Dr. Gaby Kafie, owner and founder of Kafie 1901 Cigars, has authored a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb in regards to nicotine levels in cigars. The letter is a response to the recent Advanced Notice of Public Rule Making (ANPRM) in terms of maximum nicotine levels. In the ANPRM, […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Announces 2018 Barn Smoker and Adds Pennsylvania Event
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Drew Estate has announced its 2018 Barn Smoker Schedule. This year, the events return to Florida, Connecticut, Kentucky, and Louisiana; but there also will be a new venue added – Strasburg, Pennsylvania. The Barn Smoker concept is an event unique to Drew Estate. It allows the consumer to go on-site to learn about how tobacco […]
Cigar News: Crowned Heads Mule Kick LE 2018 Coming in April
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Crowned Heads announced it is releasing the third installment of its Four Kicks Mule Kick LE 2012. This year, the Mule Kick gets a twist, as it will feature a different wrapper. When Mule Kick was first released in 2012, it featured the same blend that was used on Crowned Head’s inaugural release, Four […]
News: Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard Forms Hoejsgaard & Co.
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It’s not a return to the cigar industry, but former Davidoff CEO Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard has formed a new business consulting company known as Hoejsgaard & Co. It’s a company that helps both corporations and family-owned companies in both brand equity and brand building – with a particular focus on luxury and premium brands. Hoejsgaard […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 7, Number 18 (3/24/18)
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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: FDA Releases ANPRM on Premium Cigars
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The long-awaited Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making (ANPRM) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding premium cigars was released into draft today. This ANPRM begins the period where the FDA is officially beginning the process of re-evaluating how (or if) premium cigars should be regulated. An ANPRM seeking comments, data, research results, […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Liga Privada Coronets Arrive at Drew Diplomat Retailers
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Just prior to the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Drew Estate announced the addition of various “Coronet” (4 x 32) vitolas across its brands packaged in tins. Recently, two Coronet releases under the Liga Privada brand arrived at Drew Diplomat retailers – the Liga Privada No. 9 Coronet and the Liga Privada T52 Coronet. According to […]
Cigar News: My Father Cigars Announces Don Pepin Garcia 15th Anniversary Limited Edition 2018
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My Father Cigars has announced its 2018 limited edition release. This year it pays homage to the 15th anniversary of when company patriarch Don Pepin Garcia first opened up his factory in Little Havana. The cigar is appropriately called the Don Pepin Garcia 15th Anniversary Limited Edition. The cigar utilizes a variant of the Don […]
Cigar News: New York City Pedestrian Sidewalk Smoking Ban Proposed
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New York City Councilman Peter Koo has introduced a bill that proposes amending the administrative code of the City of New York to prohibit smoking while walking on sidewalks. Under the proposal, smoking would be prohibited while walking on all sidewalks under the jurisdiction of the New York City Department of Transportation and any location […]
Cigar News: Cigar Industry Responds to Omnibus Snub
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Following the decision by Congressional leaders to not include an exemption and predicate date change for the regulation of premium cigars by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus Spending Bill, the cigar trade associations issued a public response. Both organizations expressed disappointment; but with the industry’s lawsuit against […]