Watch: Patrick Lagreid on Puro Sabor’s Virtual Festival (5:00 P.M. CDT)
It’s no secret that Nicaraguan-made cigars consistently find themselves ranking among the top in the world, garnering numerous awards, accolades and other honors. Later today,…
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…
Five Things: What Today’s Federal Appeals Court Loss Means for Cigars
Today, the cigar industry suffered a resounding defeat at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. It’s the latest ruling in Cigar…
PCA 2021: Top 3 Things — Patrick Lagreid
It’s been about 72 hours since I’ve been home that I sit down to think about what stood out from the 2021 PCA Convention &…
PCA 2021: Top 3 Things — Brooks Whittington
The first PCA Convention & Trade Show is in the books—although our coverage will continue for another couple of days or so—and as we have…
PCA 2021: Top 3 Things — Charlie Minato
The PCA 2021 Convention & Trade Show is over, and, as I write this, our booth coverage is entering the final quarter or so. There…
PCA 2021: Day 3 Recap
As the final day of 2021 PCA Convention & Trade Show begins, here are some of the things I have noticed, heard about and thought…
PCA 2021: Day 3 Lunch with halfwheel
It’s the third day, which means it’s the third lunch. It appears to be a Chipotle mock-up, with a bed of Spanish rice, dark beans,…
PCA 2021: What’s In My Bag — Brooks Whittington
Another year at the PCA (formally IPCPR) Convention & Trade Show, another post explaining what we carry around while covering all of the booths. This…
PCA 2021: Lunch with halfwheel Day 2
Day 2’s lunch was a little different, beginning with the fact that I actually snapped a picture of the food. Taste-wise, the pork loin plate—filled…
PCA 2021: What’s In My Bag — Patrick Lagreid
If there’s one thing I’ve come to learn over several trade shows—and a recent move to a new home—is that unnecessary stuff is heavy to…
