TOR: The New World Cigars Distributor.
TOR Imports, Ltd. offers the best of the best #NewWorldCigars and accessories in the United Kingdom and beyond.
TOR represents the top makers from Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and Mexico, and it has partnered with the top retailers in the United Kingdom since 1992.
The NWC Principles
The brands that TOR represents in the UK meet the following guiding standars.
This is the simple criteria that has helped TOR consolidate the strongest cigar portfolio available to the UK market.
Family Owned
We work with family-owned companies like ourselves. They proudly carry their family name or origin on the band. This is their badge of honour and a standard of their quality.
Heritage
They are not newcomers in our industry. We work with people with proven track record, whose legacy and contributions to the industry are evident and tangible.
Award Winning
We are proud to be ‘The House of No.1s’, with a portfolio that features most of the highest ranked cigars in the world from the last two decades.
Governance
Our suppliers provide fair above average wages, offer health programmes and support programmes for their disabled employees, subsidised childcare, gender equality and more.
Vertical Integration
Most of our manufacturers have total in-house control of all of their processes, from seedling to pre-industry, to rolling. We have witnessed their operations from seed to smoke.
Impact
They take environmental responsibilities seriously, as well as taking action in their communities through their
own foundations or by supporting local NGO’s.
The House Of #1’S
Nicaragua has emerged as the foremost producer of handmade premium cigars, leading in volume and accolades. Following in succession are the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Honduras, and Mexico. This hierarchy is echoed in the realm of awards, with the most celebrated cigar brands reflecting this very sequence.
Since 2004, Cigar Aficionado magazine has compiled an annual ranking of the Top 25 cigars. A dominant 80% of the cigars that have clinched the top spot hail from ‘New World’ countries, underscoring a shift in the epicenter of quality cigar manufacturing. Great british humidors are aligning with the shift, offering enthusiasts and connoiseurs a ‘new’ realm of top notch cigar experiences.
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out of the 17 new world cigars #1 winners are available through TOR.
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