PCA 2023: RoMa Craft Tobac

In 2021, RoMa Craft Tobac was one of a whole host of companies that did not attend the PCA Convention and Trade Show. A year later, RoMa Craft decided to man a scaled-back booth, primarily to show support for the organization.

Their setup in 2021 had just four chairs, and a small space to chat with retailers.

While still not back to the same square footage as the 2019 show, this year’s RoMa Craft booth looks more like its normal self. There are some heavy-duty banner holders, cigars on display, and multiple areas to hold meetings with retailers. It is apparent that these spaces are necessary. When I stopped by, the booth was bombarded with retailers wanting to talk to all the various reps and brands housed inside the booth.

Intemperance Volstead VO 1920

The latest expansion in the Intemperance line is the Volstead VO 1920. While it was mentioned briefly as an upcoming release in last year’s coverage, the Volstead VO 1920 is named after the Volstead Act and will come in five regular production sizes and six limited edition sizes. A prerelease version, albeit with a different wrapper, debuted at an event at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Nashua, N.H. in April.

• Wrapper: Ecuador (Sumatra Hybrid)
• Binder: Mexico (San Andrés)
• Filler: Dominican Republic (Corojo, La Canela) & Nicaragua (Condega, Jalapa & Pueblo Nuevo)

• Intemperance Volstead VO 1920 Izzy Einstein (4 x 46) — $6.75 (Box of 30, $202.50)
• Intemperance Volstead VO 1920 Belle Livingstone (4 1/2 x 52) — $7.75 (Box of 24, $186)
• Intemperance Volstead VO 1920 Bill McCoy (5 x 50) — $7.95 (Box of 24, $190.80)
• Intemperance Volstead VO 1920 George Remus (5 x 56) — $9 (Box of 24, $216)
• Intemperance Volstead VO 1920 Roy Olmstead (5 1/2 x 54) — $9.25 (Box of 24, $220)

Production: Regular Production

• Intemperance Volstead VO 1920 Blind Pig (4 1/2 x 60) — $8.25 (Box of 24, $198) — Approx. 500 Boxes of 24 Cigars (~12,000 Total Cigars)
• Intemperance Volstead VO 1920 Senator Volstead (5 x 50) — $8.50 (Box of 12, $102) — Approx. 500 Boxes of 12 Cigars (~6,000 Total Cigars)
• Intemperance Volstead VO 1920 Noble Experiment (5 x 56) — $9.75 (Box of 12, $117) — Approx. 500 Boxes of 12 Cigars (~6,000 Total Cigars)
• Intemperance Volstead VO 1920 Revenuer (5 3/4 x 46) — $8.50 (Box of 24, $204) — Approx. 500 Boxes of 24 Cigars (~12,000 Total Cigars)
• Intemperance Volstead VO 1920 Gran Perfecto (5 5/8 x 60) — $13 (Box of 12, $156) — Approx. 500 Boxes of 12 Cigars (~6,000 Total Cigars)
• Intemperance Volstead VO 1920 Judas Hole (6 1/2 x 44) — $8.75 (Box of 12, $105) — Approx. 500 Boxes of 12 Cigars (~6,000 Total Cigars)

Production: Limited Production

Release Date: June 2023

Quinquagenario

Pronounced kwin-kwah-jin-ar-ee-oh, the translation is in his fifties. The Quinquagenario is a celebration of Skip Martin’s 50th birthday and, of note, the first RoMa Craft cigar to have been produced at someone else’s factory. Teaming up with Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr., Martin looked for unique tobaccos to make up the blend that is being produced at Perez-Carrillo Jr.’s Tabacalera La Alianza S.A. in the Dominican Republic.

• Wrapper: Ecuador (Sumatra)
• Binder: Dominican Republic
• Filler: Dominican Republic

• Quinquagenario (5 x 50) — $15 (Boxes of 24, $360)

Production: 2,000 Boxes of 24 Cigars (50,000 Total Cigars)*

Release Date: Late July/Early August 2023

*Initial production is 2,000 boxes of 24 cigars, with at least another 2,000 bundles expected to be released in the future.