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PCA 2024: E.P. Carrillo (Audio)

E.P. Carrillo was one of the busier companies at the 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. For the past few years, much of the focus has been on the premium Perez-Carrillo line. During this year's Trade Show, E.P. Carrillo showcased their latest cigar, the Encore Black, and unveiled a new six-cigar blend lineup called the Essence Series. These blends are now a regular production offering and a new core series for the company. Despite receiving many accolades over the years, it's clear that E.P. Carrillo is not a company that rests on its laurels.

PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sDr

PCA 2024: E.P. Carrillo

E.P. Carrillo was one of the busier companies at the 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. For the past few years, much of the focus has been on the premium Perez-Carrillo line. During this year's Trade Show, E.P. Carrillo showcased their latest cigar, the Encore Black, and unveiled a new six-cigar blend lineup called the Essence Series. These blends are now a regular production offering and a new core series for the company. Despite receiving many accolades over the years, it's clear that E.P. Carrillo is not a company that rests on its laurels.

PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sDr

Prime Time Episode 303 Audio: Nick Fusco, El Mago Cigars

Tonight on Prime Time Episode 303, Nick Fusco of El Mago Cigars makes his debut. Nick’s a newcomer to the cigar industry and has already been making his mark. We will discuss the brand, get to know Nick better, and talk about the unique backstory of the brand.

Plus, we have our FSG Beef Segments, Altadis USA’s Ties the Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, Espinosa This Day in Sports History, and, of course, the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation Segment.

Prime Time Episode 303: Nick Fusco, El Mago Cigars

Tonight on Prime Time Episode 303, Nick Fusco of El Mago Cigars makes his debut. Nick’s a newcomer to the cigar industry and has already been making his mark. We will discuss the brand, get to know Nick better, and talk about the unique backstory of the brand.

Plus, we have our FSG Beef Segments, Altadis USA’s Ties the Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, Espinosa This Day in Sports History, and, of course, the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Deliberation Segment.

PCA 2024: All Saints Cigars (Audio)

All Saints Cigars came into the 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show with a themed booth with a confessional, candles, and a pew. All Saints chose not to exhibit new product this year. Instead, the company focused on leveraging its unified sales force with Micallef Cigars. Following PCA, All Saints and Micallef ended their unified sales operation. At the same time, both companies leveraged the unified model to do business at PCA 2024.  While All Saints didn't have new product at PCA, they have told us that later this year they should be announcing something new. Regardless, All Saints Cigars is always one of our favorite stops at the PCA Trade Show; PCA 2024 wouldn't be complete without Bear Duplisea and All Saints co-owner Micky Pegg having their annual "bear hug."

PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sCB

 

PCA 2024: All Saints Cigars

All Saints Cigars came into the 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show with a themed booth with a confessional, candles, and a pew. All Saints chose not to exhibit new product this year. Instead, the company focused on leveraging its unified sales force with Micallef Cigars. Following PCA, All Saints and Micallef ended their unified sales operation. At the same time, both companies leveraged the unified model to do business at PCA 2024.  While All Saints didn't have new product at PCA, they have told us that later this year they should be announcing something new. Regardless, All Saints Cigars is always one of our favorite stops at the PCA Trade Show; PCA 2024 wouldn't be complete without Bear Duplisea and All Saints co-owner Micky Pegg having their annual "bear hug."

PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sCB

 

 

PCA 2024: Aganorsa Leaf (Audio)

For Aganorsa Leaf, the big story at the 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show was the return of the Arsenio brand. The Arsenio brand has been one of the more popular brands in the Aganorsa Leaf portfolio, going back to the Casa Fernandez days. The brand is named after the company's master blender, Arsenio Ramos, who passed away in 2018. Happily, this year, Arsenio returns with an all-new blend, one that was a personal favorite of Ramos. Meanwhile, Aganorsa quietly also had a couple of line extensions, adding the "Junior" size to the JFR Connecticut line.  Moreover, Aganorsa added a 6 x 60 Titan size to its New Cuba Superior line.

PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sCw

PCA 2024: Aganorsa Leaf

For Aganorsa Leaf, the big story at the 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show was the return of the Arsenio brand. The Arsenio brand has been one of the more popular brands in the Aganorsa Leaf portfolio, going back to the Casa Fernandez days. The brand is named after the company's master blender, Arsenio Ramos, who passed away in 2018. Happily, this year, Arsenio returns with an all-new blend, one that was a personal favorite of Ramos. Meanwhile, Aganorsa quietly also had a couple of line extensions, adding the "Junior" size to the JFR Connecticut line.  Moreover, Aganorsa added a 6 x 60 Titan size to its New Cuba Superior line.

PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sCw

PCA 2024: Micallef Cigars

The 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) marked the third consecutive year that Micallef Cigars exhibited. It is also the second year in a row that Micallef has launched a major regular production release. This year, Micallef Blue made its debut. It's the second cigar in the unofficial "color" series following 2023's Micallef Black. With both Blue and Black, Micallef is targeting the market with a high quality premium cigar in the $7.00 to $8.00 range. The Micallef Blue was also a cigar favorite by the Cigar Coop Coalition among the 2024 PCA releases.  Since the 2024 PCA Trade Show, news has broken that both companies will no longer have a unified sales team. It's important to know that the companies were still operating with the unified sales steam model at the time of PCA.

PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sBH

PCA 2024: Micallef Cigars

The 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) marked the third consecutive year that Micallef Cigars exhibited. It is also the second year in a row that Micallef has launched a major regular production release. This year, Micallef Blue made its debut. It's the second cigar in the unofficial "color" series following 2023's Micallef Black. With both Blue and Black, Micallef is targeting the market with a high quality premium cigar in the $7.00 to $8.00 range. The Micallef Blue was also a cigar favorite by the Cigar Coop Coalition among the 2024 PCA releases.  Since the 2024 PCA Trade Show, news has broken that both companies will no longer have a unified sales team. It's important to know that the companies were still operating with the unified sales steam model at the time of PCA.

PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sBH