El Presidente Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 God forbid the number of US cigar companies playing fast and loose with the term "Havana" http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20170307/congresspersons-aim-to-protect-connecticut-shade-tobacco-industry Members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation want federal officials to enforce existing regulations on tobacco labeling, accusing foreign competitors of mislabeling their cigars as Connecticut shade tobacco. U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy and Reps. John Larson and Joe Courtney, all Democrats, sent a letter Monday to the acting commissioner and acting chairman of the Food and Drug Administration and Federal Trade Commission, seeking action. Connecticut shade tobacco, which is used as a wrapper for premium cigars, is renowned worldwide. The lawmakers say the Connecticut shade tobacco seeds are now grown elsewhere in the Northeast, as well as in Ecuador and other parts of Latin America. They say the different soils and climate conditions can change the taste greatly. They say labels contain the word “Connecticut” but unclear information about the tobacco’s origin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhcolbert Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Very pot kettle here imo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 1 minute ago, rhcolbert said: Very pot kettle here imo. Indeed...let's have a follow-up discussion in regards to Habanos naming trademarks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burntpowder Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Government loves government. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuma Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 I live in Conn. and when I have either work or want to take a drive I head up to the Conn. river valley and check how the tabac crops are doing during the growing season. Dotted along the tabac fields are huge barns for storing / curring. I guess in Conn. we have shade grown and broad leaf tabac. I noticed that the a lot of Nic's use this leaf for the wrapper part of the stoogie. Love looking at rows and rows of tabac as I drive along and smoke a CC. What a hoot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthson Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Awesome! No more "Havana seed" this and "from seeds smuggled out of Cuba" that. I thought "Connecticut" was a varietal of black tobacco, and so made no difference of where it was grown? If so, I guess they should have come up with a more-original, catchier name like "Corojo" or "Criollo." I don't believe the US has tight AOC regulation like Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebhead Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Sounds very eu and socialist to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarbear Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 While I know Connecticut tobaccos come from Connecticut, it seems the NC industry also uses the word Connecticut as a colour description now like Rosado Kinda hard to trademark a colloquialism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gweilgi Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 19 minutes ago, polarbear said: While I know Connecticut tobaccos come from Connecticut, it seems the NC industry also uses the word Connecticut as a colour description now like Rosado Kinda hard to trademark a colloquialism Nah, it happens all the time. Just think "Uggs"... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gusmab980 Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Hypocrisy at is finest.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SticksAndSticks Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 They really shouldn't open the truth in advertising discussion. Tell me more about your triple ligero cigar with its 15 year aged wrapper and blend of extinct tobaccos. 8 fermentations blah blah blah. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 2 hours ago, gweilgi said: Nah, it happens all the time. Just think "Uggs"... The Australian Sheepskin Association is trying to make "Ugg" a regional mark (eg Champagne), so that it will negate the trademark status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 42 minutes ago, Fuzz said: The Australian Sheepskin Association is trying to make "Ugg" a regional mark (eg Champagne), so that it will negate the trademark status. fuzz, you sure that was not a report from april 1? or perhaps they are just trying to pull the wool over your eyes. how on earth is Ugg regional? unless it comes from Middle Earth. and i'll bet that the history of ugg boots does not start with some bloke making boots out of wool from a single region, at least not intentionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Nope. It's been bounced around for a while. The idea was to stop Deckers from constantly taking people to court over the use of the word "ugg". I personal think of the word ugg as a descriptive term to mean a type of boot, not a specific brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 23 minutes ago, Fuzz said: Nope. It's been bounced around for a while. The idea was to stop Deckers from constantly taking people to court over the use of the word "ugg". I personal think of the word ugg as a descriptive term to mean a type of boot, not a specific brand. agreed. nothing to do with terroir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFullMontecristo Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 "U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy and Reps. John Larson and Joe Courtney, all Democrats, sent a letter....." therein lies the problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunod Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 I don't get it. On one hand they enact new FDA regulations that will strangle the cigar industry, yet on the other they want the FDA to "protect" them. Hypocrites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulPower Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Next you'll tell me that Colorado wrapper isn't grown in Colorado! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feral Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Or that a Habano wrapper isn't... Sent from my ZTE A2017U using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallclub Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I can't believe how stupid and ignorant are some reactions in this thread. Obviously some people think that ”terroir” and “savoir faire” are communist concepts… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion21 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Single farm EL releases! I want the batch that Lucy the cows dung was used to fertilize the plants! I will not buy cigars rolled where Sally the cows dung was used because her breeding isn't documented back more than 10 generations! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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