Mary Szarmach Joining PCA Executive Committee
Szarmach, who serves as the svp of governmental and external affairs for Smoker Friendly, has been elected to the powerful PCA executive committee, which controls the major decisions the PCA makes.
PCA Modifies Furlough, Two Staff Members to Remain Active
Today was set to be the first day of a staff-wide furlough at the Premium Cigar Association (PCA), but that will not be the case…
IPCPR Announces New Federal Government Affairs Director
The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers’ Association (IPCPR) has announced that Daniel Trope will be the organization’s new director of federal government affairs. Trope…
IPCPR Adds Lunchtime Seminars to Trade Show
As part of the modernization efforts for the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers’ Association (IPCPR) has added lunchtime…
Subcommittee Passes Appropriations Bill With FDA Cigar Exemption (Update)
The House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture has passed a bill for the 2017 fiscal year appropriations bill. Included in it is language that exempts premium…
IPCPR Announces New Washington, D.C. Headquarters
The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) announced on Wednesday that it will be moving into a new Washington, D.C. headquarters this summer….
Washington D.C. Keeps Cigar Exemption
A proposed 80 percent tax on premium cigar in Washington D.C. will not happen. The Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Act of 2014 originally included raising…
Tatuaje WCD 127
It’s said that the older you get, the more important each year becomes and therefore the more it should be celebrated. So seems the case with cigar…
My Father Cigars W. Curtis Draper 126th Anniversary
On May 31 W. Curtis Draper released its first anniversary cigar commemorating its 126th year in business at duel events held at their Washington, D.C….
Guillermo León by La Aurora W. Curtis Draper 126th Aniversario Lancero
For many years, Washington D.C.’s W. Curtis Draper has commissioned special limited editions in honor of its anniversaries. Last year, the company celebrated a century…
Tatuaje Brown Label Civil Cigar Lounge
In 2003, a relatively unknown cigar called Tatuajewas released for the first time. The first cigars on the market from the new brand were named…
