Today the cigar industry got a big win. Judge Amit P. Mehta has granted a Motion for an Injunction Pending Appeal delaying the enforcement of the implementation of warning label requirements by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Warning label requirements were scheduled to go into effect on August 10th. Under Judge Mehta’s order, any […]
MQBA is a new brand launched by Mel Shah and Bombay Tobak. Bombay Tobak is best known for the brands of MBombay and Gaaja. The MQBA launch marks Bombay Tobak’s foray into a single farm vintage release. The tobacco for MQBA comes from a farm in Ventana, Ecuador that the company has been leasing since 2008. As a […]
Last year, Drew Estate introduced a series of 4 x 32 offerings packaged in tins across several of its brands. At this year’s Trade Show, Drew Estate will add 14 new offerings. This includes 11 new Drew Estate offerings across six more of its brands as well as three Joya de Nicaragua offerings. This year’s […]
Last week, E.P. Carrillo Cigars announced the latest installment to its INCH brand, The Ringmaster. Earlier this week, details of the release were disclosed to Cigar Aficionado. The cigar is the first all-Nicaraguan blend to be part of the INCH family. The cigar comes in two sizes: 5 3/8 x 64 and 6 1/4 x […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show scheduled to open July 13th in Las Vegas, Daniel Marshall has announced its humidor trade-in program “DM Cash for Clunkers” will now be available to its retailers nationwide. “DM Cash for Clunkers” was inspired by the popular “Cash for Clunkers” automotive program where customers can trade in used cars […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Island Lifestyle Importers LLC will put its Island Club line of cigars into national distribution. It’s a line that brings a mild to medium strength, value-priced cigar offering into the Island Lifestyle Importers portfolio. Island Club consists of an Ecuadorian Connecticut shade wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler. The […]
A mysterious illness has been affecting recent guests and employees associated with the Westgate Hotel and Las Vegas Convention Center – the venue where the IPCPR Trade Show and Convention is scheduled to open on July 13th. The Las Vegas Review-Journal and television station KNTV in Las Vegas report that, according to the Southern Nevada Health […]
The lawsuit filed against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by a group of Texas cigar companies challenging the FDA’s Deeming Regulations around warning labels is moving to Washington, D.C. Judge Kimberly Priest Johnson of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas reversed a previous ruling where she denied an FDA […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Drew Estate will officially launch the Kentucky Fire Cured Sweets, a cigar that introduces a sweetened tip offering the smokiness of the Kentucky Fire Cured blend. Kentucky Fire Cured Sweets features a Kentucky seed tobacco that is grown and fired cured in Hopkinsville, Kentucky combined with Nicaraguan fillers and […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, La Barba Cigars will showcase a new 2018 version of One and Only – a cigar first released in 2016. Back in 2016, the first One and Only cigar was released. At the time, Tony Bellatto of La Barba Cigars ran into some very well-aged tobaccos that he […]
