The Cigar Industry Report is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of the news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. In addition, 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 7, Number 20 (Edition 273 4/7/18)

Feature of the Week: Davidoff Seleccíon 702 Limited Edition 2009 Returning

After nearly nine years, Davidoff is bringing back the Davidoff Seleccíon Limited Edition 2009 for a limited run. We’ve got the details here.

News and Previews

CAO: The brand will introduce its first Mexican wrapped cigar with the CAO Zócalo.
Habanos S.A.: The Montecristo Línea 1935 is set to release this month.
Marrero Cigars: The company announced the hiring of a Dallas Texas Regional Manager.
Scandinavian Tobacco Group: The acquisition of Thompson Cigars has been finalized.

Legislative News

House of Representatives: H.R. 564 is a proposed piece of legislation that calls for an exemption from FDA Regulation for premium handmade cigars. This week no new co-sponsors were added. The total number of sponsors remains at 143.
U.S. Senate: S.294 is the Senate companion bill to H.R. 564. This week no new co-sponsors were added. The total number of sponsors remains at 20.
House Bill 1136: H.R. 1136 is the legislation to change the Grandfather Date for Deeming Tobacco products subject to FDA Regulation from February 15, 2017, to 21 days after enactment of the regulations. This week no new co-sponsors were added. The total number of sponsors remains at 92.
FDA: In the cigar industry’s lawsuit against the FDA, the industry has asked the Court to drop Warning Label Regulations.
Louisiana: A bill has been filed that would implement a statewide smoking ban in bars and casinos.
Texas: The group of Texas Cigar companies who have filed a lawsuit against the FDA has petitioned the Court to throw out the Warning Label Requirements. Meanwhile, the FDA is seeking to combine this case with the industry lawsuit.

Assessments

Agile Cigar Reviews

Protocol Probable Cause Robusto by Cubariqueño Cigar Company

Editor’s Corner

This month’s Editorial is entitled “April”.

Cigar Coop Coffee Collection

We have partnered with Layne Coffee to offer two unique coffee blends. We have the details here. You can also order your coffee here.

Prime Time Show

This week for Episode 48, we welcomed Tony Bellatto of La Barba Cigars as our special guest. In our Debonaire Ideal segment, we talked about wine. Finally, in our Deliberation Segment, we discussed wine reviews and had a wine rapid-fire with Tony.

Prime Time Show Schedule

Upcoming Schedule (Subject to Change)

Prime Time

Episode 49 (4/12/18): One Year Anniversary Show with AVO Cigars – Live from Tampa, Florida
Episode 50 (4/19/18): Dean Parsons, Epic Cigars
No Show (4/26/18)
Episode 51 (5/3/18): Steve Saka, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust
Episode 52 (5/10/18): Juan Lopez, Gurkha Cigars
Episode 53 (5/17/18): The Drew Estate Barn Smoker Pre Game Show w/ Jeff Borysiewicz – Live from Orlando, Florida

Prime Time Special Edition

Special Edition #27 (4/10/18): Todd Naifeh, ZT Cigars
Special Edition #28 (4/17/18) Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr, E.P. Carrillo
Special Edition TBD (4/27/18): Christian Eiroa, CLE Cigar Company

On this date April 7th.