Simon Lundh
Simon Lundh stumbled upon the cigar world while working for a non-governmental organization in Estelí, Nicaragua. As a (not very active) musician and (even less active) surveying engineer he’s now making a living writing about cigars, metal music, human rights and the construction sector.
Articles by Simon Lundh
CSWC in North Macedonia
Just four days before the grand final the competition was held in Skopje.
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CSWC India
This year Cigar Conexion hosted the competition 2,000 kilometers to the south, in Bangalore.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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“The Silent Hunter” Struck Again
If the winning times of the US Cigar Smoking World Championship qualifications were modest, it was probably because the winners were saving the best for last, or at least the penultimate considering there’s a grand final in Croatia coming up.
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