Tampa cigars could be impacted if new FDA rules are approved

Inside J.C. Newman Cigar Company are decades of history and the pleasant aroma of an artform that gives Tampa its nickname: Cigar City. “Cigars are to Tampa as Mickey Mouse is to Orlando, like wine is to Napa Valley, like automobiles are to Detroit,” said Eric Newman, a third generation and President of J.C. Newman. “It’s our heritage.”