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 485 (5/14/22)

 

The Headlines

Drew Estate and Joya de Nicaragua Unveil 2022 Releases

On the May 12, 2022 edition of Drew Estate’s Freestyle Live, Drew Estate unveiled its Mystery Cigar, the Nica Rustica Adobe. Drew Estate also announced the release of the Liga Privada H99 Phineas Gage Lancero and the return of the Herrera Estelí Lanceros and the Year of the Rat. Meanwhile Joya de Nicaragua announced the Joya de Nicaragua Antano CT Lonsdale and Joya de Nicaragua Numero Uno L’Attache (Corona) line extensions

Klin Groupe Shuts Down Hammer + Sickle

Klin Groupe LLC, owners of the Hammer + Sickle cigar and vodka has announced it is shutting down both brands. David Garofalo, owner of Two Guys Smoke Shop has announced he has acquired the remaining cigar inventory of Hammer + Sickle as well as ownership of the brands, and is acquiring Klin Groupe’s warehouse. We 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 no new co-sponsors signed on. The total number of sponsors remains at 59.
  • 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.

Cigar Reviews

Assessments

Agile Cigar Reviews

The Smoking Syndicate

Features and Blog

 

Feature Story

  • No Feature Stories Published this week

The Blog

  • None This Week

Prime Time Podcasts

Prime Time Show

Prime Time Special Edition

Prime Time Jukebox

Upcoming Schedule

5/17: Prime Time Special Edition 121: Five Year Anniversary Show w/ Pete Johnson & George Brightman
5/19 Prime Time Episode 228: Terence Reilly, Aganorsa Leaf
TBA: Prime Time Jukebox Episode 71: TBD

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