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 Kazakhstan
After Armenia, Kazakhstan was the next newcomer on the Cigar Smoking World Championship circuit.
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CSWC Armenia
As been common the last few years there are several new countries on the Cigar Smoking World Championship circuit and Armenia was the first one out.
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World Record in First Qualification of the Season
It’s May, and as most of us know, it’s the start of slow smoking season. As per tradition by now, Norway was the first one out of the starting blocks, and what a start it was.
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On the Trail of the Red Dictator
If you know that a famous person smokes cigars, you may sometimes wonder about their habits, like where they do it, what they smoke and why. Welcome to what was once Stalin’s Georgia.
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The Cigar Smoking World Championship Grand Finale
The Cigar Smoking World Championship Grand Finale is over, and it took a world class performance for the new champion to beat his opponents.
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Today, a New Slow Smoking Champion will be Born
The Cigar Smoking World Championship qualification circuit is over. Only the Grand Finale in the Croatian coastal city of Split is left. Today, September 3, a new slow smoking champion will be born, but who will it be?
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CSWC Estonia
And so the final results are in. The last round of the Cigar Smoking World Championship qualification season was the one in Estonia, and it was a festive one as it was combined with the ten year anniversary of Tallinn Cigar Club.
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CSWC Latvia
The fourth edition of the Latvian qualification round for the Cigar Smoking World Championships was recently held at the premises of Riga Cigar Club.
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CSWC Qatar
In May Kuwait was the first country on the Arabia Peninsula to host a qualification round of the Cigar Smoking World Championships this season. Last weekend Qatar followed suit.
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CSWC in Santiago de los Caballeros | Dominican Republic
Eight smokers gathered at Cabinet Tabaco Boutique in the Dominican capital of Santo Domingo to decide who was to be the country’s first slow smoking champion ever.
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CSWC Croatia
The battle for the home court advantage in the Cigar Smoking World Championship final in Split in September is now over, and the winner was of no surprise.
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