Bruce visits the Family x Loyalty Cigars booth at the 2023 PCA Trade Show. He speaks with Allen Sanabria and Jonas to find out about the company and what they’re all about…family!  

Nick stops by the 1502 Cigars booth and reconnects with his friend Enrique Sanchez. Enrique walks us through the core lines of 1502, their 10yr Anniversario, and even 1502’s “dog walkers.” Relax and enjoy!

Our Smokin’ Hobbit, Bruce, talks with Jonas Santana of Blackbird Cigars. Jonas shares that they missed last year’s trade show because they were opening a factoring. He walks us through their new release, The Glitch, and even talks about his other career.

Nick gets the opportunity to catch up to Ismael Olivan of BAMF Cigars. Ish gives us a brief history of the company and we get a peak at some of their products.

Bruce steps into the Oveja Negra brands booth and speaks with James Brown of Black Works Studios and Black Label Trading Co. James runs down the new sizes coming out for your favorite BLTC lines, and he talks about the new Bishop’s Blend and La Madonna Negra for BWS.  

Nick talks with Johnny from Cigar in the Bottle at this year’s PCA Trade Show. Nick and Johnny reconnect and Johnny walks us through Cigar in a Bottle.  

Nick stops by the Caldwell Cigars booth and catches up with his old friend Robert Caldwell. Robert walks us through some upcoming releases (Long Live the King LE and 2 new Blind Man’s Bluff cabinets) before talking about his fashion sense and catching up with Nick.  

James spends some time at the Casa 1910 booth talking with Manolo Santiago. Manolo shares his passion for his Mexican heritage and for the leaf.  

Nick introduces us to Y Panda by Luciano and Linxu “Panda” Yan, who helped blend Y Panda with Luciano Meirelles. “Panda” gives us an introduction to who he is, and part of the journey on how he got to Y Panda.  

Bruce speaks with Michael of Battleground Cigars. Michael gives a quick history of the cigar company and says that all Connecticut leaf used in Battleground cigars is locally sourced. He announces the new vitolas in several of the lines.