PCA 2023: Cigar Oasis

Cigar Oasis’ bright orange booth is one of the easiest to spot on the trade show floor. This year, the booth is located along one of the main corridors, making it even easier to spot. For as long as I remember, Cigar Oasis has shared its booth with at least one other company. This year, that company is JetLine, which occupied half of the booth.

I was under the impression that there would be no new items for Cigar Oasis, but there are, in fact, two new items.

As for the booth, Cigar Oasis has been using this one for a few years. I’m a big fan of its appearance, both the structure and the color. That said, it’s difficult to tell that this is where JetLine is located unless you approach the booth from the back.

Oasis Pack

These are Integra Boost humidity packs but with Cigar Oasis branding. Outside of the look, the packs are the same as the Integra versions. For those that are unfamiliar, these are two-way, disposable humidity packs that are designed to do the same thing as Boveda packs. While both products work to achieve the same goal, the way the products go about it is quite different. Integra uses foil, which it has spent the last decade tweaking to make it better at providing humidity. Both companies are active in the cigar and cannabis spaces, though Integra’s parent company also sells a lot of other products.

Dan Barranco of Cigar Oasis said that the logo used on these packs is actually a throwback to the old Cigar Oasis logo.

Cigar Oasis is offering two sizes (8g and 67g) and three different relative humidities: 62, 69 and 75.

MSRP: $1.40 (8g), $5.50 (67g)

Release Date: August 2023

Whiff Out

Cigar Oasis is also now the distributor of Whiff Out, which sells a deodorant for ashtrays. The idea is that you place the Whiff Out solution in your ashtray and it will absorb the odor of burnt cigars and ash. I thought Cigar Oasis was already the distributor of Whiff Out, I’m told this is a new deal.