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NEW - CigarZone now also for non-smokers

vasilij-ratej
Vasily 1 April 2021
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April Fool's joke

Zigarren.Zone Social Network is a cigar blog (also affectionately known as ZiZo). The blog is popular and in German. In the last few days, more and more non-smokers have been saying that they feel discriminated against when they read the posts on the blog. Because everything revolves around cigars and enjoyment. However, as they are non-smokers, they tend not to enjoy the posts. One of them even called in a lawyer with the following demand: „Zigarren.Zone must also write articles for non-smokers. Non-smokers also have the right to read enjoyable articles that have nothing to do with cigars.“

The owner of Zigarren.Zone Social Network - Vasilij Ratej - has a clear opinion on this: „Every 25 years I will write a post that has nothing to do with cigars. And now you can cross me!“

I wish you a happy 1st April 🙂

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I am the editor of Zigarren.Zone and co-founder and editor of origin-of-cigar.com. Since 1995, I have been deeply involved with cigars – not just as a luxury item, but as a craft, a cultural asset and a fascinating natural product. With Zigarren.Zone, I have deliberately moved away from the traditional language of flavour descriptions. I’m not interested in what a cigar reminds me of. I’m interested in what the tobacco itself has to say. That’s why I explain connections in an accessible way, observe rather than judge, and prioritise knowledge over marketing. As well as my articles, I produce documentary films and video reports about cigars, their origins and the people behind them. My aim is simple: to explain cigars in an accessible way – independently and with respect for the tobacco.

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