IPCPR 2017: Davidoff Golden Band Awards

In past years the Davidoff Golden Band Awards were part of a black tie event at night after the trade show floor was closed. This year the company chose to change it up by having the awards on the floor of the trade show at a closed media event that The Cigar Authority was invited to.

Below are the nominees with the winners in bold.

Best Performance (Single Location)

• Blend Bar Cigar (Indianapolis, Ind.)
• Hemingway’s (Palo Alto, Calif.)
• Maxamar Ultimate Cigars (Orange, Calif.)
• 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.)
• Corona Cigar Company (Orlando, Fla.)
• Tinder Box (Charlotte, N.C.)
• W. Curtis Draper (Washington, D.C.)

Davidoff Growth (Single Location)

• Belicoso Café Inc. (Wyandotte, Mich.)
• Cigars by Chivas (Pasadena, Calif.)
• Coco Cigars (Miami, Fla.)
• Hemingway’s (Palo Alto, Calif.)
• Smoker’s Haven (Lincroft, N.J.)

Davidoff Growth (Multiple Locations)

• Ambassador Fine Cigars (Phoenix, Ariz.)
• Club Humidor (San Antonio, Texas)
• Corona Cigar Company (Orlando, Fla.)
• Davidus Cigars (Frederick, Md.)
• Two Guys Smoke Shop (Nashua, N.H.)

Davidoff Appointed Merchant of the Year

• Ambassador Fine Cigars (Phoenix, Ariz.)
• Cigars by Chivas (Pasadena, Calif.)
• Corona Cigar Company (Orlando, Fla.)
• Il Regalo Preferito (McAllen, Texas)
• Tobacconist of Greenwich (Greenwich, Conn.)

Best Merchandising

• Bo’s Cigar Lounge (Bellflower, Calif.)
• Club Humidor (San Antonio, Texas)
• Franklin Cigar (Franklin, Tenn.)
• The Cigar Shop of Biloxi (Biloxi, Miss.)
• The Tobacco Shop of Ridgewood (Ridgewood, N.J.)

Canadian Depostaire of the Year

• Burlington on Whyte (Edmonton, Alberta)
• Cigar Connoisseurs (Vancouver, B.C.)
• Nottingham Cigars & Pipes (Sherwood Park, Alberta)
• The Humidor Cigar Company Ltd (Woodbridge, Ontario)
• Zigarren – A Simple Pleasure (Calgary, Alberta)