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Motivation and Focus in Business
What gets you out of bed every morning? Why are you in business? Specifically, what is the purpose of your business? Is it simply to make...
Opening the Door: Welcoming More Women
We’d all like to have more customers, and as I think about how to achieve that for our own store, it’s not lost on me that I represent one of the fastest growing market segments:...
New Member Highlight: Piña Cigars
Premium Cigar Association (PCA): Tell us about the business. Olga Piña, owner: Our salon opened its doors on October 4, 2025, in the city of Miami, with a very clear vision: to...
Regulation, Resilience, and Reinvention: A Tobacconist’s Journey
When Eric and Mallory Drazin opened Oak Glen Tobacconist in August 2019, they knew California wasn’t an easy place to run a cigar business. High excise taxes, strict licensing...
PCA at the Honduran Cigar & Coffee Festival 2026
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) was proud to participate in the 2026 Festival del Puro y el Café in Danlí, Honduras, an extraordinary celebration of craftsmanship, culture,...
If Jesus Smoked Cigars
Five years, 21 articles, thousands of cigars smoked, and my journey of growing the impact of retailers, through education, is both ending and beginning. It is ending for my...
Cigars on a Mission: League of Fat Bastards Cigars
The name might make you do a double-take. League of Fat Bastards sounds like the punchline to a joke, or perhaps the moniker of a rowdy group of friends gathering at their local...
New PCA Survey Reveals Retailer and Manufacturer Concerns in 2026
The Premium Cigar Association’s latest member survey offers a snapshot of the opportunities and challenges facing the premium cigar industry in early 2026. Retailers and...
Davidoff Puro Dominicano: A Dominican Gem 10 Years In The Making
Ever since 1967, when Zino Davidoff launched his eponymous Cuban cigar brand, through the transition to the 1991 release of the Dominican-made Davidoff Aniversario, the Davidoff...
The Premium Cigar Association Concludes a Successful PCA26 Trade Show in New Orleans
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) successfully concluded its annual trade show and convention, PCA26, held April 17–20, 2026, in New Orleans. Bringing together...
PCA Expands into Asia Through Strategic Partnership with Cigraal
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announced a new strategic partnership with Cigraal, a leading premium cigar development and distribution company across Asia-Pacific, the...
Premium Cigar Association Honors Industry Leaders at 2026 Step Up Awards
During a ceremony held on the first night of the PCA26 Trade Show, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announced the recipients of its 2026 Step Up Awards....