Sliver lining

One of the industry’s most coveted honours has been awarded to London cigar merchant Desmond Sautter of Sautters of Mayfair.

The Silver Chaveta trophy is presented annually by Hunters and Frankau to a United Kingdom specialist in Havanas for outstanding contributions to the cigar trade.

Desmond was presented with the award at a dinner hosted by Hunters recently.

Unlike in previous years, there were no other nominations for the award as Hunters wanted to solely recognise Desmond's outstanding contribution and total commitment to the UK cigar trade for the past 48 years.

Desmond truly is an ambassador for UK cigar lovers and his loyalty and charming personality makes him one of the most popular and sought-after people within the industry.

His experience and knowledge of all things Habanos is second to none and he is a worthy recipient of this coveted award.

Desmond has been in the trade since 1958 and holds an enviable array of vintage Habanos in his shop in Mayfair. He is always available to chat about his stock and give advice to newcomers to the industry.

Past winners of the award include:

1999 Jean Clark of Harrods’ Cigar Department
2000 Tom Assheton of Tomtom Cigars
2001 Mike Davies of Cigar Connoisseur/Frederick Tranter
2002 John Withers of John Hollingsworth & Son
2003 Vimal Shah of Burlington Bertie
2004 Edward Sahakian of Davidoff of London
2005 Mitch Orchant of C.Gars Ltd

Section : News

Page number : 6

Published in Cigar Buyer Issue 9 on 18/09/2006.

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	Sliver lining One of the industry’s most coveted honours has been awarded to London cigar merchant Desmond Sautter of Sautters of Mayfair. The Silver Chaveta trophy is presented annually by Hunters and Frankau to a United Kingdom specialist in Havanas for outstanding contributions to the cigar trade. Desmond was presented with the award at a dinner hosted by Hunters recently. Unlike in previous years, there were no other nominations for the award as Hunters wanted to solely recognise Desmond's outstanding contribution and total commitment to the UK cigar trade for the past 48 years. Desmond truly is an ambassador for UK cigar lovers and his loyalty and charming personality makes him one of the most popular and sought-after people within the industry. His experience and knowledge of all things Habanos is second to none and he is a worthy recipient of this coveted award. Desmond has been in the trade since 1958 and holds an enviable array of vintage Habanos in his shop in Mayfair. He is always available to chat about his stock and give advice to newcomers to the industry. Past winners of the award include: 1999 Jean Clark of Harrods’ Cigar Department 2000 Tom Assheton of Tomtom Cigars 2001 Mike Davies of Cigar Connoisseur/Frederick Tranter 2002 John Withers of John Hollingsworth & Son 2003 Vimal Shah of Burlington Bertie 2004 Edward Sahakian of Davidoff of London 2005 Mitch Orchant of C.Gars Ltd By Section : News Page number : 6 Published in Cigar Buyer Issue 9 on 18/09/2006. Subscribe Buy this issue More from this issue Preview other issues This article is 70 months old and some information provided may be time sensitive. Please check all details of events, tours, opening times and other information before travelling or making arrangements. Copyright Cigar Buyer © 1999-2012. All rights reserved. To use or reproduce part or all of this article please contact us for details of how you can do so legally.