Last week, Judge Amit P Mehta ruled in favor of the premium cigar industry in its battle against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and ordered that the Deeming Rule, which would regulate premium cigars, be vacated. A year earlier Judge Mehta ruled the FDA’s decision not to exempt premium cigars from regulation on the […]
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 […]
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show and Convention is heading back to New Orleans in 2025 for the first time in a decade. The show dates will be April 11-14, 2025 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. New Orleans has hosted several PCA Trade Shows in the past. The last […]
For the fourth year in a row, we are bringing the Virtual Trade Expo Concept back. The concept is very simple. We give a cigar company a 15-minute slot to come on and talk about their summer/upcoming releases. This is the second of two shows over two weeks. Here is the lineup from Day […]
For the fourth year in a row, we are bringing the Virtual Trade Expo Concept back. The concept is very simple. We give a cigar company a 15-minute slot to come on and talk about their summer/upcoming releases. This is the first of two shows over two weeks. Here is the lineup from Day One […]
It’s the second installment of our four part 2023 PCA Pre-Game Series. Tonight it’s our annual panel discussion. Aaron and Coop will be joined by John McTavish of Developing Palates, Erron Nielsen of Cigar Coop and the Smoking Syndicate, and being the independent voice of reason, Matt Tye of How Bout That Cigar. We will […]
Tonight we kick off the first of the four Pre Game Shows leading up to the 2023 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show. On this show, we have the Executive Director Scott Pearce who will be joining us from Nashville, TN. We will get the low-down on what to expect at this year’s PCA Trade Show. […]
It’s the show where the cigar industry talks about its industry trade show – the Virtual Trade Expo. Tonight we wrap up our PCA 2023 Pre-Game Series with the second installment of the 2023 Virtual Trade Expo. The concept is very simple. We give a cigar company a 15-minute slot to come on and talk […]
Earlier this month, Louisiana Governor John Bell Edwards signed H.B. 111 into law. This law addresses the tax-exempt status for cigars and pipe tobacco at Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade shows when held in the state of Louisiana. Previously this exemption was set to expire at the end of 2025, but now the exemption has […]
Last week the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey in battle with a company called VIP Products, a dog toy maker whose “Bad Spaniels” toy parodies the storied whiskey brand. Following the decision, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) issued a statement in regards to how this applies to the […]
