Reinhold C. Widmayer

July 21, 2017

New World Record in Slow Smoking: 3 Hours

The Cigar Smoking World Championship (CSWC) 2017 in September is just around the corner. We look back at a historic event in Poland during the 2017 season of qualification tournaments.
Cigar Smoking World Championship Competition Cigar
July 19, 2017

Wayne Greenwald to Represent the U.S. at the 2017 Slow Smoking Championship

The national and regional qualification tournaments prior to the 2017 Cigar Smoking World Championship (CSWC) are finally completed.
Cigar Smoking World Chamionship
March 07, 2017

Update: Cigar Smoking World Championship 2017 Tournament Schedule

The Cigar Smoking World Championship (CSWC) has released its 2017 tour schedule. It has also launched its own website exclusively dedicated to this tournament: cswcworld.com.
February 27, 2017

José Orlando Padrón Looking Back on the History of Nicaragua’s Cigar Industry

On the occasion of his 90th birthday on June 10, 2016, we took the chance to talk with cigar legend José Orlando Padrón, founder of Padrón Cigars.
February 24, 2017

Procigar: Wonderful Crop Ahead, Optimistic About Tobacco Regulations

The members of Procigar, the association of Dominican cigar manufacturers, held a press meeting during the 2017 Procigar Festival in Santiago de los Caballeros.
European Union Law
November 10, 2016

EU-TPD Legal Deadline Approaching: November 20

Under the EU Tobacco Products Directive (2014/40/EU) manufacturers and importers of tobacco products [etc.…] have to submit key information to the authorities in the Member States in which they plan to market the products.
October 04, 2016

Cigar Smoking World Championship 2016 – The Results

Swiss entrepreneur Mirko Giotto (pictured with the 2015 world champion Oleg Pedan from Russia) is the 2016 world champion in slow cigar smoking.
Cigar Smoking World Chamionship
August 24, 2016

Cigar Smoking World Championship 2016 – The Slowest Race on Earth

The grand finale of the Cigar Smoking World Championship (CSWC) is almost here. This year, the event deserves an epithet like “grand finale” more than ever. The world records in slow smoking have been broken several times in 2016 and the titles were switching like
Bespoke Cigars Mareva
August 16, 2016

Bespoke Cigars releases Limited Edition for World Championship in Split

Jeremy Casdagli, founder of Bespoke Cigars will release a Limited Edition cigar to honor the Cigar Smoking World Championship, which will be held on the weekend September 2–4, 2016 in Split, Croatia.
Davidoff Yamasa
June 29, 2016

Learn More about Henke Kelners Ambitious Yamasá Project

Twelve years ago, Hendrik Kelner and Manuel Peralta started what was both an ambitious and complex venture. Their goal was to find the best conditions possible for the cultivation of tobacco on the island of Hispaniola, and to develop a completely new growing region for

Lovers of the Leaf

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