Showing results for

July 20, 2021

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….

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: Bocock Brothers Premium Cigars

While this might come as a surprise, Bocock Brothers Premium Cigars is owned and operated by two brothers, Bryant and Douglas Bocock. While modest in…

PCA 2021: Sinistro

My first visit to the Sinistro booth was towards the end of the day and it was notably a bit quiet. I had glanced over…

PCA 2021: All Saints Cigars

Founded in 2019 by Micky Pegg, Frank Layo and Martin Corboy, All Saints Cigars was debuting two new line extensions at the PCA 2021 Convention…

Federal Appeals Court Sharply Rejects Cigar Industry’s Appeal in FDA Lawsuit

The three cigar industry trade groups have lost their most recent appeal in the ongoing lawsuit over FDA’s deeming regulations. The decision was unanimous and…

PCA 2021: Fratello

Since his company’s debut in 2013, former NASA project manager Omar de Frias’ Fratello brand has seemed to reach new heights every year (no pun…

PCA 2021: Zander-Greg

In 2018 Zander-Greg had a new booth but no new products at the show. In 2019, the company had a new brand under their umbrella…