PCA 2022: Stolen Throne Cigars
Stay tuned for more, I didn’t do many interviews, but I tried to get the best! Until the next time,
Stay tuned for more, I didn’t do many interviews, but I tried to get the best! Until the next time,
Thanks to Eric for taking the time and to Sydney for her hospitality! I was able to finally meet Adria, who has been my contact there for several years, in her last official event with the company. Maybe we’ll see her around Philly sometime! That’s all for today. until the next time,
When I was at the PCA show my first order of business was to catch up with the folks at Cigarmedics! We’ve had a great partnership over the years, and I’m happy to finally meet these guys. I sat down with Luigi for a few minutes and we talked about their new cutter, The Baller, that I’ve been so enamored with.
If you aren't familiar with the Cigarmedics Humidimeter. it's a great little devise. In a nutshell it measures the moisture content of your cigar. and translates the reading to an RH number that we can all relate to. If I told you the moisture content of your cigar was 12, that wouldn't mean anything to you, but 65% is relatable. While certainly not a necessary tool, I've found that it's saved me from having a bad cigar experience a few times. More information can be found at my site, https://www.cigarcraig.com/
Until the next time,
CigarCraig
A very attractive dark Lonsdale with a very smooth wrapper. There are light aromas of sweet tobacco from the foot. The cold draw is perfect. Tonight’s beverage is a 903 Chupa Cabra stout.After toasting the foot to get past the char, the smoke is medium bodied and very flavorful. The profile is light toasted tobacco and Nicaraguan earth. There are also hints of flavors that will develop further into the cigar.
And yes, I’m using one of the trendy cigar holders, a Ciccar in this case. The cigar smokes more evenly and doesn’t tend to go out. The smoke also stays cooler.In the first third strong black coffee notes emerge over the earthy base, which is a good pairing with the oak, coffee, chocolate and cinnamon stout ale. With this holder, the ash is steady and the burn is very even. The retrohale is very smooth.
There are a few people in the cigar industry who crossover into different areas. Mo Maali is one of those. In addition to being the owner of Patina Cigars, he's also on a podcast called Sultans of Smoke. Mo is one of the people who are in my ear on a fairly regular basis, so I may know him better than he knows me. There are a few people like this in the industry, I'm doing my best to interview them all. Mo displays his Patina brand in the Sutliff Tobacco booth, along with several other brands. As Mo explains in the video, the distribution arrangement with Sutliff relieves a lot of pain points for a small brand. Enjoy the video!
Patina cigars are really quite good. I'm looking forward to trying the new one, and I've enjoyed the core line quite a bit. I'd have smokied it by now if it wasn't for this Covid nonsense. I seem to like a lot of cigars made in the NACSA factory.
This cigar will never be sold,” Jose Blanco said. “It was made for us to smoke together. I came up with this idea because I’ve always been a big supporter of IPCPR, RTDA, PCA. “
The cigar was made and smoked at the opening event of the annual convention. Fuente said it was done to support PCA but to bring something unique to the retailers.
“We would not be here if it was not for the retailers who make everyone’s lives better, Blanco said. “Carlito made this blend using 13 different tobaccos. To make this blend you really have to know tobacco.”
They provided cigars to the first 250 retailers at the event and opened a Q&A for the audience.
“I wanted to have fun and interact with each and everyone if I’m you,” Fuente said “It’s about entertainment and it’s about sharing. I wanted to use tobacco I had not used before. I made a blend with tobacco from the memories I’ve had. I blend in my dreams.