halfwheel Live

How focused are people going to be on PCA 2024 moving to March? What about the venue change? Are Altadis U.S.A., Davidoff of Geneva USA, Drew Estate and General all coming back to the 2024 trade show? What about a slowdown in cigar sales?

Brooks Whittington and I will talk about what PCA 2023 is, why it matters and preview some of the new products debuting in and around the trade show.

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After publishing 198 reviews of new cigars in 2022, we are finally ready to talk about the 25 highest-scoring cigars. It’s time for halfwheel’s Top 25 Live Show.

Brooks, Patrick and I will unveil the Packaging Top 10 for 2022. And you can watch and listen live.

Cigar brand owner, cigar distribution owner, retailer, podcaster—Mike Szczepankewicz wears a lot of hats. We figured that he would be one of the more interesting…

Yesterday, S.T.Dupont celebrated its 150th anniversary with a massive cake that looked like the company’s Ligne 2 lighters. Les Mann of Coles of London, S.T.Dupont’s…

Patrick Lagreid kicks off the first of our PCA 2022 Convention & Trade Show interviews by talking to My Father, the company that won halfwheel’s…

For our final PCA 2022 preview show, Brooks and I will talk about the new products we are most excited to see at the trade…

You may have read editorials on this site arguing that there were problems with the PCA Convention & Trade Show, today on the site, I defend the trade show from Brooks’ excessive attacks. Tune in, maybe win a humidor.

After more than a decade of going to IPCPR/PCA Convention & Trade Shows, it’s time to look back at our favorite booths, cigars, moments and yes, even that one time there was a fire. Plus two people will win humidors from Drew Estate.