Darren Cioffi, owner of Principle Cigars, did it again. He repeated history by winning the Cigar Smoking World Championship Qualification Tournament in Sweden – again. The tournament took place at Mellgren’s Fine Tobacco in Gotheburg.
1502 Cigars Heads to Europe, Now Available in Germany and Slovakia
Enrique Sánchez Icaza, CEO & Founder of Global Premium Cigars with it’s core brand 1502, is thinking big. Germany and Slovakia are his first steps into the international market.
CSWC 2016: Baltic Benchmark At 2:12 Hours
Lithuania was the first country to start the sequence of qualification tournaments for the Cigar Smoking World Championship 2016. The event called Cigara Dru was the first one to feature the new competition cigar Macanudo Inspirado Mareva.
Germany’s CSWC Qualification Tournament on March 12th 2016
The 7th edition of the Cigar Smoking World Championship (CSWC) will be held in the year 2016. The qualification round for Germany will be held on March 12th 2016 in the Duesseldorfer Cigarworld Lounge. The ticket sale has already begun.
Glenfiddich & Daniel Marshall: One-of-a-kind Whisky and Cigar Pairing
Daniel Marshall, along with master blenders and cigar creators Manuel Quesada and Nestor Plasencia, have created a special cigar for Glenfiddich. The special cigars were made in Nicaragua and aged in Davidoff of London’s humidor for six months.
Padrón Announced the Release of Put Aside Cigars as Reserva Millennium
Shortly before the turn of the millenium, Padrón Cigars brought the Millennium 1964 Series to the market. Back then, 1,000 boxes of four cigars each were also produced and will now be launched under the name Reserva Millennium.
Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard and the Rebirth of Davidoff
In the recent past, no other cigar manufacturer has garnered as much attention as Oettinger Davidoff AG. Since Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard took the helm in 2011, Davidoff seems to have experienced a renaissance.
Boisdale of Canary Wharf Honored Cigar Industry & Celebrities
Boisdale of Canary Wharf celebrated their highly esteemed annual “Snow Queen Cigar Smoker of the Year Awards Dinner 2015” on December 1.
Davidoff’s Most Expensive Cigar and Where to Find It
One year ago, Davidoff launched the limited-edition Oro Blanco, the most expensive cigar in the firm’s history. Cigar Journal test smoked the cigar and shares tips on where to find it.
Cut, Punch, Bite, Rip – The many Ways to Open a Cigar
There are many ways to open a cigar. Some are elegant, others more rustic. But all of them have one objective: to prepare the cigar for enjoyment.
Rafael Nodal: From Asylum Seeker to Master of Boutique Blends
Boutique Blends Cigars is not only the company name under which Rafael Nodal manufactures his cigars. The name is a concept: Small batches – that’s their philosophy.
Insider Tip for Pampered Palates: Royal Danish Cigars
There are probably hundreds of “boutique” cigar manufacturers all over the world, and, generally, we associate this term with both the size of the company as well as the volume of production. But for no brand is it more appropriate than for the new, still unknown label Royal Danish Cigars by Jan Vistisen.
