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 375 (4/4/20)
Feature of the Week: Crowned Heads and ACE Prime Announce a Strategic Partnership
This week it was announced that Crowned Heads and ACE Prime are forming a strategic partnership. As a part of the arrangement, Crowned Heads will handle distribution for ACE Prime. We’ve got the details here.
News and Previews
- Davidoff: The company announced it is delaying its 2020 releases due to the Coronavirus crisis.
- JC Newman Cigar Company: The Brick House Ciento Por Ciento is returning as a TAA Exclusive for 2020
- Artesano del Tabaco: The company announced the Viva La Vida Club 500.
- Black Label Trading Company: The company announced the Bishop’s Blend Fifth Year Anniversary Lancero
- E.P. Carrillo: We covered details around the Encore 656 by E.P. Carrillo TAA Exclusive
- General: We covered the details around the CAO Expedición TAA Exclusive
Legislative News
- U.S. Senate: S.9 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 15.
- U.S. House of Representatives: H.R.1854 is the House Companion Bill to S.9. This week no new co-sponsors were added. The total number of sponsors remains 85.
Assessments
- Davidoff Year of the Rat Limited Edition 2020
- Perdomo Estate Selección Vintage Limited Edition Box-Pressed Maduro Regente
- Lars Tetens Serie D Robusto
- Joya de Nicaragua Selección de Torcedor 2019 (2019 TAA Exclusive)
Agile Cigar Reviews
Prime Time Show
Prime Time Special Edition
Prime Time Jukebox
- No Show This Week
Schedule
Prime Time
4/9 Episode 133: Three Year Anniversary Show with Pete Johnson
Prime Time Special Edition
4/14 Special Edition #73: Justin Andrews, General Cigar Company
Prime Time Jukebox
4/6 Episode 7 Album Archeology #1 – Let it Bleed
On this date Apr 4
- Apr 4, 2012: We assessed the Ortega Serie “D” No. 6
- Apr 4, 2012: We re-posted a press release on the 2012 Midwest Smoke Out.
- Apr 4, 2013: We previewed the Villiger NicaRoma.
- Apr 4, 2013: We previewed the San Cristobal Coloso
- Apr 4, 2013: We assessed the Chess Extreme Maduro.
- Apr 4, 2014: We did a feature story recapping the Ortega Wild Bunch 2013
- Apr 4, 2014: We reported on the launch of Crux Cigar Company.
- Apr 4, 2015: We published Cigar Industry Report: Volume 4, Number 19 (4/4/15)
- Apr 4, 2015: We reported on the Kafie 1901 Connecticut
- Apr 4, 2015: We reported on Michael Huff leaving Dante Cigars
- Apr 4, 2016: We did an Agile Cigar Review on the Tatuaje Mexican Experiment Robusto
- Apr 4, 2017: We assessed the Tatuaje The Krueger
- Apr 4, 2018: We assessed the Kristoff TAA Exclusive 49
- Apr 4, 2018: We reported on the Cigar Industry Trade Associations asking the court to drop warning label regulations
- Apr 4, 2019: We reported on Espinosa Cigars releasing the Laranja Reserva Escuro
- Apr 4, 2019: We reported on Viaje moving the Birthday Blend Out of WLP Series
- Apr 4, 2019: We assessed the Espinosa Eminent Domain
- Apr 4, 2019: We reported on plans for Senator Marco Rubio holding a field hearing on premium cigar regulation
- Apr 4, 2019: We reported on Crowned Heads Le Carême Belicosos Finos returning for 2019
