The Cigar Industry Report is a one stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop and Stogie Geeks. It is a combination of our news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. We will also recap what happened on our Stogie Geeks show. Finally, each week we will look back at Cigar Coop history. Look for this report every Saturday morning at 8am Eastern time.

Cigar Industry Report: Volume 4, Number 41 (Edition 138 9/05/15)

Feature of the Week: Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust Provides Update on Sobremesa

Steve Saka provided an update on his company’s first release Sobremesa.  The company will be changing its 6 x 52 Belicoso Largo to a 6 x 54 Toro Tiempo.  Saka also said that the Sobremesa line is expected to ship on November 1st.  Due to the fact they had overwhelming demand, retailers will not be receiving their entire orders with the first shipment, however the balance of the orders will be filled as soon as production can satisfy that demand.

News and Previews 

Feature Stories

Editor’s Corner

Legislative News

  • Senate Bill S. 441: S. 441 is the Senate Bill to gain an exemption from the FDA on premium cigars.  This week, no new co-sponsors signed on. The total sponsor remains at 17.
  • House Bill HR 662: H.R. 662 is House Bill to gain an exemption from the FDA on premium cigars.  This week, no new co-sponsors signed on.  The total number of sponsor remains at 132.
  • House Bill 2058:  H.R. 2058 is the House Bill to change the effective date for cigars subject to FDA regulation from 2007 to 21 months following any proposed regulations are put into effect. TThis week, no new co-sponsors signed on.  The total number of sponsors remains at 27.
  • New York:  Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski  (D-Rockland) has introduced Bill A08371 to ban smoking in all hotel rooms.

Assessments

Agile Cigar Reviews

Stogie Geeks

 

Stogie Geeks Shorts

We published a new installment on our Top 5 Davidoff Cigars of All Time

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