AVO Syncro Caribe Shipping Next Month

The AVO Syncro series will be expanding with a new line, this time dedicated to the entire Caribbean. It’s a new three-vitola regular production line…

M by Macanudo Espresso Arriving in Early August

Right as August gets underway, General Cigar Co. will begin shipping a new member of the Macanudo family, the M by Macanudo Espresso, an infused…

PCA 2021: Casa 1910

Not many new, small companies show up to their first PCA Convention & Trade show and make the kind of splash Casa 1910 did. Aiming…

PCA 2021: El Artista

Stopping by the El Artista booth, I was greeted by the team and introduced to Kevin Newman, the company’s national sales director. He told me…

PCA 2021: Howard G Cigars

One of the handful of companies making their debut at the 2021 PCA Convention & Trade Show is Howard G Cigars from founder Howard Gumbs….

PCA 2021: Top 3 Things — Brian Burt

Each year I forget about this Top 3 Things post, but each year I already have a list of candidates in my mind. I find…

PCA 2021: Lotus Group

The Lotus Group, which also produces the Vertigo brand, kept its new offerings under wraps in the weeks leading up to the 2021 PCA Convention…

PCA 2021: Aroma de Nicaragua

Another of the new brands debuting during the 2021 PCA Convention & Trade Show is Aroma de Nicaragua. According to the company, the Nicaraguan tobacco…

PCA 2021: Drunk Chicken Cigars

When I saw I had a company named “Drunk Chicken Cigars” on my list to cover, I had no idea what I was getting into…

PCA 2021: The Cigar Ashtray

Most of the companies we cover at the trade show can be served by a pretty cookie-cutter approach: what are your new items, when are…

PCA 2021: Perdomo

The Perdomo booth has been memorable for a number of years now. First, it was because of the massive drum set that Nick Perdomo Jr….