To commemorate 75 years since inventing the first luxury petrol lighter, S.T. Dupont is commemorating the milestone with the launch of the S.T. Dupont Initial. The S.T. Dupont Initial takes inspired by the 1941 model, but adds both a contemporary spin and an affordable price tag. The new S.T. Dupont Initial features a guilloche cap, […]
Cigar News: Camacho BXP Adds Box-Pressed Offerings to Three Lines
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Over the past couple of years, Davidoff has introduced box-pressed offerings to both the Davidoff and Avo brands. Now it’s Camacho’s turn. Today Camacho announced the new Camacho BXP – a horizontal set of box-pressed line extensions based off Camacho Corojo, Camacho Ecuador, and Camacho Connecticut. The new Camacho BXP are not simply box-pressed versions of […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Golden Leaf Mini Cigarillos Limited Edition Launched
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While limited edition cigars are a common part of the cigar market, limited edition cigarillos are not so much. This week Davidoff has announced Davidoff Golden Leaf Mini Cigarillos – a limited edition of 600,000 cigarillos. The Davidoff Golden Leaf Mini Cigarillos feature an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper, a Mexican binder, and a blend of Dominican tobaccos. […]
Cigar News: FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Free Samples of Tobacco Products
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance on January 17, 2017 as it pertains to free samples of tobacco products. In the guidance, the FDA confirmed that the free sample ban applies to all tobacco products subject to its authority over tobacco products. The Deeming Rule which went into effect on August 8, 2016 extended […]
News: British America Tobacco Acquires Reynolds American
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British American Tobacco has acquired the remaining 57.8% share of Reynolds American Inc. it does note own. The transaction is valued at approximately 49.4 billion dollars. The acquisition now results in British America Tobacco being the largest tobacco company in the world. The transaction has been approved by the boards of both companies. Assuming shareholders […]
Cigar News: Altria Acquires Nat Sherman
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Tobacco giant Altria has announced it has acquired Sherman Group Holdings LLC, the company that distributes Nat Sherman Cigars. The announcement was made earlier this morning in a press release by Altria. Nat Sherman is known to many cigar enthusiasts for its premium cigar offerings, but it also has a very large super premium cigarette […]
Cigar News: PDR Cigars Releases Flores y Rodriguez Connecticut Valley Reserve Gen2
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PDR Cigars has is releasing a new batch of its popular limited edition Flores y Rodriguez Connecticut Valley Reserve, which it is called “CVR Gen2”. The Flores y Rodriguez Connecticut Valley Reserve originally launched at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show as a limited edition cigar. Last month a new batch was released from the PDR Cigars factory […]
Editor’s Corner Volume 6 Number 2a: Footnotes on the Petition to Support HR 564
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You saw it come out earlier today. It’s another cigar rights petition to rally the troops against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) assault on the cigar industry.. And like many cigar enthusiasts, you probably are “petitioned out”. However, I think its important to understand why this petition was put out there and the most […]
Cigar News: H.R. 564 Introduced for 115th Congress to Exempt Premium Cigars from FDA Regulation
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With the 115th Congress now in session, the time has come to introduce and re-introduce proposed legislation. This past week, House Bill (HR) 564 has been introduced by Representative Bill Posey of Florida to the U.S. House of Representatives. The purpose of the bill is to introduce legislation to exempt premium cigars from regulations being proposed by the […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 6, Number 8 (1/14/17)
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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 our news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. Finally, each week we will look back at Cigar Coop history. Look for this report every Saturday morning […]