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Powstanie Ships SBC24 to Retailers
Powstanie Cigars is now shipping SBC24 to retailers. This is a limited-production premium cigar that retailers were able to place orders for at the 2025 Premium Cigar Association...
West Tampa Tobacco Company Ships Dark Time
There's a new limited-edition cigar shipping now to retailers from West Tampa Tobacco Company. Dark Time was first unveiled at the 2025 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show...
George Rico of Gran Habano Appointed to the PCA Board of Directors
Last week, Max Bichler resigned from his position at Rocky Patel Premium Cigars and his recently announced position on the PCA Board of Directors. With Bichler's resignation, the...
La Aurora Cigars Celebrates Miami Distribution Center and Mural Unveiling
La Aurora USA and Caribbean Sunrise Spirits (CSS) have opened a new Miami Distribution Center. The distribution center will allow the operations department to work more...
Raíces Cubanas Gets German Distribution
Raíces Cubanas has partnered with VCF/Woermann Cigars, a distribution partnership that will bring Raíces Cubanas' premium cigars to Germany. “We are very excited to present the...
Outcast Cigars Begins Shipping to Retailers After PCA25 Debut
Outcast Cigars, a new premium cigar brand introduced by Miami Cigar & Co. at this year's PCA25 trade show, is show shipping to retailers. This is a new brand crafted for...
Hutch Humidor Contributes $2K to PCA Advocacy Efforts
Hutch Humidor in Hutchinson, Kansas, recently donated $2,000 in support of PCA’s advocacy efforts. “Hutch Humidor is a local brick-and-mortar premium cigar retailer and...
Scandinavian Tobacco Group Reports Q1 2025 Results and Updates Forecasts for the Year
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has released its financial results for the first quarter of 2025 and announced some adjustments to its full-year outlook, citing shifts in the...
U.S. District Court Rules Against General Cigar Co. in Ongoing Cohiba Dispute
The ongoing legal dispute over the Cohiba trademark in the U.S. took another turn last week. On May 7, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled in...
Mark Ryan, 69, of Daughters & Ryan, passed away on May 5, 2025
Mark Ryan, founder of Daughters & Ryan and owner of L.A. Poche Perique Tobacco Company in Convent, Louisiana, passed away on May 5, 2025 at the age of 69. Many in the premium...
Meerapfel’s Création Liberté 2025 to Support PCA’s Advocacy Efforts
At this year's Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show in New Orleans, Meerapfel Cigar announced the launch of the 2025 Création Liberté, a special premium cigar blend created...
Romeo y Julieta Unveils 2025 Run for the Roses Limited Edition
As two iconic names celebrate milestone anniversaries, Romeo y Julieta proudly announces the return of its exclusive Run for the Roses limited edition cigar—released in...
Mr. Punch’s Wieners Shipping in May 2025
Just in time for summer, Punch Cigars is readying the release of a new hot-dog-themed cigar that will hit store shelves before Father's Day. The new cigar, Mr. Punch's Wieners,...
Cohiba Riviera Toro Tubo Shipping in May
Cohiba's popular Riviera line is getting a line extension as a new tubo release. While the cigar maintains the Riviera's same signature box-pressed construction, it now comes in...
Limited-Edition Macanudo Gold Label Torpedo Releasing in May
Macanudo Gold Label is back–but this time as a limited-edition 6 1/2 x 52 torpedo. Available in limited quantities, the Macanudo Gold Label has become a favorite among cigar...
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,...
The Procigar Experience
“Is this your first time?” That is the number one question I heard at this year’s Procigar Festival. Each year, the Dominican Cigar Manufacturers (PROCIGAR) organize a nearly...
First Annual Step Up Awards Announced
PCA’s first annual Step Up Awards were conferred by the PCA Government Affairs team during PCA 2024. The awards recognize retailers for their extraordinary advocacy...
El Septimo Cigars: Marrying Tradition with Innovation
The words El Septimo, translated from Spanish to English, mean “The Seventh.” When we consider what a freighted numeral 7 is, so imbued with mystery and meaning across cultures,...
A Wordsmith’s Fever Dream
Is anything real anymore? I remember years ago when I first started to worry that, in my own lifetime, Artificial Intelligence (AI) would actually replace working writers....
La Galera Cigars: Grounded In The Past, Looking Toward The Future
Veteran cigar maker Jochy Blanco’s Tabacalera Palma cigar factory is the hot new thing…after only 88 years! Actually, Blanco and his proprietary brand La Galera have been highly...
Telford’s Pipe & Cigar: Tobacco in Our Veins
There are tobacco places in this world that draw you in like the smells of freshly baked bread. The power of these places isn’t mythical or supernatural, aside from the ethereal...
Five Questions: Foundation Cigar Co.’s Nate Williams
Five questions with Nate Williams, inside sales & key account manager at Foundation Cigar Company.Tell us about yourself, Nate. When did you start in the industry and when...