Cigar Industry News

Joya de Nicaragua has made their return to the PCA trade show. They normally would exhibit under the Drew Estate booth; the last time would have been at... Read more

E.P.Carrillo announced today their newest creation:E.P. CarrilloShort Run 2023. This annual limited-edition release is the first time it’s being made in another factory outside of the Dominican Republic.... Read more

C.L.E. Cigar Company to release the Eiroa CBT 51. In what will be limited in distribution, this blend is in celebration of Christian Eiroa’s 51st birthday. The cigar... Read more

The Premium Cigar Association has filed a formal request for a meeting with the Ombudsman of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Center for Tobacco Products to discuss PCA’s... Read more

Espinosa is one of the stops along the journey that is a little extra exciting since they had an award to receive this year. Hector J Alfonso was... Read more

J.C. Newman isn’t too hard to find, just look for the giant cardboard replica of their factory that they began using in 2021 almost always situated next to... Read more

Quesada was situated near the front of the trade show just off to the right of the entrance, and was surrounded by many other medium size booths that... Read more

Brought to you by J.C. Newman – Joe Gro from Quality Importers steps in for Jose Blanco who needed to reschedule. Joe talks to us about QI and what exciting... Read more

Nestled neatly in a well-traveled corner of the show, we find a booth with a company that comes from a country that a vast majority of us would... Read more

For two years in a row, Selected Tobacco S.A. along with its distributor, United Cigars, are two of the most anticipated booths to see at PCA. Selected Tobacco... Read more

While the premium cigar industry was conducting business during the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) convention and trade show held just over a week ago in Las Vegas, a few Nevada... Read more

Nick Perdomo and family were in attendance at PCA 2023 yet again, in power suits and the same booth we have seen the last few years. A nice... Read more

HumidifGroup and Joya De Nicaragua are proud to release an extraordinary project that combines the pleasures of cigar smoking with the excitement of a captivating game. The new... Read more

Brought to you by Drew Estate: Last weekend Matt, Kevin and Mitchell talk about the 2023 PCA Trade Show that they all attended last week. They talk the good, the... Read more

Rick Rodriguez and Luciano Meirelles, have joined forces to unveil a collaboration cigar. This partnership has been eagerly awaited by the Kentucky cigar community, and its release at... Read more

Oettinger Davidoff is excited to present the latest addition to its Zino Nicaragua line: The Zino Nicaragua Half Corona with an innovative pre-cut. With this, Zino, the cigar... Read more

Foundation came to the PCA 2023 with a booth that had a similar feeling to the 2022 booth, but with a slightly bigger feeling. They had the big... Read more

This was Hooten Young’s debut PCA tradeshow and convention but they have been manufacturing cigars for the US market for five years now. The brand focuses on honoring... Read more

When it comes to making a splash at the PCA, look no further than the mastermind behind Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, Steve Saka. Steve is notorious for building... Read more

Up at the front of the trade show hall was a brand who seemly seems to still get frowned upon by many yet a brand I feel is... Read more