The city of Shenzhen, China will host the 2019 China International Cigar Expo (ICE) 20-22 November, 2019 at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center. Hosted by China Cigarette Sales Company and Shenzhen Municipal Tobacco Company, and undertaken by Shenzhen Tobacco Import & Export Company, ICE will be a trade and media event and closed to…
CAO’s Rick Rodriguez to visit Malaysia | September 10, 2019
Kuala Lumpur’s Cigars Lounge will host a cigar tasting evening with CAO’s Master Blender Rick Rodriguez on 10 September. “Rick will share with us the blends selected for the CAO cigar family,” said Ray Ooi, owner of Cigars Lounge. “Rick spearheads new product development for CAO and oversees a hand-picked group of experts to create…
New online platforms the way forward after Facebook’s cigar sales ban
24 July saw cigar groups on Facebook buzzing with the news that Facebook and Instagram would be banning sales and the transfer and gifting of tobacco. While this is nothing new for cigar companies using the platform, the ban will bite cigar discussion groups and individuals hardest. These forums bring cigar loving adults together to…
Cigar Bar Kuala Lumpur’s Curated Pairing Experience | Cigar Friendly: Kuala Lumpur, Malysia
Cigar Bar Kuala Lumpur’s Curated Pairing Experience Kuala Lumpur is in the middle of a cigar lounge boom with a plethora of new cigar venues opening recently. Asia Pacific Editor Samuel Spurr sat down with Cigar Bar’s co-founder Jay Walia who hosted the venue’s official launch last week and introduced their Curated Pairing Experience. Why…
Cigar Social Opens in Perth | Cigarfriendly: Australia
With some of the world’s toughest anti-tobacco legislation to contend with, opening a new cigar lounge in Australia seems like the last thing anyone would invest in, but Cigar Social’s founder Nick Russell likes a challenge.
Aged and Rare Cuban Cigar Online Auction Platform launches
FOH Auctions, a rare and vintage Cuban cigar online auction platform has been officially launched by Rob Ayala, CEO of Australia-based Cuban cigar retailer Friends of Habanos.
Fidel’s Cigar Lounge To Open at Palace Of The Golden Horses, Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysia’s cigar scene is booming. Fidel’s Cigar Lounge at The Palace of the Golden Horses hotel in Seri Kembangan, one of four new cigar lounges welcoming cigar lovers in KL, will be unveiled on Saturday 22nd of June with the official opening of the hotel’s Truefitt & Hill barbershop.
Located next to the hotel’s Polo Lounge, access to the cigar venue is through double doors of the renowned British barber.
Macanudo Launched in Bangkok
50 guests recently converged on Bangkok’s Zuma restaurant at the St Regis for the launch of Mars Japanese Whisky and Macanudo’s Inspirado Orange line.
WhiskyPLUS Kuala Lumpur to feature Cigar Corner | June 15th
Kuala Lumpur’s biggest whisky and spirits tasting event, WhiskyPLUS returns in 2019 and will feature a Cigar Corner for guests to discover more about the cigar world.
Macanudo Cigar Lunch in Kuala Lumpur | 17th May 2019
A cigar lunch event to welcome Mr Stephan Brichau, International Marketing and Sales Director – Premium Cigars of Scandinavian Tobacco Group to Kuala Lumpur is being hosted by the brand’s Malaysia importers and retailes Tag Ventures, Kamelah Tobacco House.
Bangkok And Hanoi CSWC Qualification Winners 2019
Marko Bilic’s busy CSWC schedule brought him back to South East Asia from Germany for the second leg of the Asian 2019 Cigar Smoking World Championship qualifiers last week.
Astor Bar hosts first 2019 Asian Cigar Smoking World Championship qualifier
The first Asian qualification round of the Cigar Smoking World Championship for 2019 was held on Saturday evening at Astor Bar, St Regis in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia’s Trinidad Cigar Company brought the qualification event to the country for the first time, with 14 competitors and over 20 spectators enjoying a night of cigar camaraderie and friendly competition.