PCA 2023: Blanco Cigar Co.

While there weren’t any new products in the Blanco Cigar Co. booth, there was certainly some news coming out of the booth this year.

In addition to the company’s own lines, David Blanco also works with a number of other companies to blend their cigars, with production handled by the Plasencia Cigars S.A. factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. According to Blanco, working with other brands delayed the development and release of his own projects this year. As you’ll hear him talk about in the video below, one of those cigars is a project with the Gambino family—yes, the Gambino family you have likely heard of—for a project under the name Gambino Cigars. It is apparently coming out soon, though no date was announced. As for Blanco’s portfolio, an anniversary cigar is in the works as well.

As for the booth, it was one of the few that I remember having a wood panel look for its flooring, as most other companies opt for some form of carpet, so that helped to make it distinct. As you can see above, the cigars were on one side of the booth, seating areas were in the middle, while a storage closet with additional branding on it was on the left side of the booth, which you can’t see above.