Today the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) advised its retail members to will immediately stop selling to anyone under the age of 21 following an announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the Federal Government raising the tobacco purchase age to 21. The FDA issued the following statement on its website: The legislation […]
Cigar News: Micallef Cigars Establishes PredX – The Predicate Exchange
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Micallef Cigars has announce the launch of PredX – The Predicate Exchange. It’s a concept that involves pooling together predicate blends and intellectual property, and allowing members to submit, search, and license them to members. It’s intended to facilitate getting predicate (grandfathered) blends subject to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Deeming Rules. The […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 360 (12/21/19)
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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 […]
Cigar News: President Trump Signs Legislation Making Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco Products to 21
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U.S. President Donald Trump has signed into law a massive 1.4 trillion dollar spending bill that includes language that will raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in the United States to 21. This essentially ends the Tobacco 21 movement to raise the minimum wage and gives anti-tobacco a huge victory. The law […]
Cigar News: Oliva Cigar Company Completes Renovations of Tabolisa 1
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J. Cortès, the parent company of Oliva Cigar Company, has announced the completion of renovations on its main factory, Tabolisa 1 (Tabolisa Uno). This completes what has been a three-year project that started in November 2016 and has seen an overhaul of the factory operations, including pre-industry, a box factory, and a second production facility […]
Cigar News: National Minimum Tobacco Age of 21 Now One Signature Away from President Trump
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Today the U.S. Senate has approved a massive 1.4 Trillion spending bill that includes language to raise the minimum age to 21 for the purchase of tobacco products. The vote passed 71-24 in the Senate. Since the bill was previously approved by the House of Representatives, it now goes to US President Donald Trump where […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 121 – Kurt Kendall, 7-20-4 Cigars
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Tonight we are honored to welcome the one and only Kurt Kendall of 7-20-4 Cigars to the Prime Time Show. Kurt is one of the more popular personalities in the cigar industry. Combining his love of nostalgia with cigars, he has built a brand that has become of a favorite of many. In addition to […]
Cigar News: La Familia Robaina Releases Exclusive H.R. Signature Corona Gorda Offering
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La Familia Robaina Cigars has released an exclusive Corona Gorda size of its H.R. Signature Corona Gorda to Casa de Montecristo by Prime Cigar & Whiskey Bar in Miami as well as Empire Social Lounge for their grand opening in South Miami. “The Corona Gorda is one of my and Hirochi’s favorite vitolas. When we […]
Cigar News: Tatuaje Anarchy Kaos Becomes 15th MicroBlend for Smoke Inn
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Smoke Inn Cigars has announced the first MicroBlend release for 2020. The Tatuaje Anarchy Kaos will make its debut in early 2020. It will become the 15th installment of the Smoke Inn MicroBlend series and nearly coincide with the 10th anniversary of the first Smoke Inn MicroBlend, the Tatuaje Anarchy. The Tatuaje Anarchy Kaos features […]
Cigar News: Provision to Raise the Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco Products to 21 Included in House Spending Bill
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The Tobacco 21 movement appears to be heading to a close and it doesn’t bode well for those 18 to 21 in the United States. Earlier this year, several bills were introduced in Congress to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21. One such bill was S.1258 introduced by Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii). […]