FDA

April 30th, 2021 Podcast – FuDA and Kentucky Derby

The FDA launches an assault on flavored cigars, the Cigar Dave Show is mentioned in an FDA marketing study committee and we recite the Buckner Mint Julep ceremony for tomorrow’s Kentucky Derby. I’m smoking the PDR Cigars 1878 Recordando a Santiago and I’ve paired it with Woodford Reserve Doubled Oaked.




July 16, 2016 – Cigars vs. FDA

The Cigar Industry has filed a lawsuit against the FDA to halt the deeming rule from being implemented and I have the details of why the law is on the cigar industry’s side, plus I talk with Glynn Loope from Cigar Rights about the suit, and I chat with Rich Krutick from Davidoff about their new cigar offerings including the new Yamasa.



Daily Briefing: How FDA Regulations Started

Glynn Loope, President of Cigar Rights of America, updates us on how the FDA got the authority to place onerous regulations on the premium cigar industry. Hear more from industry leaders on this Saturday’s Cigar Dave Show.




May 7, 2016 – FDA Regulates Cigars

The FDA dropped a nuclear bomb on the cigar industry with their new regulations that could destroy many cigar manufacturers, significantly raise the price of cigars and cost thousands of jobs. Plus we look at Horse Wagering 101 with the running of the Kentucky Derby.