Tunneling. Band burning. Puffing too soon. Puffing too late. One by one, a cigar smoking err takes them down. See who’ll represent the U.S. at the world event of the Cigar Smoking World Championship (CSWC). Will it be a BOTL or SOTL?

Coined the Slowest Race on Earth, this international competition is all about “slow smoking” cigars. Pick up smoking strategies as Box Press Podcast Host Rob Gagner talks to cigar smoking competitors at BURN by Rocky Patel in Pittsburgh, PA.

In 2021, 13qualifying rounds were held at smoke clubs and lounges across the U.S. There were qualifying events in more than 30 countries. The winner from each country attended the grand finale in Split, Croatia, in September 2021.

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Who Moves On? Cigar Smoking World Championship 2021 U.S. Semifinals | Box Press Ep.48

https://youtu.be/pTo7A_XIw8Q

Slow and Low—Cigar Smoking World Championships

Watch BOTL Versus SOTL, Rob Gagner Competes Against Ben Wills 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPYyQsJ8yOc

Do YOU Have What It Takes To Be A Cigar Smoking World Champion?! 

Find out how to compete in CSWC from Founder and CEO Marko Bilic and Boveda’s Benny Patock 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB4sB84MUrU&t=2s

Learn more about CSWC here.