German Triumph at Live Streamed Slow Smoking Final.
And The Winner Is… The Iceman!
He did it again! In fact, in Split last night, Hauke Walter, aka ”The Iceman”, from Germany did what very few others have done. In competition with around 80 other smokers from more than 40 countries he became slow smoking world champion for the second time.
Anybody’s Game at Slow Smoking Final
Today is the day. The Cigar Smoking World Championship Final in Split, Croatia, is just a few hours away, so let the speculations begin.
CSWC in Croatia
CSWC in Croatia.
CSWC in North Macedonia
Just four days before the grand final the competition was held in Skopje.
CSWC India
This year Cigar Conexion hosted the competition 2,000 kilometers to the south, in Bangalore.
CSWC in Qatar
With the Cigar Smoking World Championship qualification rounds in Kuwait and Lebanon being cancelled the only competition in the Middle East this year was the one in Qatar.
Augusto Cigars Celebrated 25 Years
To the settings of one of the heaviest rains eastern Norway has seen in later years, which says a lot, cigar importer and retailer Augusto Cigars celebrated its 25th anniversary on August 25 (of course).
CSWC in Estonia
Dmitrijs Smirnovs did it again. Like last year, the Latvian from Riga Cigar Club won the Estonian Cigar Smoking World Championship qualifier, making him the 2023 Baltic Champion.
CSWC in Denmark
CSWC in Denmark.
The CSWC Final to be Live Streamed on Sep 2
On September 2 the CSWC grand final in Split, Croatia, will be broadcasted live on the CSWC Youtube channel.
CSWC in Thailand
Whether it’s the Cigar Smoking World Championship qualifier or the Long Ash competition bringing the Thai cigar community together, it always comes down to a battle between two other nationalities.