{"id":39176,"date":"2021-03-10T13:06:52","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T12:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/?p=39176"},"modified":"2021-03-10T13:06:52","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T12:06:52","slug":"cigraal-celebrates-international-womens-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/cigraal-celebrates-international-womens-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Cigraal celebrates International Women\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cigraal hosted its fourth celebration of International Women\u2019s Day at Bertie Cigar Lounge in Hong Kong on Monday 8 March.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith all the restrictions due to the virus, it was a challenge to hold an event this year, but it\u2019s an event that&#8217;s eagerly awaited by aficionadas,\u201d said Cigraal\u2019s founder Eric Piras. \u201cWe didn&#8217;t want to let the ladies down. The event was organised in respect of government regulations, and one of Bertie\u2019s team members was on duty at the door to take guest\u2019s names, record temperatures, and apply hand sanitizer,\u201d said Eric Piras.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-39177 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IWD-2021-in-Bertie-photocollage.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IWD-2021-in-Bertie-photocollage.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IWD-2021-in-Bertie-photocollage-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As in previous years, the event was focused on the Flor de Selva brand. For the first time a celebratory band on the foot of the cigar acknowledged the special event. This band included a hidden number on the inside which was used for the lucky draw, making the prize-giving a lively affair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition to Flor de Selva cigars, guests enjoyed drinks from generous sponsors. Lillet cocktails, red and white Burgundy wine from Joseph Drouhin, and a 4.5 liter bottle of Graham&#8217;s 10 Years Port, were enjoyed, while rose macarons from Sweet Fashion House were also appreciated by all,\u201d said Piras. Bertie was in a glamorous and vibrant mood, with the addition of a bright pink backdrop for the evening, while the Bertie team wore limited edition Kongo masks in the same colour scheme.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince the first International Women&#8217;s Day event four years ago, Cigraal (and now Bertie) have been building a very strong following of aficionadas, who come to enjoy a moment with a cigar, alone or with friends, from time to time or on a regular basis. We now have ladies who come to Bertie a few times a week to enjoy their favourite cigar or discover new ones,\u201d said Piras. \u201cOne of our aims is to ensure that there is no snobbery around cigar smoking; all are welcome and education and discovery play a large role in guests&#8216; loyalty. Hence we see a much stronger female crowd, and the ladies who were here yesterday all know Bertie well and enjoy cigars regularly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Event Photos: <a href=\"https:\/\/cigraal.smugmug.com\/International-Womens-Day-in-Bertie-8March21\/\">https:\/\/cigraal.smugmug.com\/International-Womens-Day-in-Bertie-8March21\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Bertie Cigars\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>4\/F, Duke Wellington House, 14-24 Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong<br \/>(just at the entrance of Lan Kwai Fong, world-the famous nightspot)<br \/>Opening Hours: Monday to Saturday, 12pm to 12am<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bertiecigars.com\/\">www.bertiecigars.com<\/a>\u00a0 <br \/>Instagram and Facebook: @bertiecigars<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cigraal hosted its fourth celebration of International Women\u2019s Day at Bertie Cigar Lounge in Hong Kong on Monday 8 March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":39180,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[63,44],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39176"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}