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Topper Cigars 1894: 130 Years in the Making
One hundred and thirty years of continuous operation is an impressive feat for any business, particularly a U.S. cigar maker. With numerous 5-, 10- and 20-year anniversaries...
The Victory Cigar: A Timeless Tradition of Triumph
There’s something unmistakable about the aroma of a fine cigar—it’s the smell of success, of battles won, of challenges overcome. Whether it’s a championship locker room, a...
Premium Cigar Association Announces the 2025 Best of the Leaf Awards Finalists
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announces the finalists for the second annual Best of the Leaf Awards. The PCA Best of the Leaf Awards are...
How to Improve Your Store’s Public Relations Strategy
Do you need help figuring out how to promote your retail business properly? If you answered yes, then you are not alone. Tobacconists need help with marketing and growing...
Georgetown Tobacco Celebrates 60 Years in the Industry
This is not a story about cigars. Nor is it, really, a story about a premium tobacco shop’s diamond anniversary. Those things are on the periphery, for certain, but Georgetown...
PCA Goes to Nicaragua: A Look Back at Puro Sabor 2025
In the cigar industry, you are likely to hear the talking point that over 300 hands touch every premium cigar made before it reaches a store's shelf. This is an important talking...
PCA Retailer Member Survey Results (2024)
Note: 133 PCA retailer members surveyed What is your top concern as a premium tobacco retailer? Significant Impact from Government Regulation and Taxes: A dominant concern among...
Save Time and Money on PCA Travel
A new year is soon upon us. For PCA members it’s time to start planning for this year’s trade show. PCA25 will be held in New Orleans for the first time since 2015, at the New...
Appeals Court Upholds Premium Cigar Exemption
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in the case of Cigar Association of America et al. v. United States Food and Drug Administration et...
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,...