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.
United Cigar Group: Quality, growth, love of the leaf—all together
Compressing this story into its allotted space presents a daunting challenge. When you begin to…
The Enemy Within
The premium cigar industry is winning. Let me repeat that: The premium cigar industry is…
The Artisans of Tabacalera El Artista
Tabacalera El Artista opened its doors in 1956. While the factory’s primary operations are based…
Sinistro Cigars
Not everyone enters the cigar business via the same path. Some are born into storied…
What We’re Smoking: Aganorsa Aniversario Maduro
Cigar: Aganorsa Aniversario MaduroSize: Gran ToroSmoke time: 1 hour, 15 minutes Appearance & AromaOriginally produced…
A Connecticut Revival
Nicholas Melillo loves Connecticut. Love may not even be a strong enough word to describe…
Meet PCA’s New Board Members
Why did you run for election to the board and what do you hope to…
Scott Regina of Emerson’s Cigars, New PCA President
Virginia Tidewater-area tobacconist Scott Regina, CEO of Emerson’s Cigars, with five retail locations, is the…
Like No Other: A Look Back at PCA23
A cigar docuseries premiere celebrating the industry, a triple-threat blending seminar, a mind-blowing mentalist show,…
What We’re Smoking: Arturo Fuente Don Carlos
Cigar: Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Size: Double RobustoSmoke time: 1 hour, 20 minutes Appearance & AromaThe…
Review: Plasencia Alma Del Fuego
Reviewing a cigar dubbed The Soul of Fire can be a bit daunting. The implication…
How, Really, Is the Pipe World Faring?
Not having been able to attend the Chicago Pipe Show this year, I asked around…
Platinum Nova Cigars: Aiming for the Pinnacle of the Cigar Lifestyle
Platinum Nova Cigars has been crafting fine smokes for more than a decade, in its…
Plasencia 1865 Cigars: Putting the Soul into Cigar Manufacturing
Like so many families in the cigar industry, the Plasencias are no strangers to the…
Five Questions: Steve Saka, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust
1. What’s got you excited about Dunbarton this year?Most folks would expect me to answer…
Poker & Life
Doyle Brunson played professional poker for over 50 years. He was a two-time World Series…
What We’re Smoking: Crux Limitada LE
Cigar: Crux Limitada LESize: Short SalomoneSmoke time: 1 hour, 35 minutes Appearance & AromaA beautifully…
In the Family: Maryland’s Tobacco Leaf
Rahul Gupta didn’t intend to join the family business, one which his father began four…
Breaking New Ground: Inside Villiger de Nicaragua
Quality and consistency—these are the two factors necessary for any successful product. When speaking about…
The Boutique Cigar Association of America: Protecting The Legacy
When Dr. Gaby Kafie retired from practicing medicine in 2008, he set his sights on…