by PCA | Sep 11, 2023 | Feature
Not having been able to attend the Chicago Pipe Show this year, I asked around to see how it had gone, and also how pipe smoking was faring in general. Five well-connected pipe people gave me their views—mixed views, but all credible. Throughout, there rang a...
by PCA | Sep 11, 2023 | Regulations
As we await the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) Characterizing Flavor Standard for Cigars, the emergence of new FDA-funded research challenges the agency’s justification for the regulation and prevailing assumptions asserted by anti-tobacco interest groups. ...
by PCA | Sep 7, 2023 | Reviews
Cigar: Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Size: Double RobustoSmoke time: 1 hour, 20 minutes Appearance & AromaThe toothy African Cameroon wrapper and the iconic Fuente band make this cigar really stand out in the humidor. The reddish-brown wrapper has...
by PCA | Sep 6, 2023 | Feature
Platinum Nova Cigars has been crafting fine smokes for more than a decade, in its early years only for the private consumption of the family and friends of the company owners. It was in 2019 that Platinum Nova first came to the public’s attention, stepping into the...
by PCA | Sep 5, 2023 | Advocacy, Resources
[1] Patterns Of Premium And Nonpremium Cigar Use In The United States: Findings From Wave 6 (2021) Of The Population Assessment Of Tobacco And Health Study The study notes that “the traditional cigar category is a heterogeneous group that includes both premium...
