At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Gran Habano Cigars introduced a new value-priced cigar known as the G.A.R. American Standard. The idea behind G.A.R. American Standard is to introduce an affordable cigar without sacrificing quality. In this case, the G.A.R. American Standard is a Nicaraguan puro that is available in five sizes: […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Forged Cigar Company announced the 12th installment of the Alec Bradley Fine & Rare Series, the Fine & Rare BCN-143. Fine & Rare is an annual release in which each release incorporates ten tobaccos. This is one of the final blends the Rubin family worked on before […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Wildfire Cigar Company introduced a new regular production line of cigars called Artaios. Wildfire Cigar Company is the company launched by Jeremy MacDonald, best known for his tenure at Caldwell Cigar Company. Artaios translates to “The Bear God” and is produced at Joya de Nicaragua. It […]
Today’s recap is the finale of the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. I’m going to take a different approach to this recap and make some personal reflections as from a historic standpoint, this marks the end of an era on many fronts. First I will say Day Five had low foot traffic – […]
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) wrapped up its 2023 Trade Show and Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is somewhat historic for a couple of reasons. First, for the foreseeable future, it marks the end of a summertime Trade Show. It also marks the end of PCA Trade Shows at the Venetian Expo, at least […]
Just to set the record straight, Day Four of the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show is the penultimate day of the Trade Show. While I wouldn’t categorize any of the happenings of this day as dramatic, this was definitely the most interesting day of the trade show thus far. The day kicked off […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Joya de Nicaragua introduced the Antaño Power Play Sling Puck offering. This offering packages ten Antaño Gran Reserva GT20 6 x 54 Gran Toro cigars with ten Antaño CT Toro 6 x 50 cigars. In addition, the box the cigars are housed in can be used […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Forged Cigar Company relaunched the Alec Bradley Post Embargo brand with the Alec Bradley Post Embargo Blend Code B15. The Post Embargo Blend Code B15 brings back a brand that was launched in 2015 by Alec Bradley Cigar Company but had been on hiatus for several […]
If you were looking for drama from the PCA Trade Show on Day Three, this wasn’t going to be the day to provide the fireworks. Sunday, July 9th was the second day the Trade Show was open for business and for the most part, while it wasn’t a bad day for writing up business, it […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Luciano Cigars announced its latest addition to its family of brands, Y Panda. It’s a cigar that was inspired by the complex life of Linxu “Panda” Yan, who will also serve as brand ambassador, and his experience being mentored by Luciano Meirelles, co-founder and CEO of […]
