This year, Nicholas Perdomo III welcomes me to the interview for the first time and there is a good reason for this: he is the creator of the latest Perdomo blend, the Perdomo legacy. “I created this blend in honor of my father and the founder of Perdomo Cigars,” Nicholas explains to me. “And I’m […]
United Cigars showed off several releases during the 2025 PCA Convention & Trade Show, starting with two new members to the company’s insanely popular Firecracker Series. Also, Gold Star is no longer a limited edition. The post PCA 2025: United Cigars appeared first on halfwheel.
Hiram and Solomon Cigars is celebrating its 10th anniversary with, as founder and CEO Fouad Kashouty describes, “a very special cigar.” It features a very delicate hybrid wrapper made from habano and Connecticut seeds. The origin of the tobacco and the factory making the cigars are not being disclosed. However, Kashouty did say that all […]
Volition America is a premium cigar with a purpose, intended to honor America’s rich history and the sacrifices of its heroes by giving back to those who serve. They are available in three different wrapper options: Connecticut, Habano, Maduro and presented in 13-count boxes in red, white, or blue. The 13 cigars represent the 13 […]
The Monday of the PCA is actually the day when we journalists get appointments more easily and the manufacturers are no longer so overrun with retailers. With Steve Saka it’s different: a full house even on Monday. He still takes his time and we can talk undisturbed and I find out that he is still […]
Lovely Cigars’ booth has some newer, more visible branding and comfy chairs for business meetings. The company is now able to sell cigars direct-to-consumer through its website. The post PCA 2025: Lovely Cigars appeared first on halfwheel.
“More elegant, more modern, more delicate,” is how Kristoff owner Glen Case describes the direction of the visual rebranding of his brands to me. It is very well done, the new brand identity is coherent and very appealing. It includes the cigar rings as well as the boxes and all types of packaging in the […]
Casa Molina has its roots in a Louisiana cigar retailer, but the company is now its own entity and expanding to humidors across the country. It launched in August 2024 and brought its portfolio of three core lines to PCA 2025. The post PCA 2025: Casa Molina appeared first on halfwheel.
Is it turquoise? Aquamarine? Teal? Blue-green? Greenish-blue? Sea-green? Just how does one describe that wonderfully pastel color that Platinum Nova uses for its bands and its boxes? Company founder Leonor Abzaradel will happily answer that question for you. “It is Nova!” She enthusiastically explains. Indeed, Abzaradel identifies the color so closely to her brand that […]
The cigar world lost one of its most legendary—and nicest—men in November 2024 with the passing of Jose Seijas from Parkinson’s Disease. Seijas spent most of his career as general manager at Altadis’s Tabacalera de Garcia factory in La Romana, Dominican Republic, before retiring in 2012. Seijas spent most of his retirement establishing Matilde Cigars […]