CLE Cigar Company has announced details around two new lines, CLE Chele and CLE Prieto. Word of these cigars first surfaced back in February. These two cigars introduce two box-pressed offerings and mark the first cigars carrying the CLE brand name to be made in Nicaragua. The cigars are now en-route to retailers. “The fact […]
Cigar News: Leccia Tobacco Bumpy Roots Announced
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Leccia Tobacco’s first project in the post General Cigar era is coming soon. On a recent episode of Smoke Night Live, Sam Leccia announced his company’s newest line called Bumpy Roots. The new project brings together the world of premium cigars and pipe tobacco. Plans are for Bumpy Roots to be available later this year. […]
Cigar News: E.P. Carrillo Reaffirms Commitment to Industry Despite Looming FDA Regulations
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The issuing of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s regulations on the premium cigar industry have cast doubts on whether the many companies will survive. Yesterday, E.P. Carrillo Cigar Company reached out to its customers and confirmed the company’s long-term commitment to the cigar industry. “No matter what the final regulatory landscape and additional financial burdens […]
Cigar News: Warped Cigars Corto X46 to Debut at 2016 IPCPR
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Warped Cigars has announced the 2016 installment in the annual limited edition Warped Corto line will be a 4 1/2 x 46 vitola known as the Warped Corto X46. The new X46 will make its debut at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show this July. The Warped Corto line made its debut in 2015. The cigar is a […]
Cigar News: Foundation Cigar Company “The Upsetters” to Showcase Jamaican Tobacco
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Foundation Cigar Company has announced its second line known as “The Upsetters”. While Foundation’s first brand, El Güegüense was a Nicaraguan puro that paid homage to the culture of Nicaragua, The Upsetters goes in a different direction. For this new brand, Melillo delivers a blend that showcases Jamaican tobacco in the blend and has three different wrapper […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 5, Number 24 (5/7/16)
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The Cigar Industry Report is a one stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop and Stogie Geeks. It is a combination of our news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. We will also recap what happened on our Stogie Geeks show. Finally, each week we […]
Cigar News: Florida Sun Grown Tobacco Blend to Debut at Drew Estate Barn Smoker
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For the past three years, Corona Cigar Company founder Jeff Borysiewicz’ has been growing tobacco on his Clermont, Florida farm. Now that tobacco will be making it into its first commercially available blend. Today Drew Estate Tobacco announced it will debuting a Florida Sun Grown Tobacco blend at a Barn Smoker event to be held at […]
Cigar News: FDA Regulations on Premium Cigars Issued with No Exemption
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Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its regulations on tobacco products. The regulations issued include premium cigars for which there is no exemption from FDA regulation, nor revised predicate date. In addition to premium cigars, the new regulations include pipe tobacco, hookah, and electronic cigarettes. The timetable for the new regulations to take effect is […]
Cigar News: California Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21 as Part of Sweeping Anti Tobacco Measures
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California has become the second state in the U.S. to raise to tobacco purchase age to 21. The bill was signed at the 11th hour by Governor Jerry Brown after numerous delays. California joins Hawaii as the two U.S. states to implement a minimum tobacco purchase age of 21. An exemption for the new smoking age was […]
Cigar News: MLB Cigar Ventures to Launch David P. Ehrlich Tremont at 2016 IPCPR
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MLB Cigar Ventures is preparing to launch a new brand called David P. Ehlrich. The brand’s first cigar will be called the David P. Ehlrich Tremont. The cigar pays homage to the Ehlrich’s, a Boston retail shop that is the second oldest tobacconist in America with roots dating back to 1868. To produce his cigar, the […]