Gran Habano has been a staple of the Premium Cigar Association Trade Show. This year, the company had a chance to celebrate its 20th anniversary as a brand. To commemorate the milestone, Gran Habano has released the Gran Habano 20th Aniversario. It’s a project that has been in the works for a while. Word of […]
Many cigar companies love to embrace anniversary milestones, and My Father Cigars is no exception. This year two of the company’s most celebrated cigars, My Father Le Bijou 1922 and Flor de las Antillas, have milestones. At this year’s 2022 PCA Trade Show, My Father introduced two blends, the My Father Le Bijou 1922 100 […]
Miami Cigar & Company and its long-time strategic partner La Aurora didn’t have a lot of new products, but at the same time this still proved to be quite a busy booth. The theme for both Miami Cigar and La Aurora was the families behind the brand – namely Nestor Miranda and the late Fernando León. […]
Ken Hamlin is a former NFL star who played Safety for the Seattle Seahawks, Dallas Cowboys, and Baltimore Ravens. In 2007, he earned a trip to the Pro Bowl. Following a successful career, Hamlin started his own cigar brand, known as The Arrival. The cigar is produced by La Aurora Cigars and Hamlin was present […]
This year the story was that Ashton had a booth again. Last year, Ashton had opted to go with an open space with tables for taking orders. While the 2022 Ashton booth was not as big as in the past, it still provided a nice display for its products. This year, what was new to […]
La Aurora has been a company that embraces its history. As 2022 is the first of two major milestones – what would have been the 100th birthday of Don Fernando León – I’d have thought it would be more emphasized. The next milestone is the 120th anniversary of the factory in 2023. While it’s premature […]
Fratello Cigars first came to the Trade Show back in 2013 when it was still part of the IPCPR. That year, owner Omar de Frias was an employee of NASA making his initial launch of his brand. That year, the brand got a nice boost when De Frias made his cigar available to all attendees […]
Over the years, Padrón Cigars has had some high-profile launches at the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) and its predecessor shows (IPCPR, RTDA). When it came to the 2022 PCA Trade Show, nothing came close to what we saw with the collaboration with Arturo Fuente for Fuente y Padrón Legends. While this might not be a […]
Last year HVC Cigars celebrated ten years in business, but the past year has perhaps been the most important for the company. In June 2021, the company announced it would be handling its own distribution which includes warehousing ad order fulfillment. Almost a year later in June 2022, the company announced it was opening its […]
When it comes to Day Four, which is the final day of the Premium Cigar Associate (PCA) Trade Show, there typically is a drop in foot traffic (Cigar Coop describes this as the actual amount of trade show attendees on the floor). As in the past, there was a drop this year. The good news […]
