This week on August 31st, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published draft guidance that documents the procedures cigar manufacturers need to follow to submit warning plans. As a part of this process, the FDA is accepting comments on the procedures. The comment period will run 30 days closing on September 29th, 2016. […]
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Cigar News: CLE Cigar Company to Distribute Reyes Family Cigars
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CLE Cigar Company, the cigar company founded by Christian Eiroa, and Reyes Family Cigars, the company founded by the late Rolando Reyes, Sr. have announced they have entered into a strategic partnership. The partnership brings together two of the iconic cigar making families in Honduras – the Eiroa and the Reyes familie.s While all of […]
Cigar Review: RoMa Craft Tobac Intemperance Whiskey Rebellion 1794-Cigar Dojo Edition
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The RoMa Craft Tobac Intemperance Whiskey Rebellion 1794 is a new cigar blend that is a shop exclusive to Famous Smoke Shop in Easton, Pennsylvania. The cigar was initially launched in a 5 x 50 Robusto size in partnership with Cigar Dojo. An initial allocation of 500 boxes was offered up for pre-sale to the Cigar Dojo […]
Cigar News: Romeo y Julieta Reserve Rare 11 Years Old Launched by Altadis USA at 2016 IPCPR
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At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis USA unveiled a new limited edition under its Romeo y Julieta brand known as the Romeo y Julieta Reserve Rare 11 Years Old. The cigars are named for the fact that they were found in the Flor de Copan factory aging rooms where they had been resting for […]
Cigar News: Casa Fernandez Launches SABOR Aganorsa at 2016 IPCPR
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Casa Fernandez has been known to produce its cigars out of its Esteli, Nicaragua Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA) and U.S. based Casa Fernandez Miami factories. It has also partnered with Fabrica de Tabacos Raices Cubanas S. de R.L. (Raices Cubanas) in Honduras. Now Casa Fernandez has another factory it is working with – Sabor Aganorsa S.A. (SABSA). SABSA is […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel Special Edition Makes Debut at 2016 IPCPR
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At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars unveiled a new release aimed toward its key brick and mortar accounts – the Rocky Patel Special Edition. The Rocky Patel Special Edition is a three vitola box-pressed line: Robusto (5 1/2 x 50), Toro (6 1/2 x 52), and Sixty (6 x 60). Each […]
Cigar News: Maya Selva Cigars to Showcase Flor de Selva Colección Aniversario Nº20 at Inter-Tabac 2016
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Last year, Maya Selva Cigars celebrated 20 years in business. To commemorate the occasion, the company released a special limited edition cigar known as the Flor de Selva No. 20 Limited Edition Lancero. This past June, the company introduced a whole new line based on that cigar known as the Flor de Selva Coleccion Aniversario Nº20. This […]
Cigar News: Macanudo Mao Introduced at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
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For the fourth year in a row, Macanudo has a special limited edition cigar. This year’s edition is dubbed the Macanudo Mao Limited Edition 2016. While the previous three installments have focused on unique and rare tobaccos (including the last two years on Jamaican tobacco), this year the Macanudo Mao focused on the seed. The Macanudo […]
Cigar News: PDR Cigars Introduces Flores y Rodriguez Connecticut Valley Reserve Jars
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At last year’s IPCPR Trade Show, PDR Cigars unveiled its most premium release to date, the Flores y Rodriguez Connecticut Valley Reserve Broadleaf Maduro. This year, the company unveiled a second packaging option for the product – ceramic jars. The ceramic jars do not replace the original elongated wooden boxes, but complement them as another […]
Editor’s Corner Volume 5, Number 10: In Regards to Stealth Products….
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This month was a historic month for the cigar industry – and not in a positive way. On August 8th, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) implemented its Deeming Regulations for premium cigars. An offshoot saw the rise of something that we have termed “Stealth Products”. What is Stealth Product? We defined a stealth product […]