Reinier Lorenzo‘s HVC Cigars is a company that has quietly gone from one of the best kept secrets to one of the hottest small companies in the premium cigar business. Because for a while it was a company that flew under the radar, many were surprised that 2021 marks HVC’s tenth anniversary. At this year’s […]
The story of the booth that was home to Lost & Found, Caldwell Cigar Company, and La Barba has been told many times in the aftermath of the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade show. The coalition had set up the ultimate minimalist booth at the Trade Show, packed up and left early, and allegedly left […]
Oscar Valladares is quietly becoming a power player in the premium cigar industry. Not only does he have his own brand and factory in Honduras, but now he owns several major tobacco farms in Honduras. When it comes to his brand, Valladares is not only creating excellent brands, but he has found a way to […]
Matilde Cigars is the company that was founded by the legendary José Seijas and now run by his son Enrique. Over the years, the company has built a solid foundation of four regular production blends. It’s been five years since Matilde has had a new release, and no doubt fans of the brand have been […]
If you were looking for a slice on A1A in Miami Beach, Florida, the Gran Habano booth was the one for you. It was a new booth for Gran Habano, but it was one of the best laid out ones at the show. With the COVID-19 pandemic still having its impacts, Gran Habano owner George […]
It’s always fun visiting Matt Booth at a Trade Show, and the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show is no exception. Room101 Cigars is a cigar company that parallels the lifespan of Cigar Coop. Booth ventured into the world of cigars from the jewelry world in 2009, and I started Cigar Coop in 2010. […]
CLE Cigar Company is home to four main brands: CLE, EIROA, Wynwood Hills, and Asylum. When it comes to the CLE and Eiroa brands, the name of the game is “Cameroon de Jamastran.” This is a Cameroon seed wrapper grown on Julio R. Eiroa’s tobacco farm in the Jamastran Valley in Honduras. Last year, Julio […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
