PCA The Magazine: Featured articles
While PCA The Magazine is only available to current members, we have published and provided access to select articles below for your enjoyment.
What We’re Smoking: Ferio Tego Summa
Cigar: Ferio Tego Summa Size: Torpedo Smoke time: 1 hour, 30 minutes Appearance & AromaBeautiful…
Accessory Selling 101
Michael Giordano, CEO and founder of Quality Importers, shares his insightsfor retailers looking to increase…
Social Media for Retailers
While posting about new product releases or events is fair game, retailers should focus their…
The Blend: Black Star Line’s Lalibela
It was pretty obvious from the day I received the samples from Black Star Line…
The No Cell Zone
I am expecting this article to be the most cathartic (for me) and most polarizing…
Rocky Mountain Smoke: Ken Weinheimer and Rocky Mountain Liquor
Ken Weinheimer is a self-effacing and soft-spoken man. To converse with him you would never…
Founders Cigars: Creating Community, American-style
Founders Cigar Company was established during the early days of the COVID pandemic when people…
Countdown to PCA24 Begins Now
The preeminent B2B trade show is back! Whether you’re a retailer, manufacturer, broker, supplier or…
What We’re Smoking: Kafie 1901 San Andres
Cigar: Kafie 1901 San AndresSize: ToroSmoke time: 1 hour, 15 minutes Appearance & AromaThe Kafie…
Your 2024 Social Media Strategy
Over the years, social media has become increasingly important for premium cigar businesses as a…
Is Your Tobacco Shop a Pipe Smokers’ Nexus?
Nexus. noun: center, focus. (merriam-webster.com) In thinking about why some tobacconists move pipes and pipe…
Black Star Line Cigars: Blending Cigars, Culture and History
Aric Bey never considered becoming a firefighter. Despite his uncle serving in the Chicago Fire…
How to Create a Content Calendar
A content calendar is a calendar that helps a content creator keep track of their…
Tobacconists Look Ahead to 2024
Are brick & mortar shops planning big changes? We phoned up tobacco retailers around the…
PCA Hires new Program Manager: Meet Maria Cervantes
PCA has hired Maria Cervantes as program manager. Maria will oversee the fulfillment of larger…
The Blend: United Cigars Red Anchor Captain
This light-chocolate-colored, double-capped robusto announces itself out of the cellophane with a light scent of…
2023 Year in Review
This past year was another terrific year in which we were able to utilize the…
Not So Fast, Mister Pipe Doubter!
Writing a pipe column in a mostly cigar-centered magazine can be a little isolating. Seldom…
Five Questions: Greg Zimmerman, President Emeritus, PCA
Now that your term as president of PCA is over and you begin your transition…
The Blend: Sinistro Cigars The Last Cowboy
When I was a kid growing up in the 1950s, all my heroes (other than…