The Cigar Smoking World Championship qualifier season is over (with the exception of the Montenegro qualifier), the slowest race on earth will end its 10th year with the Grand Finale from August 30 until September 1 in Split, Croatia. “This year’s round of qualifiers was dynamic and brought many surprises”, says Marko Bilić, founder and president of the competition and highlights: “In particular the female competitors provided great results and won several top places with impressive times.” We are taking a look at the most exciting qualifiers in 2019:
World Premiere Montecristo Supremos E.L. 2019
World Premiere Montecristo Supremos E.L. 2019
Cuban Night at Mesa Bodrum | 13 th July Bodrum (TR)
A special opening event will take place in Bodrum (Turkey) July 13, 2019 to introduce the unique Mesa Resort with a Cuban night.
Encuentro Amigos De Partagas in Italy | July 3-6, 2019
S.T. Dupont is among the main sponsors of the 14th edition of Encuentro Amigos De Partagas En Italia, the reference event for slow-smoking fans in Europe, scheduled from July 3rd to July 6th in Matelica (Macerata) in the Marche Region.
Anastasia Arsenova wins Tallinn’s qualifying tournament for CSWC
The tournament was won by Anastasia Arsenova from Moscow, Russia who earned a ticket to the CSWC finals held in late summer. The Russian lady is the first ever woman who has won Tallinn’s qualifying tournament.
Macanudo Launched in Bangkok
50 guests recently converged on Bangkok’s Zuma restaurant at the St Regis for the launch of Mars Japanese Whisky and Macanudo’s Inspirado Orange line.
Davidoff Winston Churchill E.L. 2019 presentation in Italy
In the splendid setting of the Castello degli Angeli, 035 Cigar Club & Whiskey Club Italia with the collaboration of Davidoff Italia and Tabaccheria Ventura in the presence of 100 guests, presented the new Davidoff Winston Churchill E.L. 2019.
Rocky Patel Evening At Dom Cigár In Bratislava | June 18, 2019
Dom Cigár, importer of many premium cigar brands to Slovakia, will hold an Rocky Patel cigar evening on June 18, 2019 at Hron Club in Bratislava (Dudvážska 5).
WhiskyPLUS Kuala Lumpur to feature Cigar Corner | June 15th
Kuala Lumpur’s biggest whisky and spirits tasting event, WhiskyPLUS returns in 2019 and will feature a Cigar Corner for guests to discover more about the cigar world.
Fine Spirits & Cigar Weekend 2019 | June 14th – 16th
The lifestyle festival Fine Spirits & Cigar Weekend 2019 will start already on the 14th of June at Tallinn Song Festival Grounds. The three-day festival will end with a Sunday brunch on 16th of June.
Darren Cioffi Brakes His Own World Record In Slow Smoking
Not quite a year ago, on June 15, 2018 Mr Darren Cioffi (USA) has broken the world record in slow smoking a cigar for the fifth time since 2014.
Puro Tiempo 2019 in Pompeii | May 24-26, 2019
The Puro Tiempo event has reached its third edition and will take place this year from May 24th to 26th, bringing together Italian and foreign slow smoking enthusiasts in Pompeii during a weekend of flavors and style.