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 26 Edition 279 (5/19/18)

Feature of the Week: Judge Rules in Favor of FDA on Warning Labels and User Fees

The challenge by the Cigar Industry in regards to warning labels and user fees was struck down by Judge Amit Mehta in U.S. District Court in D.C. We’ve got the details here.

News and Previews

Drew Estate: The company announced the ACID Petra is returning as a single shop exclusive to Tobacco Plus
Villiger: The company opened a new factory in Brazil.
Crowned Heads: The company has announced the Crowned Heads Las Calaveras EL 2018 id coming in June
Imperial Brands: The company announced it is targeting divestiture opportunities
Kristoff: The company is bringing back the Kristoff Vengeance
Room 101: The Room 101 Farce is heading for its national release.
Scandinavian Tobacco Group: Announced its Q1 Earnings.
Viaje: The Viaje Summerfest is returning for 2018.

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 21.
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 93.
Canada: The Canadian Parliament has passed a bill paving the way for plain packaging mandates on tobacco products.
FDA: The three trade associations (CAA, CRA, and IPCPR), as well as Davidoff, have requested extensions to the public comment period on the premium cigar ANPRM
House of Representatives: Language has been included for a premium cigar exemption and predicate date change in the House Appropriations Agriculture bill.

Assessments

Agile Cigar Reviews

Viaje Exclusivo Nicaragua Petite Lancero

Editor’s Corner

This week we published “Restructuring the Review Format – The Start“

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

On Episode 53, we broadcasted our FSG Barn Smoker Pre Game with Jeff Borysiewicz live from Corona Cigar.Company. In our Debonaire Ideal segment we discussed Vintage Cubans and finally, in our Deliberation Segment we discussed some retailer topics.

Prime Time Special Edition

On Special Edition #30 we interviewed Casey Haugen of Crux Cigar Company and discussed the court ruling in favor of the FDA.

Prime Time Show Schedule

This week for Special Edition #29, we interviewed Christian Eiroa of C.L.E Cigar Company in Miami, Florida. Plus we did an “extra cut” with Asylum Cigars’ Tom Lazuka.

Upcoming Schedule (Subject to Change)

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Prime Time

Episode 54 (5/24/18): TBA – Later Next Week

Prime Time Special Edition

Special Edition #31 (5/21/18): One Year Anniversary with Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr.
Special Edition #32 (5/22/18): Indianapolis 500 Preview
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