Cigar News
Jonathan Drew Starts new Spirits Venture “John Drew Brands”
Jonathan Drew, founder of Drew Estate cigars, has announced his plans today to enter the spirits industry with his new venture, “John Drew Brands.” The company will focus on spirits, craft beverages, and food.
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Norway has held their first slow smoking contest ever
Augusto Cigars and SOL Cigar Co. hosted the first Norwegian Cigar Smoking World Championship (CSWC) qualification tournament in Norway on April 20, 2016.
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Date and Details for the French Slow Smoking Competition in Paris Announced
The Cigar Smoking World Championship (CSWC) will hit Paris, France, for the very first time on June 18, with the Big Smoke Paris cigar event.
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Darren Cioffi Sets Yet Another World Record at CSWC Qualification in Sweden
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.
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Oettinger Davidoff Appoints General Manager for Planned Subsidiary in Germany
Oettinger Davidoff AG has appointed Olaf Ruf as the future General Manager and Vice President of Davidoff of Geneva Germany, a new subsidiary it intends to create after terminated the existing collaboration with its German sales partner Arnold André.
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Lotus International Changes Company Name, Now Named Rëyns Intl.
Cigar accessory distributor to the U.S.A., Lotus International, changed the company name to Rëyns International as of April 1, 2016. The name change comes with a new logo as well as updates to their corporate identity.
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Gurkha Re-Releases Cigar Line Shaggy in Limited Quantities
First released in 2001, the Gurkha Shaggy Cigar, named for its signature unfinished foot, returns to US retailer shelves in April. The unbanded cigar comes in boxes of 25 encased with loose tobacco. There will be 2,000 boxes of each of the four sizes of the Shaggy released twice a year.
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La Aurora Launches Four Blends Within New Cigar Line “Black Lion”
La Aurora announced the launch of a new cigar series with four different cigar lines. Each line within the Black Lion series comes in four sizes in boxes of 25 cigars: Robusto (5 x 50), Churchill (7 x 50), Toro (5 1⁄2 x 54) and Gran Toro (6 x 58).
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Macanudo Inspirado Launched in the U.K., Distributed by Decent C.Gars Ltd
The Macanudo Inspirado has been launched in the UK in collaboration between Scandinavian Tobacco and Decent C.Gars Ltd. At the launch event in the Edward Sahakian Cigar Lounge, Knightsbridge, London.
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Davidoff Opens Flagship Store and Lounge in Downtown Manhattan
Davidoff celebrates the official opening of its global Flagship Store and Cigar Lounge in lower Manhattan today. ‘Davidoff of Geneva – since 1911’ Downtown occupies 2,000 square feet in Brookfield Place, a luxury shopping destination alongside the Hudson River.
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