Stephen A. Ross
Stephen A. Ross is a writer, editor, photographer and communications specialist who has enjoyed a career in the premium cigar industry for more than 23 years. Stephen enjoyed his first handmade cigar when he was a freshman at Purdue University, and he entered the premium cigar industry shortly after obtaining his Masters Degree in History from North Carolina State University in 2001. Since then, Stephen has traveled extensively in Honduras, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic and Europe, telling countless stories about cigars, the people who make them and the men and women who enjoy them. A lifelong fan of motorsport, Stephen is most passionate about IndyCar racing and the Indianapolis 500, which he has attended every year since 1987.
Articles by Stephen A. Ross
West Tampa Tobacco Co. Brings Two New Releases to PCA Show
West Tampa Tobacco Company arrived at the 2026 PCA Show in New Orleans with two new cigars. Both releases lean into what the brand does best: translating the soul of West Tampa, Florida, into a smoking experience that feels personal, place-specific, and worth savoring.
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LB Cigars Brings Four Cigars to PCA Show Debut
LB Cigars is a boutique premium cigar brand created by Luisa Bautista, an entrepreneur and cigar enthusiast whose love for the craft has driven her to build something rooted in quality, personality, and artisan blending. Drawing on tobaccos from multiple growing regions, Bautista has crafted a portf
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J.C. Newman Arrives at the 2026 PCA with History on Every Band
No booth at the 2026 PCA Show in New Orleans told a richer American story than J.C. Newman Cigar Co. The Tampa-based, fourth-generation family operation brought a lineup to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center that managed to honor more than a century of tradition while simultaneously looking ahea
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Esteban Carreras Gets Sweeter, Smaller and Ready to Tin
Craig Cunningham brought Esteban Carreras to the 2026 PCA Show in New Orleans with two announcements.
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Drew Estate Goes Dominican
Perhaps no company arrived at the 2026 PCA Show with more momentum or more news than Drew Estate. The Subculture kings descended on the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center with a fully Dominican-focused agenda that signals a bold new chapter for one of the industry’s most iconic companies.
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Bocock Brothers Celebrate Collegiate Athletics
As the premium cigar industry converges on New Orleans for PCA 2026 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, one of the most compelling stories on the floor belongs to Bocock Brothers Premium Cigars. Founded by Honduran-born brothers Bryant and Douglas Bocock and based in Houston, Texas, the compa
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League of Fat Bastards Debuts Department of Honor at PCA 2026
League of Fat Bastards isn’t a typical cigar company, and its first-ever PCA exclusive reflects exactly that. Founded by Adam Levine—emphatically not the Maroon 5 frontman—the Australian-born brand was built around a deliberate mission: using the natural camaraderie of cigar culture as a vehicle for
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Quesada Cigars Brings Three Releases to PCA 2026
Quesada Cigars is arriving at the 2026 PCA Show in New Orleans with a trio of releases that collectively tell the story of where the company has been and where it’s headed—all presented alongside its joint booth partner Joya de Nicaragua, with whom the Quesada family has formed SAG Imports, a shared
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Luciano Cigars Arrives at PCA 2026 with Two Distinct New Releases
Luciano Cigars is bringing a pair of notably different releases to the 2026 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show in New Orleans—one a deeply personal brand extension rooted in friendship and collaboration, the other a philosophical statement about the nature of ambition and craft.
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Five Years Running: Kristoff Keeps Its PCA Tradition Alive
Kristoff Cigars is marking its fifth consecutive year of PCA show exclusives with the 2026 edition of its Signature Series, a tradition that has become one of the more reliable annual rituals for retailers who make the trip to the trade show
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Joya de Nicaragua Begins New Chapter at PCA 2026
Joya de Nicaragua is arriving at the 2026 PCA Show in New Orleans with both a packed product slate and a significant business story to tell. The nearly 60-year-old Nicaraguan manufacturer has transitioned its U.S. distribution to SAG Imports, a joint venture between the Martínez family, which owns J
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CLE Looks Back to Move Forward with 1916 Tabacalera Eiroa at PCA
For CLE Cigar Company, the 2026 PCA Show in New Orleans is an opportunity to honor where the Eiroa family came from—and to make a case for where it’s headed. The centerpiece of its PCA showing is the 1916 Tabacalera Eiroa, a new line developed by fourth-generation tobacco man Santiago “Santi” Eiroa,
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