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 400 (9/26/20)
The Headlines
TODAY IS THE 400th INSTALLMENT OF THE CIGAR INDUSTRY REPORT!
On January 26, 2013, we introduced a Saturday feature called “Cigar Wrap Week” meant to summarize all of the activities on Cigar Coop for the previous week. Eventually this morphed into the “Cigar Industry Report.” For nearly each Saturday (with the exception of some IPCPR coverage), this has been a feature on Cigar Coop. Today we have published our 400th installment of this series.
Trump Administration to Stop U.S. Visitors from Importing Tobacco Products From Cuba
You won’t be able to bring cigars back from Cuba anymore. In fact visiting the island nation 90 miles from Key West got more difficult. We’ve got the details here.
Cigar Coop Battle of the Bands Sampler Pack
We are participating in a competition sponsored by Smoke Inn with other media brands to see who can build the best sampler pack. You can find out the details here and how to get the samplers.
The News
Summer of ’20 Coverage
Our Summer of ’20 product coverage wrapped up on September 16. We are still publishing additional Spotlight reports.
Summer of ’20 Spotlights
- Summer of ’20 Spotlight: Boutique Blends Cigars
- Summer of ’20 Spotlight: Daniel Marshall
- Summer of ’20 Spotlight: Foundation Cigar Company
- Summer of ’20 Spotlight: General Cigar Company
- Summer of ’20 Spotlight: La Aurora Cigars
- Summer of ’20 Spotlight: MoyaRuiz Cigars
Product Coverage
- El Artista: The company announced the a refreshed version of Puro Ambar as well as the Buffalo TEN Natural, and Fugly Claro releases.
- Gurkha: The Gurkha San Miguel is heading to stores.
- Plasencia: The company is releasing the Plasencia Alma Del Campo Travesía Box Press
- Protocol Cigars: Announced details around the Protocol Jane Doe 2.0
- Viaje: We reported on the Viaje Zombie Collector’s Edition 2020 Released
Other News
- CAA: The Cigar Association of America attested to its financial leadership role in legal and legislative battles
- Cigars International: Announced a Virtual Edition of CIGARFest 2020 will replace the cancelled 2020 in-person event.
- Smoke Inn: Announce the in-person component of The Great Smoke will be replaced by a virtual component.
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.
Cigar Reviews
Assessments
- Diamond Crown Maximus Toro No. 4 by J.C. Newman Cigar Company
- H. Upmann Hispaniola by José Méndez
- Rocky Patel Number 6 Robusto
Features and Blog
The Blog
Prime Time Podcasts
Prime Time Show
Prime Time Special Edition
- No Show This Week
Prime Time Jukebox
- No Show This Week
Upcoming Schedule
9/28: Prime Time Jukebox Episode 19: Live in Concert!!
10/1: Prime Time Episode 158: Luis Falto, Falto Cigars
10/6: Prime Time Special Edition 85: Cigar Media & Aging Experiment #3
On This Date…
On this date Sept 26…
- Sept 26, 2011: We assessed the Tatuaje Private Reserve (Tatuaje Black Label) Petit Lancero
- Sept 26, 2012: We did an Assessment Update on the Tatuaje Little Boris.
- Sept 26, 2013: We assessed the La Flor Dominicana Factory Press Limitado 2013
- Sept 26, 2013: We reported an update on the shipping of the Camacho Liberty 2013.
- Sept 26, 2013: We reported on three line extensions to the Quesada Heisenberg.
- Sept 26, 2014: We assessed the Cigar Oasis Ultra 2.0.
- Sept 26, 2015: We published the Cigar Industry Report: Volume 4, Number 44 (9/26/15)
- Sept 26, 2016: We assessed the MBombay Vintage Reserve Lancero 1973
- Sept 26, 2016: We reported on Clint Aaron joining City Place Cigar
- Sept 26, 2017: We assessed the Todos Las Dias Double Wide Belicoso by Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust
- Sept 26, 2017: We reported on Global Premium Cigars hiring Peter Gaudenzi as Director of European Development
- Sept 26, 2017: We reported on the Camacho Imperial Stout Barrel-Aged to having a second release
- Sept 26, 2018: We reported on Gurkha opening its first European Lounge in Berlin
- Sept 26, 2018: We reported on the Oliva Serie V Melanio Edición Limitada 2018 making its debut at Inter-Tabac 2018
- Sept 26, 2018: We reported on the Casa Turrent OSOK San Andres
- Sept 26, 2019: We reported on Habanos S.A. announcing dates for XXII Festival Del Habano
- Sept 26, 2019: We assessed the Henry Clay War Hawk Toro
- Sept 26, 2019: We reported on the CRA voicing opposition to Dayton’s Employment Policy around smokers and nicotine Users
- Sept 26, 2019: We reported on Altria and Philip Morris International Merger talks ending
