Launch of PCA and Cigraal’s PCA Connect Asia | November 30 – December 6, 2026

The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announced a new strategic partnership with Cigraal, a leading premium cigar development and distribution company across Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. This collaboration marks a significant step in supporting the rapid growth, professionalization, and long-term development of the premium cigar category across key Asian markets, through advancing education and advocacy.

This is the first release of these special cigars for 2026.

Today marks the first release of this year’s Tampa Smokers cigars.

A perfect companion for baseball season, Tampa Smokers cigars celebrate two of America’s historic traditions: baseball and cigars. At its peak, Tampa’s 200 cigar factories handcrafted more than 700 million cigars per year. In 1919, Tampa’s local baseball team was named the Tampa Smokers to celebrate its place in Cigar City.

Each day, a single master cigar roller hand rolls only 80 Tampa Smokers cigars per day in our El Reloj cigar factory. Crafted with an Ecuadorian Shade wrapper, Connecticut Broadleaf binder, and filler tobaccos from Latin America, this cigar comes in two sizes: a 6″x 52 toro and a 7″ baseball bat.

(Miami, Florida) – April 4, 2026 – Plasencia Cigars, a world-renowned premium tobacco grower and maker of award-winning cigars with a tobacco tradition since 1865, will unveil TRIUNFAL at the 2026 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show in New Orleans. This limited-edition release, limited to 5,000 individually numbered boxes worldwide, honors a historic international celebration that brings nations together through passion, resilience, and the enduring spirit of the beautiful game: fútbol.

MIAMI, FL – Miami Cigar & Co. introduces Outcast Tins, a new extension of the Outcast Cigars line, set to debut at the 2026 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show in New Orleans.

Today, J.C. Newman Cigar Co. is introducing the new Havana Q Toro Three-Pack at the Total Product Expo (TPE) in Las Vegas. This new package is ideal for customers discovering Havana Q for the first time, as well as longtime fans seeking a convenient, grab-and-go option. This three-pack has a suggested retail price of $11.95.

Ashburn, VA (March 30, 2026) – Fratello Cigars is proud to introduce Camo Cigarillos, the company’s debut in the flavored cigarillo segment, at PCA 2026 in New Orleans. 

JM Tobacco, Inc., a family-owned company known for delivering high-quality cigars at an accessible price point since 1996, proudly announces the expansion of its popular JM’s 3-Pack line with the introduction of JM’s 3-Pack Connecticut and JM’s 3-Pack Corojo, both available to ship immediately.

Designed for today’s on-the-go consumer and non-traditional retail environments, JM’s 3-Packs offer a premium smoking experience without the need for a humidor. Each sealed pack maintains freshness for up to 9 months outside of a humidor, providing retailers with a flexible, high-turn product ideal for convenience stores, smoke shops,
liquor stores, and golf courses.