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Apostate Cigars to Join Oveja Negra Brands this June
Beginning in June 2025, Apostate Cigars will be joining Oveja Negra Brands. This announcement was made during the 2025 Premium Cigar Association (PCA25) trade show. Oveja Negra...
Kafie 1901 Cigars to Launches Stiltsville at PCA 2025
Kafie 1901 Cigars has announced the upcoming release of Stiltsville, an ultra-limited blend set to come out this fall. Crafted in collaboration with La Aurora master blender...
Room101 Unveils Limited-Edition Anniversary Humidor at PCA25
At this year's Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show, Room101 Cigars continued to celebrate its 15th anniversary in the premium cigar business with the unveiling of a...
Bocock Brothers Cigars to Launch Mississippi State Cigar Line in May
Bocock Brothers Premium Cigars has launched Mississippi State Cigar Line, a new exclusive premium cigar line. Created in collaboration with Mississippi State University, this...
Room101 to Release Johnny Tobacconaut 10th Anniversary
Room101 Cigars is celebrating a decade of its brand, Johnny Tobacconaut, with a new release. The Johnny Tobacconaut 10th Anniversary is a Nicaraguan puro blended by Room101...
Diesel Founder’s Collection Raceking Coming in May
The next release in the Diesel Whiskey Row Founder's Collection series has been announced. Diesel Founder's Collection Raceking is a premium cigar inspired by the legacies of...
Plasencia Cigars Introduces Alma del Cielo at PCA25
At this year's 2025 Premium Cigar Association (PCA25) trade show in New Orleans, Plasencia Cigars unveiled a new cigar within its Alma series: the Alma del Cielo, the world's...
E.P. Carrillo Rebrands to Casa Carrillo
E.P. Carrillo will soon be known by another name. The award-winning premium cigar brand has rebranded itself to Casa Carrillo. This rebrand is the next evolution of the company,...
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Unveils 2025 Releases Ahead of 10-Year Milestone
As Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust prepares to mark its tenth year in the premium cigar industry, founder Steve Saka and his team are set to debut an ambitious collection of new...
Foundation Cigar Company Expands The Wise Man Portfolio with Corojo and Maduro Lancero Vitolas
Foundation Cigar Company proudly announces the addition of two elegant new formats to its esteemed Wise Man collection: The Wise Man Corojo Lancero and The Wise Man Maduro...
Espinosa Cigars Unveils 601 La Bomba Warhead 11 in Bold New Figurado Format
Espinosa Premium Cigars announces the release of 601 La Bomba Warhead 11, the eleventh installment in the brand’s highly anticipated, limited-edition Warhead series. Blending...
Espinosa Cigars Expands Knuckle Sandwich Line with All-Nicaraguan Puro
Espinosa Premium Cigars has announced the upcoming launch of Knuckle Sandwich Puro Nicaragua, the latest addition to the celebrated Knuckle Sandwich core line. Crafted entirely...
E.P. Carrillo Expands Essence Series with New Connecticut Blend
E.P. Carrillo has released details for the newest expression in its Essence Series: the Essence Series Connecticut. This latest release brings a smooth and sophisticated...
La Flor Dominicana Reimagines Suave for PCA 2025
As La Flor Dominicana prepares to mark thirty years of innovation in premium cigar making, the company is breathing new life into the blend that started it all. Initially...
AJ Fernandez to Release New World Decenio at PCA25
At this year's Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show, AJ Fernandez will release New World Decenio, a new full-time addition to the company's premium cigar portfolio that...
The No Cell Zone
I am expecting this article to be the most cathartic (for me) and most polarizing (for you) one I have penned to date. Hello, my name is Josh and I am addicted to my mobile...
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 guess that he had created the largest walk-in cigar humidor in the state of Montana,...
Founders Cigars: Creating Community, American-style
Founders Cigar Company was established during the early days of the COVID pandemic when people everywhere were just trying to find their footing. Stores were closing, or limited...
Black Star Line Cigars: Blending Cigars, Culture and History
Aric Bey never considered becoming a firefighter. Despite his uncle serving in the Chicago Fire Department, and his father encouraging him to apply, Bey had other plans: “I was a...
Tobacconists Look Ahead to 2024
Are brick & mortar shops planning big changes? We phoned up tobacco retailers around the country—businesses on the current PCA membership list (some old, some new)—and asked...
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...















