Goodbye Room101

[Ciro]

Sad to see him go; I've enjoyed the Namakubi and the Uncle Lee.

[jhedrick83]

Sad to see him go; I've enjoyed the Namakubi and the Uncle Lee.

for a while Holt's was dumping all the Uncle Lee super cheap. Might want to see if they still are.

I don't know how many of you guys listen to Stogie Geeks or read Cigar Coop but Will Cooper, I think, has the most realistic opinions on the changes coming our way. He's of the mindset that the regulations won't be repealed, but what we can hope for is the predicate date being moved or a drastic reduction in costs associated with the FDA filing/testing. Even that he doesn't seem super hopeful for.

Bottom line, if you love boutiques or blends younger than 2007, keep a cooler on hand and be ready for deals. I'm afraid we are going to lose a good number of great cigar makers in the coming two years. Some may sell out, so the "brand" lives on but who knows what changes may be made to it.

[droy1958]

for a while Holt's was dumping all the Uncle Lee super cheap. Might want to see if they still are.

I don't know how many of you guys listen to Stogie Geeks or read Cigar Coop but Will Cooper, I think, has the most realistic opinions on the changes coming our way. He's of the mindset that the regulations won't be repealed, but what we can hope for is the predicate date being moved or a drastic reduction in costs associated with the FDA filing/testing. Even that he doesn't seem super hopeful for.

Bottom line, if you love boutiques or blends younger than 2007, keep a cooler on hand and be ready for deals. I'm afraid we are going to lose a good number of great cigar makers in the coming two years. Some may sell out, so the "brand" lives on but who knows what changes may be made to it.

I seen the price drop around 3 or 4 months ago on the 101 line. Figured this is what was coming. I've only had the Nambuka or whatever it's called before, but was pretty young, maybe 3 weeks in my humi. I wasn't crazy about it, but a solid stick at the new lower prices.....