Cigar Company Willi Knopf GmbH

About Laura Chavin

Cigar Company Willi Knopf GmbH, based in Dielheim, is the owner of the Laura Chavin brand, which was founded in 1992 by Helmut Bührle in Hochdorf (Swabia). In 2017, Willi Knopf took over the business assets and later the brand rights of Laura Chavin Cigars GmbH and moved the company headquarters to Dielheim, a former cigar stronghold and his birthplace. The premium cigars are manufactured in the Dominican Republic by exclusive partner Günther Schichl, with whom the company is also setting new standards in the cultivation of premium tobaccos. With the Edition 2019, a new era of the brand began. Distribution is via the German specialized tobacco trade as well as online.

Site

Dielheim

Processes

Manufacturing/distribution of premium cigars (production in the Dominican Republic by, Distribution via the German specialized tobacco trade

Founded

1992

Industries

Tobacco products/Premium cigars, Specialized tobacco trade

1. 01

   Cultivation of premium tobacco in the Dominican Republic

2. 02

   Manufacturing of the cigars by an exclusive partner

3. 03

   Distribution via the German specialized tobacco trade

Locations

Dielheim

DE

Company headquarters, distribution and brand coordination

Product Lines

Inside the production

History

1. 1992

   Foundation of the Laura Chavin brand by Helmut Bührle in Hochdorf (Swabia)

2. 2017

   Willi Knopf takes over the business assets and later the brand rights of Laura Chavin Cigars GmbH; relocation of the company headquarters to Dielheim

3. 2019

   Launch of the Edition 2019 as a new era of the brand