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PCA 2025 Coverage

The 2025 PCA Trade Show has come and gone. Below are the latest 3 interviews. Click here to see all of our interviews.

PCA 2025 Coverage: JRE Tobacco

Nick Syris sits down with Justo Eiroa at the JRE Tobacco (Aladino, Rancho Luna, and Tatascan) booth at the 2025 PCA Convention and Trade Show in New Orleans. View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zESu8b2OT8g

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PCA 2025 Coverage: Constella

James heads over to the Constella group and sits down with Luciano Meirelles to talk about his new partnership with Constella, the cigar industry at large, and more. View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vXaRVvvlVz8

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PCA 2025 Coverage: Davidoff

Nicholas Syris drops in on Davidoff, who is returning to the PCA Convention and Trade Show for the first time in 5yrs. View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7nSjAx-UTls

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The Latest Simply Stogies Podcast Media

The very latest episodes of Simply Stogies media.

50 Clear the Air: A Simply Stogies Podcast After Show

Tim brigs James and Nick back to the stage to dig deeper int the latest episode of Simply Stogies Podcast with Riste of JSK Cigars. The three talk about controversial figures, the differences in...

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Episode 147: Riste Ristevski of JSK Cigars

  James and Nick welcome Riste Ristevski of JSK Cigars. Riste talks about how he got into the cigar industry, what’s changed over the last ten years, and some of the risks that he’s...

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49 Clear the Air: A Simply Stogies Podcast After Show

Tim brings James and Nick back for another episode of Clear the Air to talk behind the back of last week’s guest, Vlada Stojanov of SOMM Cigars. The three work their way through technical...

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48 Clear the Air: A Simply Stogies Podcast After Show

Tim brings Nick back to the microphone to discuss some of the topics covered in the last episode of Simply Stogies Podcast with special guest, Josh Habursky. The discussion focuses on some of the...

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Episode 145: Joshua Habursky Executive Director of the PCA

James and Nick welcome the Executive Director of the Premium Cigar Association, Joshua Habursky. The trio discuss the big wins for the cigar industry so far in 2025, and the importance of being vigilant...

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The Latest Reviews

Cigar Review: CAO Fasa Noche Toro

CAO is a company that I started out smoking very early on. My first stick from them was the CAO America Potomac (please reference Tim’s video review for pronunciation), it was an attractive barber...

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Cigar Review: Umbagog Bronzeback from Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust

I’m big fan of the original blend of the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Umbagog. When the newest addition to the line came out and Simply Stogies was deciding who was going to do the...

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Cigar Review: Negentropy Toro by Domain Cigars

The Negentropy, featuring an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, a double Nicaraguan binder, and Condega fillers, is one of the debut lines from Domain Cigars, a company founded in mid-2024 by industry veterans Esteban Disla and...

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Cigar Review: Cavalier LE 2024

The Cavalier Limited Edition (L.E.) cigar is released once a year, and this marks the seventh year the company has introduced an L.E. cigar. The blends and sizes change annually, making each year’s release...

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Cigar Review: The Evening Primrose from Southern Draw

Jimmy D from The Drawing Room in Davenport, Iowa is our new video cigar reviewer. He kicks off our cigar review video series with the Evening Primrose Toro from Southern Draw Cigars. This is...

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