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I have been smoking cigars since 2005 and reviewing them as a hobby since 2010. Initially, I started out small with a 50-count humidor and only smoking one or two cigars a month. Not knowing anybody else that smoked cigars, it was only an occasional hobby that I took part in. In March of 2010, I joined Nublive and Cigar Asylum, connecting me with many people who also shared an interest in cigars. Reading what they had to say about brands I had never heard of, I quickly immersed myself in the boutique brands of the industry and it was then that cigars transformed from a hobby into a passion.

PCA 2022: 7-20-4

7-20-4 is back this year with a new sales director and a new PCA exclusive.

PCA 2022: Gran Habano

George Rico, owner of Gran Habano, talks to us about the new anniversary cigar debuting at the show. He also teased an upcoming release that has most of the information finalized, with a few important details that weren’t quite ready to be announced.

PCA 2022: Rabbit Air

Rabbit Air returns this year after having to miss the 2021 PCA Convention and Trade Show due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

PCA 2022: The Cigar Ashtray

No surprise from the name: The Cigar Ashtray is a company producing a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors of cigar ashtrays out of CNC machined aluminum billets.

PCA 2022: Dissident

Cynn and Joshua Coburn attended their first PCA show as brand owners and brought with them a PCA exclusive limited edition cigar, the first new cigar to be released under the Dissident name since buying the brand at the end of 2021.

PCA 2022: CLE Cigar Co.

CLE Cigar Co. might not have had all their products at the show due to shipping delays, but there was still plenty of new things on their plate to talk about — a new PCA Exclusive, sizes, packaging and a special celebratory cigar you probably won’t be able to get anywhere.

PCA 2022: Curivari

Curivari has returned after a two year hiatus from the show, this time with two new limited editions for 2022.

PCA 2022: Falto Cigars

Falto Cigars had a new booth but no new cigars this year at PCA 2022.

PCA 2022: Oveja Negra Brands

Oveja Negra Brands is a busy booth with lots of new stuff under its umbrella. This year there is a new PCA exclusive from Black Works Studio, a new Rorschach size, and two new releases under the Emilio brand.

PCA 2022: Zander-Greg

I got a chance to catch up with the crew at Zander-Greg to find out about the family of brands under the company, including a new lancero and some new items from EPIC Cigars.

PCA 2022: Asylum

Asylum has a whole slew of new products for this year, including the Asylum Ten celebrating the brand’s 10th anniversary, a preview of the Asylum Eleven and more.