Press Release from The Premium Cigar Association:
In the case of Cigar Association of America et al, v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration et al. the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled to fully vacate the deeming rule as applied to premium cigars for being arbitrary and capricious.
As a party to this litigation, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) applauds this important decision by Judge Mehta. The evidence from the being has been clear that premium cigars ought not to be regulated or deemed as the FDA had asserted for over a decade. The Premium Cigar Association, as well as our industry partners, have spent millions of dollars and thousands of hours of staff time fighting on behalf of the premium cigar industry to lead to this decision.
“This is a great day for the premium cigar industry. Judge Mehta has handed down a scathing rebuke of the FDA and its rule. This underscores what we have been saying for years: premium cigars are different and should be treated as such.” Says Scott Pearce Executive Director of the Premium Cigar Association
“I would like to thank all of the manufacturers, retailers, and partner organizations such as Cigar Rights of America and Cigar Association of America, our litigation team led by Michael Edney, and our government affairs staff for shepherding this monumental decision,” says Scott Regina President of the Premium Cigar Associaton
The Premium Cigar Association contributed both financially to the decades-long litigation fight and supplied key data and information utilized in this remedy, including state tobacco age of purchase data, and sounded the alarm on the impeding FDA proposal, including Tobacco Product Manufacturing Practices.
“This is a day of victory for premium cigar manufacturers, retailers, and consumers. There is no better day to smoke a victory cigar than today”, says Greg Zimmerman, President Emeritus of the Premium Cigar Association.
The Premium Cigar Association will host a Facebook Live on Friday, August 11, 2023 at 2 p.m. to discuss the implications of this remedy and decision. The association will also publish an explanation primer this week for retailers and manufacturers.
Read the court's decision in its entirety HERE:
https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2016cv1460-276
On the next Eat Drink Smoke, it's the The Homecoming 2025 Marine & Navy 250 Anniversary cigar from Nomos.
Find one at your local tobacconist and smoke along with us!
Learn more about this cigar at HalfWheel:
https://halfwheel.com/nomos-celebrating-250th-anniversaries-of-u-s-marine-corps-navy-with-special-release/437205/
On this week's Eat Drink Smoke we are reviewing the La Galera Year of The Dragon.
Pick one up from your local tobacconist and smoke along with us!
We are smoking the Micallef Red on this week's Eat Drink Smoke.
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Learn more about the Micallef Red here:
https://www.micallefcigars.com/portfolio?pgid=lz805xk7-a3ca27fe-4e44-4943-a9d8-6116c9f25bcf
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We discuss restaurant hours etiquette and the epidemic of laziness in the restaurant industry.
Read the full story from the Dallas Observer here:
https://www.dallasobserver.com/restaurants/is-it-rude-to-show-up-to-a-restaurant-last-minute-19136687
This week on Eat Drink Smoke, Tony and I review the Nomos U.S. Marine & Navy 250th Anniversary Toro Red and Cliff Falls 4-Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon.
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All that, and much more on the latest Eat Drink Smoke!
https://omny.fm/shows/eat-drink-smoke/you-cool-with-the-five-second-rule?in_playlist=podcast#sharing
This week on Eat Drink Smoke, we review the Black Angus FSG and Espy House George 1794 Edition Straight Bourbon.
Topics this week include:
Valentine's Day food and restaurant deals: Where to get heart-shaped pizzas and dinner discounts. The fellas talk about the big game. Tony made wings!
Anheuser-Busch CEO urges beer world to shift from 'domestic' to 'American' label. 'We're trying to sound the alarm' -- Kentucky bourbon industry worries as potential 50% EU-imposed tariffs loom. The flu virus is everywhere. What are some Super Bowl party dos and don’ts?
All that, and much more on the latest Eat Drink Smoke!
https://omny.fm/shows/eat-drink-smoke/the-game-did-suck?in_playlist=podcast#description
Nothing says Super Bowl like slow cooker pulled pork.
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