How long can you make a cigar last? Watch cigar smokers go head to head in the U.S. Semifinals of the Cigar Smoking World Championship (CSWC). Coined the Slowest Race on Earth, this international competition is all about “slow smoking” cigars. Contenders talk smoking strategies with Box Press Podcast Host Rob Gagner at Club Leaf & Bean, a private cigar club just south of 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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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.