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JM Tobacco to Exhibit at Inaugural World Cigar Show Dubai
JM Tobacco, Inc., the family-owned company behind the Española and JM’s Dominican cigar lines, has announced its participation in the first-ever World Cigar Show, taking...
Casa Carrillo Unveils 2025 TAA Exclusive Toro
Casa Carrillo has announced its latest limited release for members of the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA)— the Casa Carrillo 2025 TAA Exclusive. The annual TAA...
Crowned Heads Revives Belgian Blue for 2025 Limited Edition Release
Crowned Heads has announced the return of one of its most sought-after blends with the Belgian Blue Limited Edition 2025 — a new 5 ½ x 56 box-pressed format that builds on the...
Black Works Studio Unveils The Five Temples – Seven Star Fist of Shaolin
Black Works Studio (BLK WKS) has announced the release of The Five Temples – Seven Star Fist of Shaolin, a new limited-edition collection handmade at Fabrica Oveja Negra in...
PCA and The Leaf Master Dubai Announce Exclusive Social Events During the World Cigar Show
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) is pleased to announce a trio of exclusive social gatherings to be held during the 2025 World Cigar Show in Dubai. Organized and...
Record-Breaking Opus Xodus Experience Raises Over $500,000 for Charity
The Tobacconist of Greenwich, in partnership with Arturo Fuente and Carlito Fuente Jr., hosted the third annual Opus Xodus Experience on October 8 at Tamarack Country Club in...
Cohiba Expands Weller Collaboration with New Cigar and Matching Accessories
Cohiba has announced the release of Weller by Cohiba 2025, the fifth expression in its ongoing collaboration with Weller Bourbon. The limited-edition cigar features a USA...
Diesel Revives Its Sideshow Sampler for 2025
Diesel Cigars is bringing back one of its most popular annual limited editions with the return of the Diesel Sideshow Sampler. This year’s collection once again pairs Diesel’s...
Two Guys Cigars Marks 40 Years with Exclusive Atabey Collector’s Humidors
Two Guys Cigars is continuing its 40th anniversary celebration with two limited-edition releases from Nelson Alfonso’s Selected Tobacco: the Atabey Delirios Two Guys 40th...
Cavalier Genève Cigars Announces Project Broadleaf Wayfinders
Cavalier Genève Cigars has announced the release of its third Project Broadleaf iteration, titled Project Broadleaf Wayfinders. The new release, debuting this week, will be...
Lure Cigars Launches New Maduro Core Line
Lure Cigars has introduced its fourth core line, the Maduro Series, expanding its portfolio with two new Nicaraguan puros: The Brown-E-Trout (6 x 54 Toro) and The Lil’ Trout (5 x...
Plasencia Cigars Introduces New “Short Smokes” Collection
Plasencia Cigars has announced the release of two new vitolas that join its celebrated portfolio under the banner of the Short Smokes Collection: the Plasencia Reserva Original...
Room101 Introduces New, Limited-Edition Namakubi Chingon
Room101 Cigars has announced the return of one of its most recognizable releases with a new look and blend just in time for the holiday season. The Room101 Namakubi...
Macanudo Celebrates the Holidays with Inspirado Window Box
Macanudo is celebrating the holiday season with the release of its Macanudo Inspirado Holiday Window Box, a limited seasonal sampler that brings together five cigars from...
Alec Bradley Resurrects Filthy Ghooligan for Halloween 2025
Alec Bradley has announced the return of Filthy Ghooligan, a limited-edition release crafted to coincide with the Halloween season. Originally inspired by the brand’s St....
New Member Highlight: Smokin’ Silverbacks Cigar Lounge
Premium Cigar Association (PCA): Tell us about your shop.Olin Chamberlain Sr., founding partner: Smokin’ Silverbacks Cigar Lounge opened in late 2024 and has quickly become...
New 2025 PCA Board Members
Why did you run for the board and what do you hope to achieve while serving your term? Kathleen Kelly, Queensbury Cigar and Pipe, Queensbury, New York (Second term)I ran for...
One Big Beautiful Bill and its Impact on You
The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (H.R.1, 119th Congress) presents several significant implications for Premium Cigar Association (PCA) members and the broader...
Klaas Kelner: In Pursuit of a Dream
The name Kelner carries a lot of weight in the world of premium cigars. The Kelner family is synonymous with tobacco and with blending and working with some of the biggest names...
The Blend Review: Big Sky Madison Toro
Big Sky Madison Toro: 6 1/4 x 52 Wrapper: Ecuador Habano Binder: Mexican San Andrés Filler: Nicaragua Ometepe, Jalapa, Estelí & Condega Country of Manufacture: Nicaragua...
Five Questions: Nirka Reyes Estrella, De Los Reyes Cigars
Premium Cigar Association (PCA): What's the biggest challenge you face upholding the values and history of six generations in tobacco?Nirka Reyes Estrella: Maintaining tradition...
Aganorsa Leaf: Love of the Leaf
Aganorsa Leaf, a premium cigar company whose motto, “Our strength is our leaf,” has evolved over the years. As a company, it holds a different place in different people’s lives....
The Blend Review: Escobar Cigars Habano Robusto
Escobar Cigars Habano Robusto Size: 5 x 50 Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Honduras and Nicaragua Country of Manufacture: Nicaragua MSRP: $13.50 per cigar or...
What We’re Smoking: Black Star Line Lalibela Toro
Cigar: Black Star Line Lalibela Size: ToroSmoke time: 1 hours, 25 minutes Appearance & AromaI am smoking the Lalibela in my office. I am not pairing anything with the cigar...