Cigars Daily LIVE 424: Cigars Are About to Get Weird

About this episode

The episode discusses upcoming changes and new releases in the cigar industry ahead of PCA 2026.

PCA 2026 is right around the corner and the leaks are already out of control. Plasencia is changing their entire logo and brand identity for the first time in forever. My Father just announced a brand new release called La Lealtad coming out of their Honduras factory. And Oliva just dropped maybe the most bizarre release I’ve seen in a long time. A Serie V Melanio humidor shaped like a literal soccer ball. I’m not making that up. Tonight we’re getting into all of it. This is going to be one o...

People in this episode

Host: Tim Swanson

Topics covered

• cigars
• brand identity
• new releases
• PCA 2026
• humidor design

Keywords

• cigars
• PCA 2026
• Plasencia
• My Father
• Oliva
• La Lealtad
• Serie V Melanio

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Plasencia, My Father, Oliva

Products: La Lealtad, Serie V Melanio

Places: Honduras

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