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Five Questions: Stefan Lampert, Lampert Cigars + Rum
PCA The Magazine: Share a bit of your background with us.Stefan Lampert: Aside from being the founder of Lampert Cigars + Rum, I am a lawyer with a focus on regulatory and...
Oliva Cigars: Sowing the Seeds of Success
PCA | July 31, 2024 The Oliva family’s roots run deep in the soil of Cuba and Nicaragua. Patriarch Melanio Oliva began growing cigar tobacco in Pinar del Rio, Cuba in...
I Know What You Did Last Summer
The Summer of 2024 has arrived. The last time we entered June through September without a PCA trade show the following events were happening: Belarusians Protest for Fair and...
Casa Carrillo: A Factory’s Evolution
For many cigar companies in the Dominican Republic, each year’s Procigar Festival offers an opportunity to debut a new cigar release. For those at E.P. Carrillo, there was a...
Women of PCA: The Power of Unity
As a lifelong New Yorker, I’m very familiar with the saying “A dollar and a dream.” It was coined by the New York State Lottery years ago and now has become a popular saying with...
Springtime is a Good Time for Show Time
Spring is, for pipe smokers of refined taste (just my opinion, mind you), prime season for breaking out the Virginia tobaccos we’ve kept aging in the vault all through the long,...
Squire Cigars Celebrates its Golden Anniversary
Success can be achieved in a variety of ways, among them hard work, long hours, and dedication to attaining a goal. But there are some qualities which go beyond sheer effort....
PCA Names Inaugural Winners for Top Retail Members
At the PCA 2024 Trade Show, the association announced the winners of the inaugural PCA Best of the Leaf Awards. The award program is designed to showcase the premium retail...
West Tampa Tobacco Co.’s Circle of Life
If it wasn’t for a chance meeting and subsequent friendship with another expecting father struck up during Lamaze classes in preparation for the birth of his daughter, Sara, it’s...
New PCA Member Benefits
Retirement, health, and recruitment plans offer added value to PCA membership During this year’s PCA Trade Show, the association announced three new benefit programs for PCA...
New PCA Board Members
Why did you run for election to the board, and what do you hope to accomplish during your tenure? Lissette Pérez-Carrillo E.P. CarrilloMiami, Florida “I feel I can offer the PCA...
PCA24 Show Recap
Beautiful skies and mild temperatures, with a little bit of wind and rain—not something we usually associate with the annual PCA trade show—but with the dates changed to March,...