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League of Fat Bastards to Launch Skinny Bastarda at PCA25
League of Fat Bastards (LOFB) Cigars has announced the release of the Skinny Bastarda, a new premium cigar collaboration with Quesada Cigars. Skinny Bastarda will debut at this...
Black Works Studio Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary with New Collection
Black Works Studio (BLK WKS) is releasing a 10-year curated collection of its cigars at this year’s Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show in New Orleans. This collection,...
Cavalier Genève to Release Project Broadleaf at PCA25
At this year's Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show, Cavalier Genève Cigars will debut its new cigar line, Project Broadleaf. The company will also showcase its Limited...
Fratello’s Arlequin Edizione Di Carnevale Debuting at PCA25
Fratello Cigars is set to launch the Arlequin Edizione Di Carnevale at this year's Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show in New Orleans. The Arlequin Edizione Di Carnevale...
HVC Cigars Unveils HVC Edicion Especial 2015
HVC Cigars has released details of its new release, the HVC Edicion Especial 2015, a box-pressed cigar handcrafted at Fabrica de Tabacos HVC, S.A. "This evolution reflects...
CAO to Ship FASA Sombra in April 2025
CAO is completing its trilogy of FASA cigars with the upcoming release of FASA Sombra, a smooth, shade-grown complement to FASA Sol and FASA Noche. As the third cigar in the...
Fire Damages AJ Fernandez Factory in Estelí; Industry Responds
On the morning of March 31, 2025, a fire broke out at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A., one of the most prominent factories in the premium cigar world. The blaze,...
OZ Family Cigars Introducing New Brand Karatoba at PCA25
At this year's Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show, OZ Family Cigars will debut a new premium cigar brand, Karatoba. This is the fourth brand to be released by OZ Family...
Fratello Oro Fresh Pack Set to Debut at PCA25
At this year's Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show in New Orleans, Fratello Cigars will launch the Oro Toro Fresh Pack, a new sampler fresh pack that focuses on its...
C.L.E. Maduro to Debut at PCA25
C.L.E. Cigar Company will introduce its latest release, the C.L.E. Maduro, at the 2025 Premium Cigar Association (PCA25) trade show in New Orleans. The blend for the C.L.E....
Hiram & Solomon Ship The Patriot and High Twelve
Hiram & Solomon is adding the Patriot to its portfolio of premium cigars. This cigar was crafted in the Dominican Republic to honor M.W. George F. Hamilton, the 91st Grand...
Villiger Cigars’ 1888 Gran Reserva and La Capitana Coming to PCA25
At the 2025 Premium Cigar Association (PCA25) trade show in New Orleans, Villiger Cigars will showcase two new releases: the limited-edition Villiger 1888 Gran Reserva and the...
Foundation Cigar Company Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Limited-Edition Aniversario Cigar
Foundation Cigar Company has announced the release of the Foundation 10-Year Anniversario, a special cigar crafted to commemorate the company's first decade of making premium...
JRE Readies Aladino 85 Aniversario Reserva for PCA25
At this year's Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show, JRE will debut the new Aladino 85 Aniversario Reserva. This premium cigar, blended by Julio Eiroa, was originally...
Limited Edition Trinidad Espiritu Miami Releasing in April 2025
Altadis U.S.A. has a new limited-edition Trinidad Espiritu set to debut in April 2025. The Trinidad Espiritu Miami Edition was blended to capture Miami, Florida's energy and...
PCA Hires new Program Manager: Meet Maria Cervantes
PCA has hired Maria Cervantes as program manager. Maria will oversee the fulfillment of larger organizational goals for the association and coordinate projects that involve...
2023 Premium Cigar Association Year in Review
This past year was another terrific year in which we were able to utilize the momentum of the tremendous 2022 to propel our organization and the industry to a whole new level. As...
Not So Fast, Mister Pipe Doubter!
Writing a pipe column in a mostly cigar-centered magazine can be a little isolating. Seldom do I receive feedback from readers, positive or otherwise. I have occasionally...
Five Questions: Greg Zimmerman, President Emeritus, PCA
Now that your term as president of PCA is over and you begin your transition off the PCA board, what are your most proud accomplishments?Fortunately, I still have a two-year term...
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 unravel the many threads that constitute United Cigar Group, you find the makings...
The Artisans of Tabacalera El Artista
Tabacalera El Artista opened its doors in 1956. While the factory’s primary operations are based in Tamboril, Dominican Republic, it also has warehouses and other factories in...
Sinistro Cigars
Not everyone enters the cigar business via the same path. Some are born into storied cigar-making families. Others work their way in by starting as cigar store owners or...
A Connecticut Revival
Nicholas Melillo loves Connecticut. Love may not even be a strong enough word to describe the affection and passion he has for his home state. Connecticut, to Melillo, is not...
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, a smashing kickoff party … and that was just the first day...