The BCA is proud to announce Rob Loud as the newest member of the Board of Directors.
Jeremy Fondi Joins Casa 1910 as National Sales Director
Casa 1910 is excited to announce that Jeremy Fondi has joined the company as its National Sales Director.
PCA and HumidifGroup Collaborate on “The Cloakroom”
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has teamed up with HumidifGroup for a special project–a unique humidor.
Ed Bello to Join Plasencia Cigars as CEO
Plasencia Cigars announces that Edward (Ed) Bello will join the company as Chief Executive Officer.
CSWC Expands to Borneo
The Cigar Smoking World Championship keeps expanding, this time to the island of Borneo.
Procigar – Day 5 – A New Beginning
One of the great virtues of Procigar is its purely family essence. The festival has become very large over the years. There are now twelve members and, even at the gala dinner at the Spanish Center in Santiago, the official announcement was made of the entry of two new passive partners to Procigar: Mel Caribbean and Kelner Cigars.
Procigar Day 4 – Twenty Miles Away
The surprising thing about this year’s Procigar 2025 was the full house at the blending seminar. It’s not the norm.
Procigar Humidor Auction: Total Gain: USD 435,000.00
The Humidor Auction is an annual highlight of the Procigar Festival Gala Night.
Procigar Day 3 | Together again
The welcome dinner. It was held this year in the Central Park of Santiago de los Caballeros and was, as always, crowded. So many people, from forty countries around the world, all different, but all united by tobacco. We are a small family, no doubt about it. And in Procigar, we met again.
Procigar Day 2 | Rice, milk and ash
A tobacco festival, like Procigar, is a showcase where manufacturers, although jealous of their production secrets, show with great transparency their processes to achieve wonderful cigars.
Procigar Day 1 | Procigar Welcome Party
Here we go. Procigar again. The Dominican tobacco world is getting together again to celebrate one more year, and – due to the dates – , the “Great Harvest Party”. Because February is harvest time.
The Selection Relaunches in the UK with New Distributor
Premium cigar brand The Selection is making a strong return to the UK market this February, reintroducing three of its distinguished lines—EE, Maestranza, and Macheteros.


