{"id":56847,"date":"2022-12-01T13:25:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T12:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/?p=56847"},"modified":"2025-08-21T22:49:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T20:49:34","slug":"2-german-habanos-champion-competition-in-wendorf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/en\/2-deutscher-wettbewerb-zum-habanos-champion-in-wendorf\/","title":{"rendered":"2nd German \u201eHabanos Champion\u201c competition in Wendorf<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 19 November 2022, the German \u201eHabanos Champion\u201c was crowned for the second time. Twenty-five aficionados met at the Schlosshotel Wendorf in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania for the event. The event was sponsored by 5TH Avenue and was once again organised by Gerhard Heimsath from \u201eArt of Smoke\u201c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As in the previous year, the cigar-friendly Schlosshotel Wendorf provided the perfect backdrop for this demanding competition. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Four teams, each consisting of two participants, took on the challenging competition. A total of four tasks had to be mastered: Firstly, theoretical knowledge about Habanos was tested by means of a questionnaire. In the second part, a Habano had to be recognised blind. The third part of the competition was about cigar service, i.e. the careful cutting and lighting of a cigar. Finally, a Habano had to be paired with a drink of the participant's choice to create the perfect combination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(From left) Marcel Lindemann and Dirk Rehder are happy about winning the 2nd German Habanos Champion with organiser Gerhard Heimsath and B\u00e1rbara Leyva de la Torre (Commercial Manager 5th Avenue).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The jury, consisting of Katja Gnann, editor-in-chief of \u201eCigar Journal\u201c, Hartmut Tschetschorke, multiple \u201eHabanos expert\u201c and German champion in \u201eslow smoking\u201c and Claudia Puszkar-Vetter, expert in the history of Habanos brands and factories, assessed the individual performances in detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On 19 November 2022, the German \u201eHabanos Champion\u201c was crowned for the second time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In the end, two teams were named \u201eHabanos Champions\u201c: the team of Marcel Lindemann and Dirk Rehder and the team of Andreas Hilmer and Daniel Bretschneider. Marcel Lindemann and Dirk Rehder were the winners of the competition on points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As in the previous year, the cigar-friendly Schlosshotel Wendorf provided the perfect backdrop for this demanding competition. The evening ended in the adjoining \u201eCheval Blanc\u201c restaurant with an autumn menu, matching wines and spirits and fine Habanos.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The judges for the 2nd German Habanos Champion were: Katja Gnann (editor-in-chief of Cigar Journal), Hartmut Tschetschorke (multiple Habanos expert and German slow-smoking champion) and Claudia Puszkar-Vetter (cigar expert).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Next year, the international \u201eHabanos World Challenge\u201c competition will once again be held during the \u201eFestival del Habano\u201c. Teams from different countries will compete against each other. Marcel Lindemann and his brother Daniel, who won the German \u201eHabanos Champion\u201c competition together in 2021, will also be taking part.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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