Miscellaneous

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…

The PCA 2021 Convention & Trade Show is over, and, as I write this, our booth coverage is entering the final quarter or so. There…

As the final day of 2021 PCA Convention & Trade Show begins, here are some of the things I have noticed, heard about and thought…

It’s the last day of the 2021 PCA Convention & Trade Show, which means it’s the final live interview of the trade show. This time…

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,…

Another year at the PCA (formally IPCPR) Convention & Trade Show, another post explaining what we carry around while covering all of the booths. This…

The maker of the self-proclaimed “most controversial cigar of 2021” will sit down with our least controversial writer: Brian Burt. Yes, he still works here….

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…

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…

What’s old is new again has been one of the most consistent themes of the cigar industry for the last few years. That usually means companies…

This year’s PCA Convention & Trade Show has been very different and very familiar for me all at the same time. It is different in…