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Detroit Metropolitan Airport’s New Cigar Lounge: A Win for Travelers and the Economy
The Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA) has made an exciting announcement — the opening of a new cigar lounge at Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW). This strategic decision not...
The Wizard of Oz: OZ Family Cigars
How do we gauge success? Is it financial, as in the acquisition of wealth? Is it through relationships such as friendship, marriage and family? Could it be the accomplishment of...
Casablanca Cigar Bar, Other Retailers Dig Out from Hurricane Helene
The devasting impact of Hurricane Helene, which decimated thousands of lives in western North Carolina, didn’t spare those in the premium cigar industry. Casablanca Cigar Bar,...
JM Tobacco: Crafting Affordable Luxury for the Everyday Aficionado
Thank God it wasn’t a tie. Or a watch. Or cologne or even a toolset. No, it’s hard to imagine where Anto Mahroukian, president of JM Tobacco, would be these days if he had...
Update from the Executive Director: Fall 2024/Winter 2025 Edition
The PCA is under construction. In September, the PCA board of directors and staff hosted their bi-annual meeting in Washington, D.C., in an office that was literally under...
50 Years of Quesada Cigars
In Manuel Quesada’s words, “A good cigar is one that gives you pleasure; the one that in every puff gives you the enjoyment of a good moment.” With Quesada Cigars entering its...
The Blend: Kingmakers Cigars’ Kelsey Plum Signature Toro
“Celebrate the wins in life with those who are there every step of the way.” - Kelsey PlumSo says the motto that emblazons every box of Kelsey Plum Signature cigars, a fresh,...
The Blend: Wildfire Wanderer Robusto
Oh, Wildfire Wanderer Robusto, you had me at Cold Aroma! The moment this mahogany-colored heater slid out from its cellophane sleeve I was enveloped in fragrant aromas of...
What We’re Smoking: Diamond Crown Julius Caeser Toro
Cigar: Diamond Crown Julius Caeser Size: Toro Smoke time: 50 minutes Appearance & AromaThe Diamond Crown Julius Caeser is housed within a leather finish box with gold...
Tricks of the Trade: A Review of David vs. Goliath by David Garofalo
Being assigned, as I am, to proffer some grain of useful opinion on the sales of pipes and pipe tobaccos in this column every issue, I sometimes know in advance exactly what I...
David Garofalo: The Cigar Retailing Authority
They call him the Cigar Authority, and not only because that is the title of his famous podcast. David Garofalo finds himself among the day’s quintessential cigar men by fairly...
Meet WNBA’s Kelsey Plum: Cigar Maker
Kelsey Plum is a star professional basketball player known for her impressive career both in college and in the WNBA. Playing for the University of Washington Huskies, Plum once...