Late last year Crux Cigars announced a trio of 6 x 54 Short Salomon line extensions. Now the first of the series, the Crux Epicure Short Salomone will be arriving at retail partners this week. Crux has said the Crux Epicure Short Salomone will be made in a limited short run fashion. A total of […]
If there is one thing that has been keeping the premium cigar industry up at night, it is substantial equivalence. This past week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a draft guidance on proposed rule-making around the SE process. As part of the rulemaking process, the draft guidance will be open to public […]
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 […]
Governor Gary Herbert of the Utah has signed into a law a bill that will raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products to age 21. Utah’s tobacco purchase age had previously been 19. Under the law, the tobacco age will be raised in a phased fashion. On July 1, 2020 the tobacco purchase age […]
For those who were waiting for Steve Saka to release his first Connecticut Shade cigar, the wait is over. However, for those who were expecting a new-age Connecticut cigar in the mold of the bold cigars Saka is known for, that will not be the case. This week on a Facebook video, Saka announced Sobremesa […]
At the 2019 IPCPRR Trade Show, Steve Saka‘s Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust will release an offshoot of his Mi Querida line known as the Mi Querida Triqui Traca. Saka made the announcement on a video posted to his Facebook page. The genesis of the Mi Querida Triqui Traca goes back to the Mi Querida Firecracker […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Drew Estate announced it was expanding Herrera Estelí Miami into a full-production line. Now this week, the line is heading to Drew Estate’s Drew Diplomat retailers. Herrera Estelí Miami is produced at El Titan de Bronze, the factory located in Little Havana where Drew Estate Master Blender Willy Herrera […]
Last year, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) acquired long-time online retailer Thompson Cigar. Now STG has begun the process of consolidating its retail operations and as a result, Thompson Cigar’s Tampa-based operations will shut down and result in a layoff of the supporting staff. STG is also the owner of Cigars International, the massive retail operation […]
It took a while but the House of Representatives now has a companion bill to the Senate Bill released earlier this year to exempt premium cigars from regulation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The bill was introduced by Representatives Bill Posey and Kathy Castor. H.R. 1854 joins Senate Bill S.9 introduced by Senator […]
The year, the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) formally released a list of its exclusive cigars the will be offered to members for 2019. These cigars made their debut at the TAA’s 51st annual convention held at Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic from March 17 to March 21st. This year’s TAA offerings […]
