PCA 2023: Cigar in the Bottle

Once again, “Forbidden Johnny” Soyak is back at the PCA Convention & Trade Show showing off his unique creation named Cigar in the Bottle. In addition, Soyak told me about a brand new accolade the creation recently received, as well as some major distribution news.

Nothing has changed about the booth compared to the past two years, and the same goes for the actual Cigar in the Bottle. The creation consists of a 6 x 52 Vartan custom cigar blended by Hendrik Kelner that is aged for five years and then encased in a thin glass bottle of Grand Pommier XS VSOP Cognac.

Soyak mentioned that he has opened up distribution to a few new markets, specifically the city of Las Vegas, as well as the state of New York. He also told me that for the fourth year in a row, the Grand Pommier XS VSOP Cognac that is in each bottle won a silver medal at the L.A. Spirits Awards, which took place earlier this year.