While not a new cigar brand, for attendees at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, El Septimo Geneva was still the new kid on the block. The company came into the 2021 PCA Show with one of the more elaborate booths, including having a large screen for folks to watch a soccer game […]
Warped Cigars opted for a more minimalist look at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show. It turned out that the company was not present on Day Four of the Trade Show; and since we didn’t know this in advance, we did not get a chance to talk to owner Kyle Gellis. We do know […]
Over the past couple of years, PDR Cigars has undergone a series of branding and packaging changes. That theme continued at the 2021 PCA Trade Show. In these PCA summary reports, we have tried to stay away from wrapper, binder, and filler, but in the case of PDR Cigars, it is important. A few years […]
A new release from Forged Cigar Company’s Partagas brand has begun to show up at retailers. It’s called the Partagas Cortado and it’s the first Connecticut Shade-wrapped offering as well as the first Nicaraguan-made Partagas to be released. Partagas Cortado features an Ecuadorian-grown Connecticut Shade wrapper over an Indonesian binder and fillers consisting of Honduran […]
Cattle Baron Cigars is best described as a small company with a big heart. If you aren’t familiar with Cattle Baron Cigars, it was founded by Bryan Mussard, a well-known figure in the cattle industry. He served as President of the Montana Stockgrowers Association. Back in 2016, he teamed up with Phil Zanghi and the […]
Casa Turrent is the brand owned by the famed Mexican tobacco family, the Turrents. Casa Turrent was one of nine premium cigar companies that were a part of the Sutliff Tobacco group at the PCA Trade Show. This year Casa Turrent focused on line extensions to the Casa Turrent 1880 line. For the past few […]
Casa 1910 is a new company out of Veracruz, Mexico that made its debut at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. The year 1910 is significant in Mexican history as that is the year the Mexican Revolution started. The company got a lot of attention at the show. Several manufacturers and attendees had […]
Our grand finale to our video coverage is a 28-minute interview with Pete Johnson. To say 2021 was a busy year for Pete Johnson and Tatuaje Cigars is an understatement. While Johnson did not have his normal full-scale booth, Johnson came prepared to offer a lot of intriguing product offerings to his retail customers. There […]
Quality Importers Trading Company was one of the more impressive booths at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show. It was one of the best laid out booths and did an excellent job at showcasing the various brands in its portfolio as well as the products in its portfolio. There is something for just about […]
Topper Cigars has been a staple of the PCA/IPCPR Trade Show for as long as Cigar Coop has been covering the Trade Show. For the past few years, the company has been a part of the De Los Reyes booth at the Trade Show, and 2021 was no exception. Topper Cigars was founded in 1896 […]
