Because fifty years as pioneers and leaders of the Nicaraguan cigar industry deserve a superb tribute, Joya de Nicaragua is proud to present Cinco Decadas. A cigar not only made with an exclusive collection of tobaccos but also with fifty years of accumulated knowledge, experience and resilience unique to the first tobacco factory to craft premium handmade cigars in Nicaragua. Joya de Nicaragua isn’t just a cigar company; it is lifeline, it is struggle, it […]
Rocky Patel Premium Cigars (RPPC) will introduce a new brand at the IPCPR trade show called ALR, an abbreviation for Aged, Limited & Rare. The cigars are the first run of small batch releases the company plans to unveil in the years to come. Rocky conceived the idea of ALR three years ago – before he even had the brand name – when he blended a cigar featuring a smooth Habano-seed wrapper paired with select […]
Omar de Frias owner of Fratello Cigars announce today the debut of Navetta Inverso at this year’s IPCPR. Translated “inversed shuttle” in Italian, Navetta Inverso is all about us using the same tobaccos we used under Navetta but literally inversing all the tobaccos. The result of this change was incredible. “It does not seize to amaze me how one leaf of tobacco can change a blend entirely. In our case we changed it all.” Said […]
This morning Glynn Loope reached out to The Cigar Authority with the following statement. “On behalf of each manufacturer that has joined Cigar Rights of America in this fight against onerous and unjustified warning labels on artisan and culturally significant handmade cigar packaging, we applaud the decision by U.S. Federal Judge Amit Mehta. He recognized, as he noted in his May 2018 opinion that the warning label mandates of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration […]
From Drew Newman, General Counsel of J.C. Newman Cigar Co, It seems only fitting that the day after our country celebrated America’s independence a federal court has stepped in to help preserve the right of American adults to enjoy a fine, handcrafted cigar. We are extremely pleased that Judge Mehta has delayed the implementation of the FDA’s new massive cigar warning labels indefinitely until the courts have a chance to decide their constitutionality. Particularly in light […]
Earlier today, D.C. District Court Judge Amit Mehta issued an injunction prohibiting the U.S. Food & Drug Administration from enforcing its warning label requirements on cigars and pipe tobacco. The warning label requirements for packaging and advertising were slated to go into effect on August 10th. Judge Mehta’s order delays any enforcement of the requirement until at least 60 days after the conclusion of an appeal currently underway. No date has been set for a […]
A Washington DC court ruled this afternoon that cigar companies will not need to have warning labels in place on August 10, 2018. According to the ruling, the label placements have been delayed until 60 days after the appeal has been ruled on by the DC Circuit US Court of Appeals, if needed. According to the Judge, “Because Plaintiffs’ appeal presents “serious legal questions” on the merits, and because the likelihood of irreparable harm, the […]
As the August 10th deadline for the FDA’s new warning requirements inches closer, retailers are evaluating how the new warning requirements for so-called “advertisements” may apply to their online and social media formats. This includes what website and social media content triggers the “advertising” warning requirements for covered tobacco products, such as cigars and pipe tobacco, as well as how best to comply. Note that the regulations do not define “advertisement” for these purposes, and […]
According to AVO Cigars, “The AVO 22 30 Years release is a devoted collector’s dream come true coming as the third release in the AVO 30 Years Collection. Avo Uvezian’s personal blend, AVO 22, is a notoriously complex cigar encased in a modern take on the original cylindrical packaging, bringing a contemporary look and feel to an unprecedented fan favorite. Just like the original release from 2002, each unit features a unique production tag containing special information […]
Foundation Cigar Company announces Tabernacle Havana Seed CT #142. There’s a reason why we all tend to wait with special anticipation for Foundation Cigar Company’s President, and Master Blender, Nicholas Melillo’s latest undertaking. His depth of passion and knowledge for tobacco, Nicaraguan culture, and never mind his intimate connection to the Connecticut River Valley where he is based, almost guarantees another head turner. Nick’s visionary approach to cigar blending has most recently yielded, Tabernacle Havana […]