The Utah State Legislature has passed one of the most confusing tobacco 21 bills in the United States. One that might get the ACLU involved before all is said and done. The bill raises the tobacco purchase age in the state from 19 to 21, unless you are a member of the military or have been honorably discharged then you can light up at 18. The purpose of the ACLU is “to defend and preserve […]
When the Pennsylvania legislative body returns to session on March 18th, 2019 it is expected that Republican Senator Mario M. Scavello will introduce a bill to raise the tobacco purchase age to 21. Back in December, Senator Scavello introduced a Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda of his intentions. In the message he stated, “In the near future, I plan to introduce legislation increasing Pennsylvania’s minimum legal sales age for tobacco products from 18 years of age, to […]
Drew Estate announces today the release of ACID Croqueta Tubo to Drew Estate retailers nationwide. Attendees of the 2019 TAA Trade Show held March 17-21st in Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic will get the first look at this beautiful full ring gauge, short length expression. Celebrating the power of purple times two, with 2 long filler nub smokes (2.5” x 50) within each tube, the ACID Croqueta defines the expression “one for now, one for […]
IPCPR this morning issued an email about the recent FDA revised compliance that mostly affects Electonic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS), however there is also a section of the policy that applies to flavored cigars. Below is the statement from IPCPR This morning, FDA announced draft guidance on “Modifications to Compliance Policy for Certain Deemed Tobacco Products”. Any changes in the compliance policy addressed in this Draft Guidance will not be implemented until 30 days after […]
As more and more states propose legislation to raise the tobacco purchase age to 21, it’s getting hard to keep track. In order to keep track we have created the following map that shows the states at 21 in red, the states at 19 in blue, states with pending legislation to raise the tobacco purchase age in yellow and those in white are at the national age of 18+. We at The Cigar Authority are […]
Oettinger Davidoff AG has announced an important development for their business in the Americas. Effective immediately, Dylan Austin, currently VP of Sales and Marketing, will become President – Davidoff Americas, and will take over responsibility for the Americas business that is currently led by Jim Young, SVP, Chief Commercial Officer. 38-year-old Dylan Austin joined the industry in 2005 and became part of the Davidoff family after the acquisition of Camacho Cigars in 2008. Mr. Austin has taken on roles of […]
“Today’s announcement is a huge relief for the premium cigar industry. Because there are no standards for testing premium cigars, there was no way that our four generation, 124-year-old family business could meet FDA’s rapidly approaching November testing deadline. FDA’s decision to extend the HPHC testing deadline until after the agency first issues guidance is eminently reasonable. “Although we will await FDA’s guidance, I remain very skeptical about whether it is possible to reliably test […]
The FDA today delayed a Nov. 8, 2019 deadline for reporting the results of testing for harmful and potentially harmful constituents in every cigar and pipe tobacco product sold in the United States. This was a huge problem because the technology for testing premium cigars does not exist, and the FDA had provided no guidance on how it was supposed to be accomplished for cigars and pipe tobacco. The new deadline is now six months […]
The New Hampshire Senate voted 18 to 6 to re-refer Senate Bill 248 back to committee. This measure increases the age limit for sales and possession of tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age. This means S.B. 248 will stay in committee for further review and will be back before the full Senate in January 2020.
Staying true to the pioneering spirit of its founder Zino Davidoff, the world leader in the premium cigar business re-introduces a cigar blended with 7 different tobaccos. A quest deemed impossible when first achieved in 2004 due to the challenge of rolling a cigar composed of 7 tobaccos with a consistent draw. “In the year 2004, relentless challenging of the status quo, exceptional and pioneering blending by our Davidoff Master Blenders made possible a cigar […]