Hunters and Frankau,
the UK's sole distributor of Havana cigars, held their annual awards dinner
at Sartoria in Londons' Saville Row.
Attended by the
top brass at Hunters & Frankau including Simon Chase, John Darnton and
Ana Lopez as well as my dear friend Ken Brealy.
Retailers
nominated this year for the Silver Chaveta award by the Hunters and
Frankau board of directors for "UK specialist in Havanas of the year
2005 for outstanding contribution to the cigar trade included:
Vimal from
Burlington Bertie the finest Havana cigar merchant in the City of London
IMHO ( 57 Houndsditch...please pay him a visit!)
Robert from the
Seegar and Snuff Parlour Convent garden
Brett
from Dunhill London
Ajay from
Broadweighs cigars in Teddington
Grant from
Herbert Love Glasgow
Mitchell Orchant
representing C.Gars Ltd and Turmeaus tobacconist Est. 1817
Excellent
champagne accompanied with Trinidad Coloniales, Robusto Extras and Cuaba
Diademas were enjoyed over the course of the evening with a delightful
meal.
We
spent the evening discussing the challenges and opportunities facing the
cigar industry in the UK due to impending legislation over the next year
and beyond.
I am very
grateful to Hunters and Frankau for awarding me the Silver Chaveta as
well as kindly inviting me to be their guest at the Festival del Habanos
2006 in Havana.
The beautiful
Silver Chaveta was designed by Theo Fennell and is now proudly on
display in our London offices.
Thanks to all of
my loyal customers and of course my dedicated sales teams at C.Gars
London as well as our retail cigars shops without whom I would not have
won the award.
Mitchell
Orchant ( SmokeyMo)
Manging Director
C.GARS Ltd