International Cigar Festival To Be Held In Yerevan For First Time

INTERNATIONAL CIGAR FESTIVAL TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN FOR FIRST TIME

Noyan Tapan
Mar 07 2007

YEREVAN, MARCH 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The international cigar festival "High
Smoke" will be held in Yerevan on March 10, during which 4 Armenian
cigar importing and selling companies – Capital Group, Ars Oil, APA
Cigars and Smoking will present production of Cuba and the Dominican
Republic. NT was informed about it by Davit Davitian, Chairman of
the Armenian Cigar Association – the festival’s organizer. According
to him, during the event, there will be an exhibition-sale of cigars
and accessories imported by the above mentioned companies, as well
as brandies and whiskies made by the Yerevan Brandy Company – the
only sponsor of the festival. Awards will be given by the following
nominations: "The Best Cigar", "The Best Sigar Club of Yerevan",
"The Best Cigar Shop in Yerevan" and "The Year’s Man with Cigar",
and tasting of drinks and cigarettes will be organized. D. Davtian
said that cultural events of cigar producing countries will be part
of the festival. It was noted that cigar manfacturers and experts
from Georgia, Russia, the Dominican Republuc, Great Britain and the
US will participate in the festival.