Month: June 2019

It’s the time of year that I get really excited to see the nominations for
Cigar Journal Cigar Trophy Awards. 

The products listed provide a short-list indicating
what other cigar enthusiasts are enjoying.
I’ve used this list to determine which cigars I should purchase  at my local tobacconist.

Click on the link below to vote for your favourites!

The Categories for Cigar Trophy 2019
BEST BRAND (by origin)
BEST CIGAR (by origin)
BEST VALUE (by origin)
BEST ACCESSORY
BEST LOUNGE

CUBA

Best Brand Cuba
Bolívar
Cohiba
Montecristo
Partagás
Trinidad

Best Cigar Cuba
Bolívar Belicosos Finos
Cohiba Siglo VI
Partagás Maduro No.1
Quai d’Orsay No. 54
Trinidad Vigia

Best Value Cuba
Fonseca
José L. Piedra
Saint Luis Rey
Sancho Panza
Vegueros

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Best Brand Dom. Rep.
A. Fuente Hemingway
Ashton Virgin Sun Grown
Avo Syncro Nicaragua
Balmoral Añejo XO
La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero

Best Cigar Dom. Rep.
A. Fuente Magnum R Vitola 52
Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour Churchill
Diamond Crown Julius Caesar Toro
Gurkha Cellar Reserve Prisoner
La Aurora ADN Dominicano Robusto

Best Value Dom. Rep.
Aging Room Solera
E.P. Carrillo Encore
Kristoff Cameroon
La Flor de Ynclan
La Galera Connecticut

HONDURAS

Best Brand Honduras
Alec Bradley Medalist
Camacho Criollo
C.L.E. Connecticut
Plasencia Cosecha 146
Rocky Patel Twentieth Anniversary

Best Cigar Honduras
Eiroa The First 20 Years 54×6
Flor de Selva Maduro Grand-Pressé
Kafie 1901 San Andres Five Forty Six
Leaf by Oscar Corojo Toro
Rocky Patel Vintage 1999 Toro

Best Value Honduras
Aladino
Camacho Corojo
Corrida Honduras
Flor de Copan Classic
Villa Zamorano Reserva

NICARAGUA

Best Brand Nicaragua
Alec Bradley Nica Puro
La Flor de las Antillas
Perdomo Habano (outside US: Nicaragua) Bourbon Barrel Aged
Oliva Serie V
San Cristóbal (outside US: Paradiso) Quintessence

Best Cigar Nicaragua
Joya Silver Corona
Liga Privada No.9 Corona Viva
My Father La Opulencia Toro
Padron 1964 Anniversary Series Exclusivo Natural
Plasencia Alma Fuente Generación V

Best Value Nicaragua
A.J. Fernandez New World Cameroon
Brick House Maduro
Gilberto Oliva Reserva
Joya Black
Nica Rustica

OTHER COUNTRIES

Best Cigar Other Countries
Atabey Brujos (Costa Rica)
Casa Turrent 1901 Robusto (Mexico)
Corrida Brazil Toro+ (Brazil)
Tatuaje 15th Anniversary Habano Rosado Belicoso Fino (USA)
Vegas de Santiago D8 Robusto (Costa Rica)

BEST ACCESSORY

Boveda Humidity Control Packs
Cigar Oasis 3.0 Humidifiers
Colibri Quasar Desktop Cigar Cutter
Vertigo Big Buddha Lighter
Xikar Step Cigar Ashtray

BEST CIGAR LOUNGE

Aficionado Room Cigar & Whisky Lounge, Warsaw
Cohiba Atmosphere, Buenos Aires
Gentlemen 1919, Paris
Kempinski Cigar Lounge by Zechbauer, Munich
The Cabinet Cigar & Whisky Lounge in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur

Vote now:

“Year after year, the Cigar Trophy Awards are bestowed on cigar manufacturers and other actors in the cigar world for excellent performances.
And each year we turn to you to make the decision about which products most deserve this appraisal.

The winners are decided in a two-phase process.
In the first phase – from June 4 thru 16, 2019, consumers propose the possible candidates for the various categories. In the subsequent voting phase (June 19 thru 26, 2019), you determine which of the candidates from the shortlist should be chosen as winners”
– Cigar Journal

MOMBACHO CIGARS
ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF A
EUROPEAN WAREHOUSE IN GERMANY

Mombacho Cigars S.A. recently announced it will start serving the European market through a warehouse based in Dusseldorf, Germany.

“In the last two years we saw a tremendous growth in Europe and now, with the support of PasionPuro’s team, we have a bonded warehouse in Germany to better serve our European partners in their respective markets. We’ll be able to ship cigars to the countries where we already have a presence and the new ones opening soon, faster and with a lower cost of shipment” said Claudio Sgroi, President and Master Blender of Mombacho Cigars.

“We strongly believe, that boutique manufacturers with high market potential are getting faster and more efficient distribution within the European Union (EU) by using a warehouse in the union territory. There is still paperwork to do, but comparing to an import from Nicaragua, it is much faster and cost effective to get Mombacho within the EU. The European market is fragmented into 28 different countries, each with their own laws and regulations, besides the EU Big 5 (UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy); there are 23 smaller markets. To be able now to ship from one EU-warehouse to another EU-warehouse easily, makes it more attractive for smaller distributors to take Mombacho into their market”, said Tuan Hung Ma, owner and CEO of PasionPuro.

The new warehouse will receive the first shipment before the end of June 2019. Mombacho Cigars are already distributed in Norway, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and Italy; the company plans to open Spain, Belgium, and Luxembourg before the end of 2019.

Mombacho will welcome US retailers at the IPCPR in Las Vegas at the booth #2867 and both Mombacho & PasionPuro will be present to welcome every European distributor at booth E.30, Hall 4, at Intertabac in Dortmund.

ABOUT MOMBACHO CIGARS
Mombacho Cigars S.A. is a “totally made by hand” cigar company established in 2006 that entered the US market in 2013. The international interest in Mombacho has grown rapidly and Mombacho Cigars are now available in 14 countries around the world. Mombacho produces all of its cigars at its factory in Granada, Casa Favilli, where over 30 members of the Mombacho Family work.

GRANADA, NICARAGUA. – (June ……, 2019).

Mombacho Cigars Screen Shot
Photo Credit: Mombacho Cigars