China’s Cigar Bar Trend Hits Luxury Hotels

The Compass Bar. Photo courtesy of The Peninsula Shanghai/VFM Leonardo Inc.

Forbes recently ran an article on the rising popularity of premium cigars in China, and we also posted an article about how more than 1/3 of the world’s cigar smokers are now Chinese.

Long Bar. Photo courtesy of Hilton Worldwide.

So now, even more good news for Chinese cigar smokers. It looks like The Peninsula Shanghai, The St. Regis Beijing, Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund, and the Mandarin Oriental are all now sporting quality cigar bars (photos). I’ll leave the rest to the actual article, but now I know where I’ll be spending most of my time if I ever spend significant time in China!

Click here to read the article on Forbes.

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Matthias Clock: Brand evangelist, digital marketer, cigar and spirits expert specializing in consumer tasting and educational events. Matthias made the long trek from his hometown of Portland, Oregon to New York City in 2007, and in nine years has hosted more than 120 events and helped promote and launch dozens of cigar and whiskey brands in the U.S. In 2016, he joined the Cigar Journal Tasting Panel, blind-reviewing pre and new release cigars.

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