5th Edition of the Balkan Pipe Smoking Championship – April 26-27, 2025

5^th Edition of the Balkan Pipe Smoking Championship, to be held in Bucharest, on the 26^th and 27^th of April 2025. The Competition will be held in Bucharest for the second time, after the 2022 edition. The Balkan Championship is organized by the Balkan Pipe Clubs Association.

The competition tobacco will be Robert McConnell Scottish Flake.

The pipe is made by Mr. Brog.

The program of the event is as follows:

Saturday, 26th of April 2025 – Wine tasting in a traditional winery

• 08:00 – Departure from Gara de Nord (Northern Railway Station) for those who prefer this location
• 08:30 – Departure from the Silva Complex (the competition venue for the event, the adress is: Strada Petricani 9A, București, 023841)
• 10:30 – Visit to the Watch Museum in Ploiești (https://muzeuldeistorieprahova.ro/muzeul-ceasului-nicolae-simache-2/)
• 12:00 – Wine tasting Lacerta Winery, Dealu Mare, jud. Buzău (https://www.lacertawinery.ro/)
• 14:00 – Lunch in Sărata Monteoru (https://casacutei.ro/)
  • Free range chicken soup with noodles
  • Lamb on a spit and baked potatoes
  • Pickles salad
  • Dessert
  • Still and sparkling water
• 17:00 – Return to Bucharest.
• 18:30 – Arrival at Silva Complex.
• 19:00 – Arrival in Gara de Nord.

Prices: 200 RON / €40. Includes

• Tasting of 5 different wines
• Lunch
• Transport by coach

Sunday, 27th of April 2025 Silva Complex (Strada Petricani 9A, București, 023841)

• 11:00 – Registration of the participants, pipe and cigar goods and accesories exposition
• 13:00 – Start of the competition
• 16:00 – Award giving ceremony
• 17:00 – Gala dinner

Prices

• participation to the competition: 230 RON / €46
• gala dinner: 150 RON / €30
  • Charcuterie
  • Canapés
  • Grilled trout
  • Grilled pork sausages
  • Grilled chicken breast with mushroom sauce
  • Mashed potatoes
  • Grilled vegetables
  • Green salad with lemon dressing
  • Fruitcake