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Spotlight: Man of the Year- Francesco Minetti

Spotlight: Man of the Year- Francesco Minetti

Francesco Minetti is the President of two well-renowned organisations, The Italian Cigar Club Association and The Cigar Club Matelica, as well as the man behind the Encuentro Amigos de Partagas in Italy, now in its XII edition. This year at the 20th Habanos Festival, he was awarded the prestigious award of...
Spotlight: Darius Namdar - Habanosommelier 2017

Spotlight: Darius Namdar - Habanosommelier 2017

When we returned from the 20th Habanos Festival (read our report direct from the festival on EGM's Cuban Cigar Blog), we could not wait to let our marketing team in London know about the British winner of The Habanosommelier Contest. Needless to say, the team were ecstatic and extremely proud of Britain’s victory at...
Meet The Woman Making Her Mark in the Cigar World - Exclusive Interview with Sarah Saunders

Meet The Woman Making Her Mark in the Cigar World - Exclusive Interview with Sarah Saunders

We interviewed Sarah Saunders, the founder of the Women’s International Cigar Club (WiCC) for our Cuban Cigar Blog this week and she had some extremely interesting things to say about her experiences in the Cigar World and the role women play in it.  'Our aim is to empower and educate women so...