Brian Burt

JRE Tobacco Co. has four new cigars here at the show; One new size for an existing line, a limited edition, a limited production, and one completely new blend.

Arango Cigar Co. carries more than just cigars, and this year the new releases from the company come in the form of fresh designs for some of their pipe lighters.

Micallef Cigars is back with a black and gold themed booth, befitting their new release the Micallef Black.

Last year Falto Cigars did not have anything new at the show, but this year, a limited edition made its debut.

Andreas Throuvalas of Curivari took some time to tell us about the new Buenaventura blend that debuted at PCA 2023.

Gran Habano owner George Rico was a busy guy, but I managed to catch him between appointments to get the low-down on the new release coming from the company.

Oveja Negra Brands’ booth might not have changed much, but there were certainly plenty of cigars to cover this year from the company in both limited editions and regular production line extensions.

Though Robert Caldwell was deep in conversations with retailers, the helpful reps at the booth were able to get me the information on three new releases coming from the company.

Fable, along with the rest of the Pospiech Inc. distributed brands, are back at the RoMa Craft Tobac booth this year. While there wasn’t anything new to show off, an upcoming line was teased for release later this year.

Bellatto Premium Cigars and Lost&Found brands were back in the scaled down booth we’ve seen for a few years now, with a couple of new releases and an update on one special release that were destroyed in a fire.

This was Jeff Mouttet’s first PCA Convention and Trade Show as an exhibitor, and he was excited to debut his brand Fosforo with a limited edition being released at the show.