PCA 2023
PCA Launches State Advocacy Grant Program
November 30, 2023 By Nicole Tabacco
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) is announcing a new state advocacy grant program aimed at investing in State Associations and their boots-on-the-ground lobbying capacity for the 2024 legislative cycle. This... Read more
C.L.E. Ships Asylum PCA 2023 Exclusive
August 31, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
C.L.E. Cigar Company has begun to ship the Asylum PCA 2023 Exclusive to retailers. Asylum is recognized for its bold and edgy cigars. Only three thousand cigars per... Read more
C.L.E. Ships Eiroa PCA 2023 Exclusive
August 29, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
C.L.E. Cigar Company has begun to ship the Eiroa PCA 2023 Exclusive to retailers nationwide. This blend was showcased at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association trade show this... Read more
PCA 2023: Wrap Up Thoughts with Matt Tabacco
August 19, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
The coverage of the 2023 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show and Convention brought to you by Drew Estate has come to a close. Thank you to everyone for... Read more
Rocky Patel – PCA 2023
August 17, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Among the largest fish in the sea when it comes to the PCA trade show, among them the absolute biggest is Rocky Patel. The company has quite the... Read more
Howard G – PCA 2023
August 16, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Closer to the back of the trade show bordering the main back walkway was a bumping booth with people hanging out smoking cigars and taking tons of pictures,... Read more
Luciano Cigars – PCA 2023
August 14, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Luciano Cigars had two separate booth plots, one which was an open concept booth with a few nice sofa style seating and some basic chair seating to do... Read more
Oliva – PCA 2023
August 13, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
For the last few years, we havent covered Oliva but not out of spite or any negative connotation. But this year we made sure we made contact with... Read more
Tatuaje – PCA 2023
August 8, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Tatuaje once again came to PCA ready for some heat…and not just the heat of Las Vegas in July. Tatuaje has some celebrating to do on multiple fronts,... Read more
El Septimo – PCA 2023
August 8, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Once again, El Septimo was back at the PCA show with what appeared to be the same booth setup they exhibited with last year. A large back way... Read more
Manny Iriarte Enterprises – PCA 2023
August 7, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Carlito Fuente speaking at the booth during the unveiling of the Opus X Society cigar. The creative design mind behind many of Arturo Fuentes products is back at... Read more
Cavalier Geneve – PCA 2023
August 7, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Cavalier’s booth was one we tried to get into multiple times through the tradeshow, but consistently they were busy selling cigars, and doing lots of media coverage, which... Read more
Sinistro Cigars – PCA 2023
July 28, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
The crew at Sinistro Cigars did a very good job at making their booth as welcoming as walking into your best friend’s living room. With two sections of... Read more
Joya de Nicaragua – PCA 2023
July 26, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
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
Espinosa – PCA 2023
July 24, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
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 – PCA 2023
July 24, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
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 – PCA 2023
July 24, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
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
German Engineered Cigars – PCA 2023
July 22, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
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
Micallef Cigars – PCA 2023
July 20, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Set almost towards the back near the food section was Micallef Cigars who has come a along way. The booth this year was slightly larger than last year... Read more
Selected Tobacco – PCA 2023
July 20, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
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