Davidoff Announces 2018 Golden Band Award Nominees

Davidoff of Geneva USA has announced the nominees for its annual Golden Band Awards, which are given out to the brand’s retailers in the U.S.

This year, the company has announced nominations for six of the awards, one less than last year, which included a Canadian award.

Best Performance (Single Location)

• Hemingway’s (Palo Alto, Calif.)*
• Maxamar Ultimate Cigars (Orange, Calif.)**
• Owl Shop (New Haven, Conn.)*
• Regency Cigar Emporium (Greenwich, R.I.)*
• Tobacconist of Greenwich (Greenwich, Conn.)**

Best Performance (Multiple Location)

• Ambassador Fine Cigars (Phoenix, Ariz.)**
• Anthony’s Cigar Emporium (Tucson, Ariz.)*
• Blend Bar Cigar (Indianapolis, Ind.)**
• Corona Cigar Company (Orlando, Fla.)**
• W. Curtis Draper (Washington, D.C.)**

Davidoff Growth (Single Location)

• Cigar Room (Fort Lee, N.J.)
• Franklin Cigar (Franklin, Tenn)**
• Smoky’s Fine Cigars (Broomfield Hills, Mich.)*
• Tobacco Grove (Maple Grove, Minn.)*
• Up Down Cigar (Chicago, Ill.)*

Davidoff Growth (Multiple Locations)

• Ambassador Fine Cigars (Phoenix, Ariz.)**
• Club Cubano Cigars (Countryside, Ill.)*
• Diebel’s Sportmens Gallery (Kansas City, Mo.)**
• Humidor of Westmont (Westmont, Ill.)**
• Smoke Inn (Boynton Beach, Fla.)*

Best Merchandising

• Ambassador Fine Cigars (Phoenix, Ariz.)**
• Club Humidor (San Antonio, Texas)**
• Franklin Cigar (Franklin, Tenn)**
• Hemingway’s (Palo Alto, Calif.)*
• The Tobacco Shop of Ridgewood (Ridgewood, N.J.)**

Appointed Merchant of the Year

• Blend Bar Cigar (Indianapolis, Ind.)**
• Cigar Room (Fort Lee, N.J.)
• Cigar Time (Cerritos, Calif.)
• Corona Cigar Company (Orlando, Fla.)**
• Tobacco Grove (Maple Grove, Minn.)*

For the second consecutive year, Davidoff will forgo a formal dinner, instead, it will host a cocktail hour and party on July 15 at the Davidoff of Geneva — since 1911 flagship in Las Vegas. That coincides with the 2018 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show.

Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.