Gestern wurde Arnold Schwarzenegger der «Spectator Cigar Smoker of the Year»-Award verliehen. Der Preis wurde im Rahmen einer jährlich stattfindenden Veranstaltung in London übergeben. Organisator ist das englische Wochenmagazin The Spectator. Ausserdem wurde eine 92-jährige Baronesse mit einem «Cigar Lifetime Achievement Award» geehrt. Ein Auszug aus dem Artikel zur Preisverleihung:

This a long way from the pigsties in east Kent where I smoked my first cigar,’ said 92 year-old Baroness Trumpington as she collected her lifetime achievement award at the Spectator’s Cigar Smoker of the Year awards last night. At a packed Boisdale, the top prize was awarded to Arnold Schwarzenegger, with Frasier’s Kelsey Grammer runner up. ‘It’s like you meeting someone from Vogue,’ said one chap to his Russian wife explaining why he was so excited to meet a humidor expert.

Zu den Partnern des Events gehörte auch das Cigar Journal:

Gov Schwarzenegger won much applause for his rousing battle cry for cigar lovers and told how he built his ‹cigar tent› beside his offices in California so he could continue to smoke while he worked. ‹We all got together, ripped off our jackets and ties and smoked; and we solved our differences,› he said.