- Title: GERMANY: COLOGNE BASED COMPANY MAKES A CIGAR FOR WOMEN BY WOMEN
- Date: 3rd June 2003
- Summary: CS TWO MEN SMOKING BARONESSAS CS WOMAN SMOKING, PAN TO SECOND WOMAN SMOKING CIGAR VOX POP (German) OLAF GOERGEN, CIGAR SMOKER SAYING: "I usually smoke cigars from the Dominican Republic because they are light and this one perfectly fits my taste. It's ideal for beginners." VOX POP (German) KAREN RICHARD, CIGAR SMOKER SAYING: "I really like smoking men's cigars but there are women who don't like those." MV WOMAN LIGHTING CIGAR VOX POP (German) CORINNA TORTS, CIGAR SMOKER SAYING: "I'm sure this is something nice for a lot of women but personally, I'm not too worried about special women's formats. I don't really care: either I like a cigar or I don't. I'm going to try them out." (L!1) COLOGNE, GERMANY (JUNE 5, 2003) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) CS CIGAR LOGO CS CIGARS ON DISPLAY MV CUBAN LADIES ROLLING CIGARS (6 SHOTS) CS CIGAR BEING CLIPPED AND LIT CS AIDA SMOKING MV CUBAN LADIES SMOKING CIGARS WHILE THEY ARE ROLLING CIGARS SV SOUNDBITE (German) CATHERINE LE PESQUEUR, KNOWN AS AIDA, INVENTOR OF LADY CIGAR SAYING: "Smoking a cigar to me is a feeling of comfort, to lean back in the evening with a glass of wine, talk to a friend and find the time to enjoy this cigar." CS CIGAR SV SOUNDBITE (German) CATHERINE LE PESQUEUR, KNOWN AS AIDA, INVENTOR OF LADY CIGAR SAYING: "There have been repeated requests when we were on the road across Germany, in Switzerland and in Portugal when women walked up to the humidor and asked: do you also have cigars for us? This was about three years ago. I then did some research and tried different mixtures which took some time. Eventually, I invented a cigar for women. But this cigar is also suitable for men so its a cigar made by women for women - and emancipated men." CS AIDA LIGHTING CIGAR SV SOUNDBITE (German) CATHERINE LE PESQUEUR, KNOWN AS AIDA, INVENTOR OF LADY CIGAR SAYING: "Nowadays we often don't get enough pleasure because there is not enough time and I'm saying: cigars are not a luxury but rather, it is a luxury to have the time and enjoy a cigar." SV CUBAN WOMEN ROLLING CIGARS MV AIDA SMOKING CIGAR
- Embargoed: 18th June 2003 13:00
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- Location: COLOGNE, GERMANY
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- Country: Germany
- Topics: Business,Industry,Quirky,Light / Amusing / Unusual / Quirky
- Reuters ID: LVAED58PDFZDQOLZ2QC01QBT840K
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- Story Text: A Cologne-based company claims to have developed the first cigar made for women by women.
"La Baronessa" was recently introduced in Cologne by its inventor, Catherine Le Pesqueur, known as Aida.
The cigar lover of French and Austrian origin who promotes her invention at stylish parties across Europe says "there have been repeated requests when we were on the road (and) women walked up to the humidor and asked: do you also have cigars for us?"
"It's a cigar made by women for women - and emancipated men," Aida said.
After extensive research Aida believes she found the perfect tobacco mixture suitable to a woman's taste, made with tobacco leaves steamed in palm tree honey.
"I invented a cigar for women. But this cigar is also suitable for men," Aida said of her cigars made in Honduras.
Olaf Goergen, a male cigar smoker who attended the cigars recent presentation, explained that "I usually smoke cigars from the Dominican Republic because they are light and this one perfectly fits my taste."
"It's ideal for beginners," Goergen said.
La Baronessa are sold via the Internet at 30 euros ($35.37) for six cigars. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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