio. To resurrect the brand, the team of Justin […]
