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 […]
Luciano came to the 2025 PCA Show fresh off announcing a new partnership under the Constella Group umbrella with the Portuguese company EMT and Puro Titan, a company owned by baseball great Adrian Gonzalez. At the show, the company introduced four new cigars—Élevé, The Resilient, The Machinist and a Maria Lucia Limited Edition. Élevé is […]
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the New World brand (already in 2024), A.J. Fernandez is launching the New World Decenio at PCA 2025. Meeting Laurel Tilly, Brand Development Manager of the company, is always a good idea because it is very nice to chat with her about cigars and in general. Even if, traditionally, […]
For its newest cigar, introduced at this year’s PCA Show, La Flor Dominicana (LFD) returned to its first cigar, released way back in 1994. Known then as “Premium Line,” that first cigar was a very mild and delicate smoke, and the cigar later became known as Suave. But over the years, LFD’s Litto Gomez’s blending […]