INTRODUCTION
It’s been a hugely busy seven months
since I launched UK Cigar Scene, we have
completed eight great interviews, yes we
already have the September interview
‘in the can’ and ready for you. We have
sourced some great UK Cigar stories and
we have many many more for you in the
coming months.
We have met some great people and we have
worked hard to prove that the UK Cigar Scene is
not just about what goes on in London.
So after all that hard work, it must be time for a
holiday, but not before we have set you up with
your holiday reading, and viewing in our August
Issue.
I am delighted with our video interview with
Darren Cioffi, the current Cigar Smoking World
Record Holder and World Champion. Until this
interview Darren was one of many ‘virtual’ cigar
friends of mine who I was delighted to properly
meet when he popped over to London for the
British qualifying leg earlier in the year.
I little thought when we first interviewed Derek
Harris that his story of his trip to Nicaragua would
still be turning up great follow on stories, but it is.
This month we have the first part of a discussion
with the very charming Juan Martínez, President
of Joya de Nicaragua who visited London as part
of the launch of the Joya Red in the UK. I looked
at the tape of our interview and found that we had
chatted, over cigars naturally, for nearly two hours.
I decided that rather than truncate this story we
should split the resulting story over two issues. I
have to say, that the second part of the story is as
compelling as the first but you will have to wait
until September for that together with a rather
nice surprise conclusion.
I hope we will also keep you amused as you sit
on the beach or by the pool this holiday time,
with some great stories including cigars from
both Churchill and Goering which go up for
auction this autumn. As we launch just before the
‘Glorious Twelfth’ we have some suggestions for
the best selection of cigars to take shooting.
The diary is a little on the light side this month
as many of the Autumn events have not yet been
announced but there are some great new events to
look out for.
So enjoy the August issue of UK Cigar Scene,
wherever you are reading this, I’m finishing off
the last few pages from the South of France and as
you will see I’ve been enjoying a few cigars while I
worked.
Enjoy your holidays and your summer cigars!
Nic Wing
Proprietor and Editor
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