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 460 (11/20/21)

 

The Headlines

E.P. Carrillo and RoMa Craft Tobac Team Up for Cigar

This week, some information came out about a joint project between E.P. Carrillo and RoMa Craft Tobac. The project is the first of RoMa Craft Tobac’s Quinquagenario project, a series of planned limited edition cigars to commemorate the 50th birthdays of co-owners Skip Martin (2022) and Michael Rosales (2026) as well as Nica Sueno factory co-owner Esteban Disla (2024). We’ve got the details here.

 

The News

Product News

Other News

Legislative News

  • House of Representatives: HR 3982 is a proposed piece of legislation that calls for an exemption from FDA Regulation for premium handmade cigars. This week Kevin Hern [R-OK] signed on as a co-sponsor. The total number of sponsors is now 53.
  • U.S. Senate: S.438 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 nine.
  • North Carolina: An Appropriations Bill was passed into law that includes a 30 cent premium cigar tax cap.

Cigar Reviews

Assessments

Agile Cigar Reviews

  • None this week

The Smoking Syndicate

Features and Blog

 

Feature Story

  • None this week

The Blog

Prime Time Podcasts

Prime Time Show

Prime Time Special Edition

  • No Show This Week

Prime Time Jukebox

Upcoming Schedule

11/29: Prime Time Jukebox Episode 57: Two Year Anniversary Show
12/2: Prime Time Episode 211:
TBA: Prime Time Special Edition 111: TBD

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