Katja Gnann
She learned her journalistic skills from scratch at a regional daily newspaper. Katja studied art history and Romance studies in Italy. The country was her teacher in things related to pleasure and lifestyle. She has been working for Cigar Journal since 2004. In 2010 she became editor-in-chief. However, her favorite place is not behind her desk, but in the cigar factories of the globe.
Articles by Katja Gnann
“The Cigar, from Soil to Soul” – 2nd Edition
The second, lovingly designed edition of the reference work “The Cigar, from Soil to Soul – 2nd Edition” by tobacco and cigar expert Didier Houvenaghel has been available since April.
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Cigar and Tobacco Festival 2022 – June 11 to 12 (Italy)
On June 11 and 12, the Cigar and Tobacco Festival will once again take place in San Giustino (Perugia).
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“A Life Vision Inspired by Love!”
A few weeks ago, a global association emerged from a national movement: well-known female faces from the social cigar media, the cigar scene and industry formed the SOTL* Global Movement association.
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A new look for TomTom
Tomtom Cigars & Coffee has reopened its doors having undergone a seven-month long remodelling and renovation project.
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Jas Sum Kral releasing Söta Kakor Chokladkakor
In July of last year, Jas Sum Kral released the Swedish exclusive Söta Kakor, the Maduro version is now being released.
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Dr. Helmut Romé (1939–2021)
The Cigar Journal team is mourning the loss of Dr. Helmut Romé, founder of Cigar Journal.
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Profession and Calling
With Salomé Alemán Carriazo a new era has begun. She is the first woman to be named Maestra del Ron cubano and thus the eighth in the group of rum masters. Cigar Journal met the chemical engineer and passionate cigar smoker in Havana.
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MADE IN ITALY
An artisan cabinetmaker from Northern Italy is setting new optical and technological standards in walk-in humidors. In the meantime, the works of DeArt from Calvenzano near Milan can be found in the United Kingdom to China in cigar-scene hotspots.
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Tabacalera de García: How a Giant Works…
Driving past the premises of Tabacalera de García in La Romana, one already senses the grandiose dimensions of the world’s largest cigar factory. An endless sea of mopeds glitters in the Dominican midday sun. Thousands of specialists daily produce a huge amount of cigars. We have the opportunity to
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Paul Bugge: One Kilometer of Cigars
Do you know this place? You go through a door and find yourself in another world. In a small town in southern Germany, anybody who loves cigars gets this feeling: at Paul Bugge in Schwenningen.
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Addition To Compass Series
Les Fines Lames offers with the Compass Serie – Nicaragua a new addition to the already existing lines Cuba and Dominican Republic.
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EXPERIENCE GENEVA WITH JEAN-CHARLES RIOS
Bulgari, Tiffany et Al., Cartier, and Louis Vuitton, just to name a few noble boutiques, line the way to our interviewee in Geneva. We meet Jean-Charles Rios, owner of Gestocigars, in Rue Robert-Céard, in the heart of the city on lake Geneva.
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