a obvious huckster. g only ones who came in would be a camel to get in out of the rain and some guy and his child bride who has actually taken a wrong turn on the way to the female genital mutilation clinic. so only america is such a boundless land of opportunity that becoming an expert, if you become an expert in microaggressions young people will saddle themselves with a quarter million dollars of debt to receive your wisdom. tucker: even by your high standards, tonight was an all-time high water mark. thank you, mark steyn, you made me feel so much better. i appreciate it. always a pleasure. tucker: zombie regulations from the obama administrationn could destroy america s cigar industry. why? nobody knows. the most famous cigar maker in the world joins us on set next. rocky patel coming up.
inquiring extensive fda testing before companies were leased new cigars. the fda admits these regulations will destroy companies and jobs, but they say it doesn t matter because there are lots of jobs in america. for real, you can read it. rocky patel is the most famous cigar maker in this country and he joins us tonight. thanks for coming on. thanks. tucker: did someone vote for this connected voters say they wanted this? absolutely not. congressman never intended cigars to be regulated. the only intended smokeless and cigarettes to be regulated. the fda took it upon themselves to decide one glove fits all and start regulating the cigar industry. they didn t take the option to investigate and understand the nature of the industry. basically it s family owned businesses that have been making cigars over decades. the retailers are main street main street mom-and-pop industries that are selling premium cigars to adults. the average cigar smoker smokes one cigar per month.
be a cam nell to get in out of the rain and some guy and his child bride who has actually taken a wrong turn on the way to the female gentle mutilation clinic. so only america is such a boundless land of opportunity that becoming an expert if you become an expert in microaggressions young people saddle themselves with a quarter million dollars of debt to receive your wisdom. tucker: even by your high standards, tonight was all-time high water mark. thank you, mark steyn, you made me feel much better. i appreciate it? always a pleasure. tucker: regulations from the obama administration could destroy america s cigar industry. why? nobody knows. the most famous cigar maker in the world joins us on set next. rocky patel, coming up.
24.45 years old. luxury magazines like cigar aficionado next to premium cars, watches, fine spirits. they are literally enjoyed like a single month glass of scotch or a fine bottle of wine. it s very different. we certainly don t see kids sitting around the schoolyard or outside the school yard chain smoking cigars. tucker: of course. they are not paying 11 box they are smoking marijuana. nobody seems to care, by the way. now they are basically going to crusher industry? absolutely it s ridiculous. they haven t taken the time to understand the nature of our industry. it s a cottage industry, and artisan industry. it s very, very unique. it takes us four to five years to make a premium cigar. by the time we plant it in the ground to the time in the box. 300 hands touch the tobacco. very proud like a fine winemaker about the quality and the craftsmanship, about how we make a cigar.
aficionados in countries like canada for them anything but a cuban is close but no cigar as far as the passion. the dedication. the cigar it s really crafted in cuba which is different from any place of. the place to be is have on his annual cigar festival which draws visitors from fifty countries to place orders and sample latest offerings and more and more of those sales are headed for china. the government sells its a car through a panos it s a joint venture with britain s imperial tobacco and this year it hit a milestone. in terms of worldwide sales reach the historic figure of five hundred million dollars for the first time with twelve percent growth compared to twenty sixteen at a constant exchange rate it s a spectacular result. so cuba s cigar sales are on a roll even if its neighbor to the north isn t buying. that was your