Cigar Industry Report: Volume 5, Number 18 (3/26/16)

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 5, Number 18 (Edition 167 3/26/16)

Feature of the Week: E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2016 Announced

Cigar Aficionado broke the news this past week around the details of the E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2016. This is the seventh installment of this annual limited production series. This year’s edition features a new blend, a single size, and a new look.

News and Previews

Cornelius & Anthony: The company announced its second project for 2016, the Cornelius & Anthony Daddy Mac. This is a cigar being made at Erik Espinosa’s La Zona factory.
Cusano: Details around the Cusano Dominican Maduro were released this week. This is the second release in what is becoming a revamping of Davidoff’s Cusano brand.
E.P. Carrillo: A fifth size is being added to the E.P. Carrillo INCH Maduro line in the form of a 8 x 58. The company is also releasing an exclusive cigar for Federal Cigar’s 95th anniversary.
El Primer Mundo: The company has added a Corona Gorda size to its Liga Miami line called Liga Miami Gloria.
Viaje: The company has released 2016 editions of itsViaje Zombie, Zombie Antidote, and Zombie Super Shot.
Viva Republica: The company has launched a new small batch line called Cloak & Dagger Series – the first release is a candela called Ojos Verdes.

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 were added. The total sponsor count remains at 21.
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-sponors signed on. The total number of sponsors remains at 162.
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. This week, no new co-sponsors signed on The total number of sponsors remains at 52.
California: Tobacco lobbyists are still stalling the sweeping anti-tobacco bill from being sent to Governor Jerry Brown. This includes raising the state’s smoking age to 21.
Nebraska: A proposed tobacco tax increased was rejected by the Revenue Committee.

Assessments

Agile Cigar Reviews

Stogie Geeks

For Episode 180 we welcomed Alex Hirsch of Evil Genius Cigars to our studio. Our Debonaire Ideal segment was on “When is a Cigar Ready to Smoke?” and we had our Smokes of the Week which included:

We published Episode 179 – which included:

On this date March 26th…

March 26th 2011: We assessed the Savinelli Special Selection 2005.
March 26th 2011: We published a pre-release assessment of the Swag Limitado 99.
March 26th 2012: We reposted a press release on Urbano Cigars’ Third Salvo.
March 26th 2013: We assessed the Senor Solomon Maduro.
March 26th 2014: We assessed the Avo Limited Edition 2014 – Avo 88.
March 26th 2014: We reported on the release of the Black Label Trading Company Morphine.
March 26th 2014: We reported on the launch of the DeSiena 312.
March 26th 2014: We reported the release of RoMa Craft Tobac’s Panatela Project – “El Catador de las Panetelas”.
March 26th 2015: We reported on the announcement of the Espinosa Especial.
March 26th 2015: We assessed the Matilde Renacer Robusto.
March 26th 2015: We reported on the8 x 80 and Super 11/18 to line extensions to the Asylum 13, Asylum 13 Authentic Corojo, and Asylum 13 Ogre Lines.