Six of the world’s largest cigar companies have filed joint comments regarding the FDA’s regulation of premium cigars, advocating that the agency is not able to justify the costs of regulation against its public health mission. Those companies include Davidoff, Drew Estate, General Cigar Co., Tabacalera Perdomo, Tabacalera Unidas (CLE) and Tabacalera USA (Altadis U.S.A.)...Read More
For our final contest of IPCPR 2019, Davidoff is going to give one reader a pocket full of new accessories. Up for grabs is a package that includes a Davidoff Jetflame torch lighter in matte black and a Duocut punch cutter in satin black. This one is a bit different than our first three contests. Leave...Read More
Six of the world’s largest cigar companies have filed joint comments regarding the FDA’s regulation of premium cigars, advocating that the agency is not able to justify the costs of regulation against its public health mission. Those companies include Davidoff, Drew Estate, General Cigar Co., Tabacalera Perdomo, Tabacalera Unidas (CLE) and Tabacalera USA (Altadis U.S.A.)...Read More
The price of Nat Sherman cigars is increasing this week. Yesterday, the company’s new pricing went into effect. It generally equates to a 3-7 percent increase on the company’s cigars with the exception of its three newest releases, each a limited edition. ” Our goal year after year is to maintain our products’ quality and...Read More
The Premium Cigar Association, the organization formerly known as the IPCPR, says that the attendance at its recent 2019 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show was essentially the same as last year. It has announced the following attendance numbers: Number of Retail Accounts Represented — 771 Number of Retail Badges — 2,085 Number of Stores Represesented...Read More
A bill that will make the minimum age to purchase tobacco products 21-years-old in New York has been signed into law today by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The bill, AB 558, was passed by the Assembly in March and the Senate in April, but hadn’t been sent to the governor until today, where he promptly signed...Read More
You have inevitably seen the ads: 99-point rating from halfwheel. It’s true, we’ve actually given out 99 ratings. Three cigars have earned that distinction, the most recent of which was a cigar called the Davidoff Especiales <<7>> Robusto Real, a 2004 limited edition Davidoff that I reviewed in early 2016. Given the FDA-induced trend of what’s...Read More
The minimum age to purchase tobacco products is now 21-years-old, as a law signed back in mid-April went into effect on Tuesday. The bill, S.B. 25, received significant support in the legislature, passing the House of Representatives by a 25-16 vote and the Senate by a 14-6 vote. Following its passage, Gov. John Carney was...Read More
On Monday night, the Springfield City Council gave its approval to the second reading of an ordinance that will raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, e-cigarettes, vaping products and other nicotine delivery devices in the city from 18 to 21-years-old. The new law also prohibits the distribution of any free samples of tobacco...Read More
