The 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show marked the seventh trade show for JRE Tobacco Company. This year, the company came into the trade show with four new releases. In the past, many of JRE’s trade show releases focused on their core line. This year this focus shifted to limited edition offerings. There is […]
Not only is Toscano Cigars one of the oldest brands in the world, it is also one of the largest brands in the world. Based out of Italy, the cigars have also developed a following in the U.S. market. Toscano’s cigars bring together Kentucky fire-cured tobaccos grown in Tuscany and parts of the U.S. Tobaccos that are […]
The 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show was the third one for Howard G Cigars. For the Cigar Coop Coalition team, this has become one of the most fun booths to visit. Owner Howard Gumbs Jr. and his team are always fun to talk to – and they have great products. In addition to […]
It took us a few tries to get time with the folks at the Aganorsa Leaf booth at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, but that was because the booth was very active. That’s understandable because Aganorsa Leaf came into PCA 2023 with a strong lineup of brand and line extensions. Heading up […]
When Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) spun off Forged Cigar Company in 2021, one of the first things it did was to take the El Rey del Mundo line and put it under the Forged umbrella. Previously, El Rey del Mundo was sold through JR Cigar and distributed through Santa Clara Cigars. This move was […]
Lampert Cigars was a first-time booth visit for the Cigar Coop Coalition team. However, the brand has been on the team’s radar for some time. The brand is the namesake of Dr. Stefan Lampert, a lawyer out of Austria. He created a brand called My Cigar Lab which gave people the opportunity to create their […]
Quality Importers Trading Company declared 2023 the “Year of the Palió” as there was a big focus on the Palió brand. For many years Palió was known for its innovative cutter. Over the past few years, Palió has become a value-priced brand for cutters and lighters in the Quality Importers portfolio. When Xikar was acquired, […]
The 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show would be the second one for ATL Cigar Co. At the same time, it would be the first one since the company entered into a collaborative relationship with Luciano Cigars. Under the arrangement, Luciano Cigars is now handling distribution for ATL Cigar Co. In addition, ATL Cigar […]
Cigar Coop has been covering the Trade Show since 2010, and every year we manage to visit Topper Cigars’ booth. There is a rich history for this family, and owner Chris Topper is quite proud of it. There aren’t any new offerings from Topper Cigars this year, but there were a couple of things of […]
At an FDA Seminar at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, a relatively unknown new brand had its debut cigar launched. That brand was Fratello Cigars, owned by Omar de Frias who worked for NASA. Following the Trade Show, Omar would take a grassroots approach to introduce his cigars to the market that he called “Fratello […]
