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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....
PCA Joins Global Leaders for The Cigar Conference 2025 at World Cigar Show Dubai
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) will play a leading role in The Cigar Conference 2025, the educational centerpiece of the World Cigar Show Dubai, taking place Tuesday,...
Asylum Ships Time Capsule Samplers in 2025 Anniversary Release
CLE Cigar Co. this week shipped the Asylum Time Capsule sampler sets to select retailers. The release commemorates Asylum’s 13th anniversary and marks the final year of the...
Garo Cigars Announces Participation in the World Cigar Show DubaiÂ
Garo Cigars is proud to announce its participation in the prestigious World Cigar Show taking place in Dubai, November 2025. This international event will bring together the...
Casa 1910 Strengthens U.S. Sales and Product Development Teams
Casa 1910 AG has announced two key leadership changes aimed at expanding its U.S. footprint and enhancing its global product strategy. Hector Becerra Named U.S. National Sales...
J.C. Newman Rolls Out Multiple New Releases This September
J.C. Newman Cigar Co. has marked September with the release of several new cigars across its portfolio, including a new extension to the Angel Cuesta line, the annual...
New Member Highlight: Black River Tobacco Co., Dunn, North Carolina
Premium Cigar Association (PCA): Tell us about your shop.Frank D’Alesio: The Black River Tobacco Company started in 2021 out of a passion for cigar smoking, spending time with...
Big Sky Cigar Co.: Telling the Montana Cigar Story
If you had to pick a state with a rich tradition of cigar manufacturing, dating back to the early 20th century, Montana might not be the first one to leap to mind. And yet, as...
Smoke, Lies, and Government Overreach: The Truth About the War on Premium Cigars
In an age where facts are routinely sacrificed on the altar of political expediency, the latest campaigns targeting premium cigars in Louisiana and Detroit offer a masterclass in...
What We’re Smoking: H. Upmann by AJ Fernandez Toro
Cigar: H. Upmann by AJ FernandezSize: ToroSmoke time: 1 hour, 35 minutes Appearance & AromaThe gorgeous blue and gold band is only the first in a list of amazing qualities...
Member Benefits: Continuing Education Opportunities
Continuing Education Opportunities Proper training and education are key to success in most industries, and the premium tobacco industry is no exception. A retail tobacconist...
PCA Retailer & Manufacturer Survey, Quarter 1, 2025
PCA Retail Survey Results (Qtr. 1, 2025) *112 PCA retailer members anonymously surveyed1. Compared to 2023, did you do better, the same, or worse during the 2024 holiday season?...
The Cigar Women Who Lead
When I was first elected to the PCA board of Directors, I had the goal to provide a space for women in the cigar and pipe industry to get together to network and share ideas....
Seize the Day: Keeping Pipe Smoking Alive
I wonder if anyone recalls what I wrote in this space just three short months ago, in a column I titled “The Smoker in Winter.” I wrote, “The best things in life are...
The Villainous Archetypes
If you are a retailer reading this column for the first time as a PCA member at our 2025 trade show in New Orleans, don’t judge these musings too harshly. My intent is not...