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Cigar News – Jens Tausch – April 15, 2014

Spicy sweet: Rum Company 15

Wonderful notes of walnut with fruity notes and subtle salty tones first rise from the glass. Combined with a Juan Lopez Seleccion No. 2, astonishing notes of orange peel and bergamot can be detected. With an Ashton VSG Belicoso one immediately thinks of cream caramel.

Cigar Friendly – Frank Hidien – April 15, 2014

North Sea Calling: Cigar Lounges in Hamburg, Bremen & Schleswig-Holstein

Land of Pleasure: Germany. Tolerant laws exist in the federal states of Hamburg, Bremen and Schleswig-Holstein. Here, smoking is allowed in establishments of up to 75m² as well as in closed side rooms. Wishing you a good smoke on this journey into the upper north!

Cigar News – Jens Tausch – April 15, 2014

For the Afternoon: Valedor Coffee Spirit

Spirit of coffee with a rum base – the rum serves magnificently to enhance the classic coffee aromas. With its cookie-like notes of Speculoos biscuits, caramel and some nutmeg, the spirit interplays ideally with a Cedros Deluxe by My Father.

Cigar News – Claudia Puszkar – April 15, 2014

A Building of Many Names – The Antonio Briones Montoto Factory

Of all the cigar factories in Havana, this one has the most names, by far. No wonder, when you consider its colorful past.

Cigar Industry – Katja Gnann – April 15, 2014

International Women’s Cigar Society. The Network.

Back in 2009 a hub was set up especially for women in the branch – the International Women’s Cigar Society (IWCS). The platform not only unites the distribution, the manufacturing and supplier side, but also the cigar smokers themselves, and women’s cigar clubs have found their point of contact in I

Cigar News – Irene Rittler – April 15, 2014

Festival del Puro Mexicano: Debut in San Andrés

Last fall, Mexico’s premium cigar makers, in cooperation with CigarMex, hosted the first Festival del Puro Mexicano in Veracruz and San Andrés. In addition to Puros Santa Clara’s presentation of the Capa Flor brand, A. Turrent introduced a full seven new cigar lines.

Cigar News – Gabriela Greess – April 15, 2014

Roman Szymonowicz and the Fine Art of Bluffing

On his finger, a massive poker ring; in his hand a Habano – ready for the next delightful draw. What is the real art of emerging as the winner of a poker tournament? Roman Symonowicz, a former manager in the automobile industry, uses the poker game to rise above himself: it’s a discipline that he ha

Cigar Friendly – Irene Rittler – April 15, 2014

Cigar Lounge without Smoke: Grand Hotel Park Gstaad

Since December 2013, the Grand Hotel Park Gstaad, located in the Swiss Alps, has operated a cigar lounge in a class of its own. Even at full occupancy, there are no billows of smoke in this private lounge, elegantly outfitted in the style of a British gentlemen’s club.

Cigar News – Katja Gnann – April 15, 2014

Brazil: Journey to Bahia

Finally I can see it: the Brazilian coast! I wonder if this is what Geraldo Dannemann first saw 142 years ago, when his crew called out “Land ahoy!” The tobacco specialist from Bremen, Germany, emigrated to Brazil in 1872, and found what he was looking for in the state of Bahia: perfect conditions f

Events – Nick Hammond – April 15, 2014

Refurbished: Dunhill Flagship Store, 1A St James’s Street, London

At the recent launch party, cocktails created by a drinks mixologist and four different cigars, New World and Cuban, welcomed guests at London’s newest cigar lounge: 1A St James’s – Dunhill’s newly-refurbished flagship store and lounge.

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