ZigarrenZone GmbH is now called Crazycat Media GmbH %

ZigarrenZone is realigning itself. Due to the ban on tobacco advertising in Switzerland from 2024, the company name changes; the previous owner Vasilij Ratej remains the owner and managing director of the company.

What will stay the same in the CigarZone 2023?

The online publications Zigarren.Zone and FlashCigar will remain online as usual. Zigarren.Zone went online on 01.07.2014 and has become one of the most popular online publications about cigars in German-speaking countries.

Vasilij Ratej, CigarZone — Vasilij Ratej from ZigarrenZone GmbH. The new company is called Crazycat Media GmbH.

What will happen from 2024?

Depending on how the law is implemented, the cigar industry in Switzerland will change dramatically in 2024. The initial consultation on the law gives rise to fears of the worst. If readers have to identify themselves with an ID card from 2024 in order to access the content of Zigarren.Zone and FlashCigar, the two online publications could no longer be continued.

Therefore: realignment of the offering

The focus will be on the production of storytelling on various topics in the form of video, photo and text productions. Vasilij Ratej will continue to write and film about cigars (e.g. tasting reports, industry information, etc.). Due to the open legal situation, these contributions could appear in the new online community stillepost.zone from 2024.