Jon Carney—the longtime vp of sales for La Flor Dominicana—has been tasked with leading Bentley Tobacco USA, the new American division of Bentley Tobacco. This year marks the company’s PCA debut, and the company is releasing a new vitola for its Green line, new packaging and an innovative AI-influenced project known as the Bentley Black […]
Michael Cappellini as national brand ambassador points out that for him it is very important to stimulate the economics for Italy and the USA. The tobacco Tosacano uses, comes from Italy and the USA, but what really makes the difference is the process of fire curing. This gives these unique flavors of eartyness, oak, hickory, […]
Sean Knutsen from Boveda cannot tell us about a new product. With the science and technology behind the Boveda products the company focus is on keeping up with this great and reliable product. But some good information for the users is, that he suggests that if you use the 320 Boveda the cigars will be […]
Start your work week off right: win some AVO-branded items. Today’s prize pack includes a Project Carbon case. The post PCA 2025 Contest #3: AVO Prize Pack appeared first on halfwheel.
Billy and Gus from Artesano Del Tobacco present 2 new lines at PCA 2025. Viva la Vida Connecticut is available in two vitolas – Toro 54×6 and Robusto 54×5. The 10 count boxes showcase an Ecuadorian Connecticut Wrapper with binder and filler from Nicaragua. Its profile is projected to be light to medium and comes […]
Omar de Frias presents here at the PCA 2025 his 1821 Puro Collection from Fratello. This is the very first cigar from Fratello that has all tobacco only from the Dominican Republic. The 6×38 cigar will be available this September. Arlequin Carnevale Edition is the new limited cigar in a churchill vitola (7×50). They come […]
The Hulecos H1 is capable of measuring both relative humidity and equilibrium moisture content. One is a measurement of humidity in your humidor, another is a measurement of humidity in your cigars. The H1 can not only measure both but also combine them into more simplified recommendations for cigar smokers. The post PCA 2025: Hulecos […]
A visit to the tobacco farms of cigar manufacturers is always worth a trip. Tobacconists, however, derive particular added value from a visit to the JRE Cigars tobacco farm. The trip is called “Camp Aladino” and shows the work of the manufacturer in all its facets; Camp Aladino last took place at the end of […]
It’s Sunday at the Masters, whoops, sorry — it’s Sunday at the PCA show and our tournament isn’t quite over yet. The post PCA 2025 Recap: Sunday appeared first on halfwheel.
Next year we should weigh these. My back hurts. The post PCA 2025: What’s in My Bag — Charlie Minato appeared first on halfwheel.