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Reinhold C. Widmayer

His journalistic career began in 1979 as a freelancer for German-language newspapers in the US, and later for Austrian media including Die Wochenpresse and Das Wirtschaftsblatt. For ten years he also produced programs for over 60 radio stations around the world. In 1994, Reinhold C. Widmayer devoted himself to all things cigar, publishing technical articles in cigar magazines. He began working for Cigar Journal in 2001 and became editor-in-chief in 2005; under his auspices the journal has established itself as the world’s leading cigar magazine.

Website URL: https://cigarjournal.com

Author Archives: Reinhold C. Widmayer

Cigar Smoking World Championship Qualification Tournament in Russia 2017

CSWC 2017: The Slowest Race On Earth

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CSWC 2017: The Slowest Race On Earth

- August 31, 2017 - , , , ,

During the qualification tournaments throughout the year, new world records have set the benchmarks. This weekend, dozens of cigar smokers will compete for the title of World Champion.

Cigar Smoking World Chamionship

Cigar Smoking World Championship 2016 – The Slowest Race on Earth

- August 24, 2016 - , , ,

The grand finale of the Cigar Smoking World Championship (CSWC) is almost here. This year, the event deserves an epithet like “grand finale” more than ever. The world records in slow smoking have been broken several times in 2016 and the titles were switching like a seesaw between the U.S.A and Russia.

Davidoff Yamasa

Learn More about Henke Kelners Ambitious Yamasá Project

- June 29, 2016 - , , ,

Twelve years ago, Hendrik Kelner and Manuel Peralta started what was both an ambitious and complex venture. Their goal was to find the best conditions possible for the cultivation of tobacco on the island of Hispaniola, and to develop a completely new growing region for Davidoff.

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