PCA 2022: United Cigars

While United Cigars did not have a booth at the 2021 PCA Convention & Trade Show, the company has come out swinging for this year’s show with a number of new releases.

Those new cigars include the reimagining of a 250-year-old brand, a rerelease of The Wise Man Maduro Firecracker and a trio of Rocky Patel cigars in packaging designed to look like chocolate bars.

The United Cigars booth was located right next to Selected Tobacco near the back of the hall, but there was never a time when I walked by that it was not jam-packed full of people. It also included the new Yaya brand, which United Cigars distributes.

Red Anchor The Admiral

Originally a Dutch cigar brand packed in tins, the new version of this 250-year-old line is made at the Hendrik Kelner Jr.’s Kelner Boutique Factory.in the Dominican Republic. According to Oliver Nivaud, director of operations at United Cigars, the company is planning on four new sizes for the line next year.

• Wrapper: Ecuador (Habano 2000)
• Binder: Dominican Republic
• Filler: Dominican Republic

• Red Anchor The Admiral (6 x 52) — $25 (Box of 25, $625)

Production: 250 Boxes of 25 Cigars (6,250 Total Cigars)

Release Date: Fall 2022

Update (Aug. 25, 2022) — The company has corrected the ring gauge of the cigar; it was initially announced as a 54 ring gauge but has been confirmed to be a 52 ring gauge.

The Wise Man Maduro Firecracker (2022)

This is the newest version of a cigar originally released last year.

• Wrapper: Mexico (San Andrés Maduro)
• Binder: Nicaragua (Jalapa Corojo)
• Filler: Nicaragua (Estelí & Jalapa)

• The Wise Man Maduro Firecracker 2022 (3 1/2 x 50) — $7.50 (Box of 20, $150)

Production: 500 Boxes of 20 Cigars (10,000 Total Cigars)

Release Date: Fall 2022

Update (August 18) — Pricing has changed to $9 per cigar at $180 per box per an announcement from the company that the cigar was ready to begin shipping. Production numbers have also increased to 1,000 boxes.

Editor’s Note: There was a mention of a Rocky Patel Cigar Bar. Shortly after this article was published, representatives from Rocky Patel said this wasn’t one of the company’s products. — Charlie Minato.