At the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Oveja Negra Brands returned with the same booth as it had for the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show. This was especially pleasing because I loved how this booth highlighted the unique nature of each of the four brands – and still puts them under one umbrella. The world […]
PCA 2021 Report: Dissident Cigars
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2021 was the second PCA/IPCPR trade show for Dissident Cigars since Benjamin Holt resurrected the brand back in 2019. Once again, Dissident Cigars was a part of the Oveja Negra Brands booth. In 2020, Holt unveiled three new core offerings in his portfolio: Rant, Rave, and Tirade. Since these cigars did not have an opportunity […]
PCA 2021 Report: MLB Cigar Ventures
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As they have been since 2018, MLB Cigar Ventures and Matilde Cigars were joined at the hip at the PCA/IPCR Trade Show. The difference is that both companies joined the other seven companies that were a part of the Sutliff Tobacco “compound” at the 2021 PCA Trade Show. While MLB Cigar Ventures founder Mike […]
PCA 2021 Report: Global Premium Cigars (1502)
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Global Premium Cigars is the parent company for the 1502 Cigars brand. While there were some new products being showcased by the company, there was something else happening. This year owner Enrique Sanchez Icaza‘s wife, Soleana Venerio has come on board as National Sales Director and is playing a more hands-on role in the company. […]
PCA 2021 Report: Drunk Chicken Cigars
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Drunk Chicken Cigars is a company founded by Desiree Sylver who is based in Washington, DC, and has a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership. Sylver and her fiancé were cigar enthusiasts who took a trip to Florida, and stumbled upon a group of cigar rollers who they asked to make some cigars for them. They commissioned […]
PCA 2021 Report: El Artista
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For the past several years, El Artista is a company that has been making moves. Based in the Dominican Republic, the company has owned its own factory for many years. While El Artista is best known for making cigars for Major League great David Ortiz, there has been plenty more this company has been doing in […]
PCA 2021 Report: Padrón Cigars
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The Padrón booth is always one of the busier ones at an IPCPR/PCA Trade Show. The 2021 PCA Trade Show was no exception, but company President Jorge Padrón was very gracious with his time. It isn’t every year that Padrón has a new cigar, but 2021 happens to one of the years where they do. […]
PCA 2021 Report: Debonaire House
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Phil Zanghi’s Debonaire House brands were once again a part of the De Los Reyes booth at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade (PCA) Show. It’s symbolic of the relationship the two companies have had over the years. Debonaire House Cigars are produced at De Los Reyes, but under Zanghi’s supervision. For the 2021 Trade […]
PCA 2021 Report: Dapper Cigar Company
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If there is one cigar company that would be at the top of the list for the best-kept secret in the cigar industry it’s Dapper Cigar Company. Dapper is run by Ian Reith, who is someone who has a passion and understanding for cigar making. He has teamed up with the Nicaraguan American Cigars S.A. […]
PCA 2021 Report: Rocky Patel Premium Cigars
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There perhaps is no man who can deliver as much information in three minutes as Rocky Patel, the owner and founder of Rocky Patel Premium Cigars – and that’s exactly what he did for us when we interviewed him. Rocky told us about his three new releases with fire and passion like no one else. […]