{"id":31375,"date":"2025-12-22T10:36:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T09:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cigars-connect.com\/?p=31375"},"modified":"2025-12-22T15:13:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T14:13:29","slug":"the-first-chinese-cigars-arrive-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cigars-connect.com\/en\/the-first-chinese-cigars-arrive-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"The first Chinese cigars arrive in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Great Wall Cigar GX Lion&#8217;s Glory is launched in the Netherlands. This is the first time that premium cigars made in China have been officially imported into Europe.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Great Wall Cigars (GWC), the largest Chinese cigar brand, announces the launch of the GX Lion\u2019s Glory in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>The first Chinese cigar officially marketed in Europe, the GWC GX Lion\u2019s Glory is the result of a collaboration between the Chinese company and several international cigar specialists. This group of consultants included Stijn Elbersen, a former STG employee and founder and co-owner of the Dutch import company Small Batch Traders.<\/p>\n<p>This international team of specialists traveled several months ago to Shifang (Sichuan Province), GWC\u2019s headquarters, to create the blend with GWC\u2019s team of master blenders.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31368 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cigars-connect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image_20251211081051_54_5-copie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"659\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cigars-connect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image_20251211081051_54_5-copie.jpg 659w, https:\/\/www.cigars-connect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image_20251211081051_54_5-copie-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cigars-connect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image_20251211081051_54_5-copie-600x162.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.cigars-connect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image_20251211081051_54_5-copie-100x27.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The result is a 165mm bull cigar with a 52 ring gauge, wrapped in an Ecuadorian wrapper, an Indonesian binder, and filled with a blend of tobaccos from Cameroon, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and China.<\/p>\n<p>Production is limited to 50,000 cigars. The Great Wall Cigar GX Lion\u2019s Glory is available in boxes of 10 or in a prestige humidor containing 20 cigars. In the former case, it retails for \u20ac20 per cigar, and in the latter for \u20ac25 per cigar (prices in the Netherlands).<\/p>\n<p>Currently, these cigars are available in China and the Netherlands, but GWC is looking to expand their distribution to other European countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great Wall Cigar GX Lion&#8217;s Glory is launched in the Netherlands. This is the first time that premium cigars made in China have been officially imported into Europe. &nbsp; Great Wall Cigars (GWC), the largest Chinese cigar brand, announces the launch of the GX Lion\u2019s Glory in the Netherlands. 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