by Premium Cigar Association | May 14, 2025 | Feature
It isn’t difficult in today’s environment to find ready examples of events that can challenge the most resilient of businesses. Pandemics, natural disasters, economic insecurity, regulation, theft and cyberattacks, to name a few, have touched us all—and that’s just in...
by Premium Cigar Association | May 14, 2025 | Press Releases
The ongoing legal dispute over the Cohiba trademark in the U.S. took another turn last week. On May 7, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled in favor of Cubatabaco in the litigation filed by General Cigar Co., Inc. This challenge was...
by Premium Cigar Association | May 14, 2025 | Press Releases
Mark Ryan, founder of Daughters & Ryan and owner of L.A. Poche Perique Tobacco Company in Convent, Louisiana, passed away on May 5, 2025 at the age of 69. Many in the premium tobacco industry remember Ryan as a fixture in the pipe tobacco category. Daughters &...
by Premium Cigar Association | May 7, 2025 | Feature
The past 20 years have been good to Glen Case, founder and CEO of Kristoff Cigars. Starting out as a struggling, would-be cigar maker, Case can look back on his two decades of continuous growth and success with a feeling of evident satisfaction: “It’s been a...
by Premium Cigar Association | May 7, 2025 | Press Releases
At this year’s Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show in New Orleans, Meerapfel Cigar announced the launch of the 2025 Création Liberté, a special premium cigar blend created to support cigar rights movements and advocacy groups worldwide. Proceeds...
