For Special Edition #8, Bear and Coop discuss FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb’s announcements from 7/27/17. This included moving the date for pre-market approval for premium cigars to remain on the market that were not grandfathered, re-opening the discussion for how premium cigars should be regulated, and focusing around reducing nicotine in tobacco products. The guys also discuss […]
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Announcement: Prime Time Show Episode 16: 8/3/17 10pm Eastern, 7pm Pacific
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For Episode 16 of the Prime Time Show, we welcome Bryan Mussard of Cattle Baron Cigars. Bryan comes into the cigar business via the cattle industry – and he’s one of the most influential people in that industry. We will learn how he made his way into the cigar industry and get some insights on the brand. In our […]
Cigar News: Industry Lawsuit Gets Another 30-Day Delay
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There is another 30-day delay in the lawsuit involving the cigar industry trade associations against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A joint motion was filed by both parties to extend all of the briefing deadlines another 30 days in the lawsuit. This request was made following the announcement on July 28th that the FDA […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on Cubariqueño Cigar Company at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show
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It was the third IPCPR Trade Show for Juan Cancel and Bill Ives‘ Cubariqueño Cigar Company. This year the company used a strategy that worked last year, introduce a new line and a lancero line extension. Cancel and Ives have “lived the dream” that many cigar enthusiasts desire – namely going from cigar enthusiast to brand owner. When we […]
Cigar News: Revamped Partagas 1845 Line Introduced at 2017 IPCPR
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Partagas 1845, a line first introduced in 2012, is getting a major overhaul. At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company introduced new blends and new packaging for its Partagas 1845 line. First up, the original Partagas 1845 line is being rebranded the Partagas 1845 Clásico. It will feature a new blend consisting of an Ecuadorian Sumatra […]
Cigar News: Plasencia Launches Alma del Campo at 2017 IPCPR Trade Show
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As we have noted, the big story of the 2017 Trade Show was the arrival of the Plasencia family as exhibitors with their own brand. One of the new cigars showcased was the Alma del Campo. It’s the second cigar blend in the series that makes up the company’s ultra-premium Alma line. “We are thrilled to have been part […]
Editor’s Corner Volume 6, Number 9: IPCPR 2017 Footnotes
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Cigar Coop celebrated covering its eighth consecutive IPCPR this year. This month we will publish our 2017 IPCPR Post Game Report from an industry perspective. For this month’s column, I take a look at IPCPR from a personal standpoint. This year was the first time since 2013 that Cigar Coop covered the Trade Show independently. I […]
Cigar News: L’Atelier Imports Unveils Surrogates 7th Sam at 2017 IPCPR Trade Show
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At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, L’Atelier Imports unveiled its first new blend in the Surrogates line in three years with the 7th Sam. The 7th Sam introduces the first perfecto offering as well as the first Sumatra offering into the Surrogates brand. The 7th Sam gets its name from the fact that it uses seven different tobaccos […]
Cigar News: Aging Room Quattro F55 Maduro Goes National at 2017 IPCPR
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The 2017 IPCPR Trade Show was the first one for Boutique Blends as a part of the Altadis U.S.A family. This year, the company’s signature product was the Aging Room Quattro F55 Maduro. If the name sounds familiar, that’s because it’s a maduro version of the popular Aging Room Quattro F55. The Aging Room Quattro F55 Maduro was […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition 8: Tuesday 8/1 9:15 Eastern, 8:15 Central
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For Special Edition #8, Bear and Coop discuss FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb’s announcements from 7/27/17. This included moving the date for pre-market approval for premium cigars to remain on the market that were not grandfathered, re-opening the discussion for how premium cigars should be regulated, and focusing around reducing nicotine in tobacco products. The guys also discuss […]