There was certainly a lot of energy and excitement at the Quesada booth at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. Not only was Quesada Cigars’ President Manuel “Manolo” Quesada in attendance, but there were several new and intriguing releases. The Quesadas announced a new addition to the Casa Magna family, the continuing tradition […]
PCA 2022 Report: Toscano Cigars
Toscano Cigars is the signature brand of Manifatture Cigar Toscano, a company based out of Italy. This is a company that has been in business for over 200 years. They are known for their conical-shaped cigars containing Italian and U.S. tobaccos – particularly tobaccos that are fire-cured. For the past few years the company has […]
PCA 2022 Report: Room101 Cigars
Matt Booth’s Room101 Cigars would commemorate its 13th anniversary at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. Of course there is a 13th anniversary cigar to mark the occasion. However there were some other themes going on at Room101’s booth. First up, the company would go “Nicaragua” releasing three Nicaraguan puros made in Nicaragua. […]
PCA 2022 Report: Pospiech Cigars
Pospiech Cigars is the operation run by Mike and Greg Szczepankiewicz out of Deltona, Florida where they also have their Cigar Hustler retailer operation and Hustler Universe Podcasts. Pospiech is best known for the Powstanie Cigars made at RoMa Craft Tobac’s Nica Sueño factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. This year they returned to the Premium Cigar Association […]
PCA 2022 Report: Oliva Cigar Co.
One of the biggest stories of the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show was Oliva Company. It was easily the biggest PCA Trade Show since Oliva was acquired by J. Cortès in 2016. One can argue this might have been the biggest Trade Show Oliva had in a decade since the launch of Melanio. […]
PCA 2022 Report: Ferio Tego
This year marked the second trade show for Michael Herklots and Brendon Scott’s Ferio Tego company, but in reality, this was the first trade show where the company was taking orders on the Trade Show floor. Last year, Ferio Tego was connecting with customers. Since then, the company has brought the former Nat Sherman brands […]
PCA 2022 Report: Don Kiki Cigars/K by Karen Berger
Many know the name of the late Don Kiki Berger, who built a vertically operated tobacco operation during the cigar boom. Today Kiki’s wife Karen Berger heads up this operation that includes a factory, farms, a retail operation, and the brands of Don Kiki Cigars and K by Karen Berger. This year, Don Kiki/K by […]
PCA 2022 Report: Howard G Cigars
The 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show marked the second one for Howard G Cigars. Last year, the company launched and came out with several lines. The company is owned by Howard Gumbs Jr. and already has several brands in the portfolio including Magic Stick, Black Moses, and the All Pro Series. The All […]
PCA 2022 Report: Alec Bradley Cigar Co.
For the Cigar Coop Coalition’s Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show coverage, we like to come up with a theme for our reports. This year’s theme for Alec Bradley Cigar Co is “Experimental” as considerable attention was given to its Experimental Series. The Experimental Series is just that – it allows Alec Bradley to experiment […]
PCA 2022 Report: Casa de Sueños
One of the new exhibitors at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show is a company called Casa de Sueños. The company itself is not completely new, Casa de Sueños was formed by a group of cigar enthusiasts based in California called the LG Cigar Club. They hooked up with the De Los Reyes […]