Davidoff Cigar Roller Tours the UK
There is nothing like the thrill of watching
a craftsman roll a cigar in front of your
eyes, unless he hands it to you to light up.
So there is some great news for those of
you who enjoy watching a true craftsman
at work. Mr Roque Tejada Martinez from
Davidoff in the Dominican Republic will be
touring the UK during June.
It used to be the case that a roller from Cuba would
be in the UK for most of the summer visiting
stores, and various events but there hasn’t been
one for a few years now. It’s not clear why when
Cuban rollers appear to tour the Middle Eastern
states up to this year. Anyway, we should be
delighted that we have Roque here and this should
be a ‘must see’ for every cigar lover.
After attending middle and high school Roque
attended a number of tobacco training courses on
quality control, productivity and human relations.
When he left school at seventeen he completed a
full course at the Dominican INFOTEP institute
learning all the elements to rolling cigars.
In 2000 he started work at the Ok Cigars factory
as a cigar roller making “Avo, Zino and Griffin’s
Cigars”. He rose very quickly and by 2002, as
a result of his excellent work, he took over the
position as a Davidoff Roller Supervisor.
In 2011 he was selected as a specialised cigar roller
and started to travel to Europe to demonstrate his
craft as an expert cigar roller.
With his passion for fine cigars and his devotion to
his profession, Roque ensures that each Davidoff
Cigar is made of the highest quality.
I’m looking forward to getting a fresh one of those
myself!
Mr. Roque Tejada Martinez is 30 years old and
hails from the small town of Loma de Cabrera,
near Dajabon in the Dominican Republic.
His interest in cigars began at the age of nine. His
mother worked in a tobacco warehouse and young
Roque would help her after school. His roots in the
industry go back to his Grandparents who were
tobacco farmers.
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By Nic Wing
Monday 20th June -
Turmeaus Chester
Tuesday 21st June -
Turmeaus Knutsford
Wednesday 22nd June -
Davidoff of London
Thursday 23rd June -
Davidoff of London
Friday 24th June -
James J Fox,
19 St James’s Street