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Saturday Aug 12, 2023
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
For the third show in a row, J.C. Newman Cigar Company brought the cardboard version of its El Reloj factory to the PCA Trade Show to serve as its booth. It’s a stunning display that gives the feel of the El Reloj factory from both the inside and the outside. This year all of the new projects showcased at the J.C. Newman booth had a connection with El Reloj. This includes a new limited edition cigar being done out of the factory as well as some collectible accessories that feature El Reloj's signature product, Cigar Coop's 2020 Cigar of the Year, The American.
Full PCA Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-qf2
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Friday Aug 11, 2023
One year ago, at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Illusione Cigars showcased a comprehensive portfolio packaging rebrand. This included new packaging designs, new logos, and new vitola names. One year later, the first phase of this rebrand has been completed as the Original Documents and Singularé lines have been overhauled. Let's catch up with the company and see how things are going.
Full PCA Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-qeK
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Friday Aug 11, 2023
One year ago, at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Illusione Cigars showcased a comprehensive portfolio packaging rebrand. This included new packaging designs, new logos, and new vitola names. One year later, the first phase of this rebrand has been completed as the Original Documents and Singularé lines have been overhauled. Let's catch up with the company and see how things are going.
Full PCA Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-qeK
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Over the years, Oliva Cigar has not regularly presented new releases at a PCA/IPCPR/RTDA trade show. Particularly since the acquisition of Oliva Cigar by J. Cortès, that has changed. For the most part, the new Oliva-branded releases have been line extensions under the Serie V and Serie V Melanio umbrellas. This has allowed Oliva to implement some creativity in their releases. This year the three releases all revolved around Serie V and Serie V Melanio. Two of these releases were done in collaboration with others. There was one release that garnered Oliva big headlines, and that is the Oliva Serie V Roaring Twenties Super Limited Edition. That cigar would be Oliva's most ultra-premium offering to date - coming in at $300.00 per cigar.
Full PCA Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-qeh
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Over the years, Oliva Cigar has not regularly presented new releases at a PCA/IPCPR/RTDA trade show. Particularly since the acquisition of Oliva Cigar by J. Cortès, that has changed. For the most part, the new Oliva-branded releases have been line extensions under the Serie V and Serie V Melanio umbrellas. This has allowed Oliva to implement some creativity in their releases. This year the three releases all revolved around Serie V and Serie V Melanio. Two of these releases were done in collaboration with others. There was one release that garnered Oliva big headlines, and that is the Oliva Serie V Roaring Twenties Super Limited Edition. That cigar would be Oliva's most ultra-premium offering to date - coming in at $300.00 per cigar.
Full PCA Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-qeh
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Tonight, we are honored to welcome the CEO of Quality Importers Trading Company, Michael Giordano to the Prime Time Show. Michael is one of the great entrepreneurial stories in our industry, and we will discuss his journey in this industry and get to know a little more about Michael. You won’t want to miss the show.
Plus, we will have our Cattle Baron Steak Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA Ties That Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, Espinosa Today in Sports History, and the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation segments.
Contest entries must be put on our Facebook stream of this broadcast: https://www.facebook.com/CigarCoop1/videos/6473969776024447
Contest ends 8/8 - 11pm ET
NOTE: No contest entries will be eligible from comments other than Facebook.
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
For the past three years, much of the work at All Saints Cigars has been developing its four core lines. When the company first launched in 2019, it turned out the first release that would come to market was a cigar called Solamente. This was a cigar that was originally released by accident. The blend was being worked on back in 2017 by co-owner Micky Pegg. Without his knowledge, the factory ended up rolling 15,000 cigars. A decision was made to release these cigars as a limited edition release called Solamente. After that, Pegg and All Saints Cigars turned their attention to their core lines. This year All Saints Cigars felt the time was right to bring back Solamente, so now it joins the All Saints lineup as an annual limited release. This would be the focus of All Saint Cigars in terms of new products at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA), but there were a couple of other fun things. For starters, keeping to the theme of All Saints Cigars, there was an actual confessional in the booth. In addition, there was a Coalition-All Saints tradition where our very own Bear Duplisea would receive his "bear hug" from Micky Pegg.
We apologize in advance for the audio issues on this interview. It is recommended you tur the volume up for this interview. We hope you still enjoy the interview.
Full PCA Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-qdV
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
For the past three years, much of the work at All Saints Cigars has been developing its four core lines. When the company first launched in 2019, it turned out the first release that would come to market was a cigar called Solamente. This was a cigar that was originally released by accident. The blend was being worked on back in 2017 by co-owner Micky Pegg. Without his knowledge, the factory ended up rolling 15,000 cigars. A decision was made to release these cigars as a limited edition release called Solamente. After that, Pegg and All Saints Cigars turned their attention to their core lines. This year All Saints Cigars felt the time was right to bring back Solamente, so now it joins the All Saints lineup as an annual limited release. This would be the focus of All Saint Cigars in terms of new products at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA), but there were a couple of other fun things. For starters, keeping to the theme of All Saints Cigars, there was an actual confessional in the booth. In addition, there was a Coalition-All Saints tradition where our very own Bear Duplisea would receive his "bear hug" from Micky Pegg.
We apologize in advance for the audio issues on this interview. It is recommended you tur the volume up for this interview. We hope you still enjoy the interview.
Full PCA Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-qdV
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
In 2022 Micallef Cigars returned to the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. While the company had some new products, the focus was on the programs Micallef has done to connect with its customers. Micallef indeed continued to do so at the 2023 PCA Trade Show, but this year the company was really showcasing its capabilities as a cigar manufacturer. The company had invested heavily in its tobacco and factory operations in Nicaragua. This year one of the fruits of those labors was introduced just prior to the PCA Trade Show in the form of the Micallef Black. Micallef's booth was adorned with plenty of black and gold. There also was a bit of a secondary theme going on as Micallef is focusing on cigar sizes that the market is demanding. That's why the four new SKUs introduced at the trade show were all in the form of a Robusto or Toro.
Full PCA Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-qdQ