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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Drew Estate announces its long awaited national release of Isla del Sol Maduro, the maduro wrapped blend of Isla del Sol, and the Gordito size of Isla del Sol Sun Grown, our original line of Isla del Sol, which will both be displayed in Drew Estate’s Booth at the IPCPR Convention and Tradeshow held, July 14-17, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Isla del Sol Maduro by Drew Estate is a premium handmade cigar blended with […]
Aging Room Cigars is introducing Aging Room by Rafael Nodal Core line and is repackaging the Aging Room Quattro Series while expanding its distribution of the Quattro Connecticut and Quattro Nicaragua at the 2018 IPCPR this year. The Aging Room by Rafael Nodal Core line is available in 3 different wrappers, Connecticut, Havano and Maduro. All are made at Tabacalera Palma in Dominican Republic. Aging Room by Rafael Nodal Connecticut MSRP $8.90 to $9.95 Rapido […]
Earlier this week, Senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson led a bipartisan letter to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb directing the FDA to bring quick regulatory relief to the premium cigar industry. Signed by 17 Senators, the letter outlines the need for the quick adoption of a premium cigar definition by the agency and the ultimate exemption of that product category from current FDA regulations. The letter comes as the FDA has recently extended by 30 […]
La Galera Cigars has announced “The Cubes” a limited production line of 333 boxes which will be an exclusive for the upcoming IPCPR 2018 trade show. The cubes contain 50 cigars of each La Galera blend, these were hand rolled at a unique size for this limited line. Each size had special molds made for these shapes, in what were part of Jochy Blanco’s personal favorite vitolas. This exclusive is part of Indian Heads efforts […]
Rocky Patel Premium Cigars (RPPC) is reviving a pair of brands that debuted on the marketplace more than 10 years ago. OLDE WORLD RESERVE MADURO and OLDE WORLD RESERVE COROJO will be reintroduced at the IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas and will begin shipping to tobacconists in late summer. The rereleases, however, will come with a change. Rocky Patel, president and CEO of RPPC, explains, “I wanted to do something different with these classic […]