In April 2017, the official Swedish qualification tournament for the Cigar Smoking World Championship took place at Gothenburg tobacconist Mellgren’s for the 4th time.
French CSWC Tournament to Take Place at Big Smoke Paris 2017
The second Big Smoke Paris is set to take place at the historic Théâtre du Gymnase Marie-Bell on June 24, 2017. The gathering will be the setting of the second french qualification tournament to the CSWC.
Xikar Updates Ultra Slim Cutter with Ring Gauge Measuring Feature
The new laser engraved ring gauge markings now make it possible to identify a cigar’s ring gauge between 24 and 56.
Habanos S.A. Appoints New Operational Marketing Director
Corporación Habanos, S.A. announced that Mr. Ernesto González Rodríguez has been appointed as new Operational Marketing Director of Habanos, S.A., under Resolution 143, 2017 of the Minister of Agriculture.
Cigar Legend Avo Uvezian Dies on March 24, 2017 at the Age of 91
Composer and cigar legend Avo Uvezian peacefully passed away on March 24, 2017, only two days after the celebration of his 91th birthday.
Davidoff Exclusive for Famous Smoke Shop 75th Anniversary Now Available
Famous Smoke Shop has just announced the arrival of the Davidoff Exclusive Famous 75th Anniversary cigar.
VegaFina Set to Release Limited Fortaleza 2 Edition Stalk Cut
The new edition Stalk Cut gets its name from a tobacco-harvesting method in which the entire stalk is cut and hung to dry.
Davidoff Launches New Masterpiece Humidor With Damajagua Cigars
Following in the footsteps of the Cave de Paille humidors introduced in 2015, Davidoff now launches a new humidor within the Masterpiece series.
Edición Regional 2016 Juan López Eminentes Arrives in Switzerland
The Edición Regional 2016 for Switzerland, Juan López Eminentes, arrived at the Swiss market end of November.
Edición Regional 2016 Juan López Eminentes in der Schweiz eingetroffen
Die von Schweizer Habanos-Importeur Intertabak in Auftrag gegebene Edición Regional 2016, Juan López Eminentes, ist seit Ende November im Schweizer Fachhandel erhältlich.
Cuban Cigar Website Suffers Complete Data Loss, Now Offline
Cubancigarwebsite.com, the biggest online data base of cuban cigars, is offline after suffering a complete data loss on December 7, 2016. Website manager Alexander Groom disclosed the reason to be corrupted backup files on the servers and said that the lost files are not retrievable.
See the Release Schedule of Cigar Journal’s Top 25 of 2016
Very soon, we’ll be releasing our much-anticipated list of the best cigars of 2016. Our Top 25 is the shortlist of newly released cigars reviewed in the previous tastings that have remained on our editors’ minds and are among our all-time favorites.
