Like No Other: A Look Back at PCA23

Like No Other: A Look Back at PCA23

A cigar docuseries premiere celebrating the industry, a triple-threat blending seminar, a mind-blowing mentalist show, a smashing kickoff party … and that was just the first day of the 2023 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show at the Sands in Las Vegas. This year’s...
Scott Regina of Emerson’s Cigars, New PCA President

Scott Regina of Emerson’s Cigars, New PCA President

Virginia Tidewater-area tobacconist Scott Regina, CEO of Emerson’s Cigars, with five retail locations, is the model of a busy guy. But his life got even busier on 11 July 2023 at the Premium Cigar Association trade show when Regina assumed the PCA presidency. Regina...
How, Really, Is the Pipe World Faring?

How, Really, Is the Pipe World Faring?

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...
Five Questions: Steve Saka, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust

Five Questions: Steve Saka, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust

1. What’s got you excited about Dunbarton this year?Most folks would expect me to answer about this blend or that brand, but for me, it is who we are as a company overall. From the start, I had a vision of puros sin compromiso, aka “cigars without compromise,” for...