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: Edition 307 (12/8/18)

Feature of the Week: Cigar of the Year Countdown 2018 Commences

For the ninth consecutive year, Cigar Coop is doing a Cigar of the Year Countdown. Through January 7, 2019, we will count down the Top 30 Cigars for 2018. Yesterday the Countdown commenced:

The criteria for the Countdown can be found here. We also announced changes to the 2019 Cigar of the Year in our Editor’s Corner.

News and Previews


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 150.
  • U.S. SenateS.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 22.
  • 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 94.
  • FDA: We reported on a study indicating FDA Regulations on Premium Cigars will have an overall negative economic impact

Feature Story


Prime Time Show

This week for Episode 76, we presented our annual CA Top 25 Pre-Game Show.

Prime Time Special Edition

No show this week.

Schedule

Prime Time

Episode 77 (12/13/18) – TBA
Episode 78 (12/20/18) – Klaas Kelner, Davidoff
Episode 79 (12/27/18) – Tim Wong, Pier 28 Premium Cigars

Prime Time Special Edition

Special Edition 44 (12/18/18): Tom Lazuka, Asylum/CLE Cigars


On this date December 8th