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Cigar Getaway: Where to Eat and Smoke in Paris

Cigar Getaway: Where to Eat and Smoke in Paris

 The Cigar lounge at Le Boudoir in Paris  CUBAN COCKTAILS. ROOFTOP VIEWS. PARIS CIGAR BARS Cigar Getaway is a new series where we uncover the best places to eat, drink and smoke cigars around the world, focusing on establishments within close proximity. For all our Cuban cigars online enthusiasts, this...
Best Cigars and Tea Pairings with World Habanosommelier Champion 2018

Best Cigars and Tea Pairings with World Habanosommelier Champion 2018

H. Upmann No.2 Cigar - a light smoke with powerful flavours  CUBAN CIGAR EXPERT. AWARD WINNING PAIRING. MUST-READ ADVICE Darius Namdar – London’s Mark’s Club director, Annabel’s expert cigar sommelier, Master of Havana Cigars and Worldwide Habanosommelier 2018   When we think about cigars and drinks, we tend to picture...
Cigar Accessories: As Essential as Your Cigar

Cigar Accessories: As Essential as Your Cigar

A selection of our premium, Cuban Cigars    With any activity, hobby or sport, you rarely invest in one aspect alone. A baker has every type of cookie-cutter and cake tin on the market, a runner has the correct trainers, a couple of water bottles and possibly a gadget to...
Cigar Smoking Around the World

Cigar Smoking Around the World

Montecristo No. 5 Cigars CIGAR PREFERENCE. FLAVOUR CHOICE. CUBAN CIGARS REIGN   Everyone has a preference. Whether you buy Cuban cigars from Montecristo or Partagas – perhaps both, the relationship between a person and their cigar is sacred and should not be judged. Be that as it may, new research has...
The Attire of a Modern Cigar Smoker

The Attire of a Modern Cigar Smoker

Luxury cigar terrace at The Wellesley Hotel featuring a newly-built, bespoke humidor Gone are the days of Hugh Hefner smoking jackets and clichéd businessmen with slicked-back hair. Modern cigar smokers don’t fit the bill of a Hollywood typecast – they don’t singularly represent an Alan Dale magnate persona. Head to...
Behind London's Traditional Gentlemen's Clubs

Behind London's Traditional Gentlemen's Clubs

Inside The Garrick Club Behind every shallow street, past the tube stops and prowling in the midst of cluttered tourists, there’s a hidden past ghostly slithering. London, with its filthy meandering Thames and grey-cloud horizon, could never be described as exquisitely as the beauty of Paris. Wordsworth’s “Composed Upon Westminster...
Smoke Your Cuban Cigar like an Expert: Beginners Guide

Smoke Your Cuban Cigar like an Expert: Beginners Guide

If you are going to smoke Cuban Cigars - the upmost respected and highest regarded cigars for sale, it's worth learning a few simple tips to stop you from looking like a tourist in a cigar lounge. Before your eyes ever glance through the list of a cigar menu - often long and not...
Top 10 Instagram Accounts for Cigar Aficionados

Top 10 Instagram Accounts for Cigar Aficionados

Instagram has now become one of the biggest platforms where people go for inspiration. If you're trying to figure out your next holiday destination, you’ll look at Geotags on Instagram. If you’re looking for style inspiration you’ll scroll through your feed and see what other people are wearing. For everything and anything you can...
Cigar Rolling Fundamentals: Juanita Ramos Guerra

Cigar Rolling Fundamentals: Juanita Ramos Guerra

One afternoon in the Italian alps of Corteno Golgi, we sat down with legendary torcedor Juanita Ramos Guerra and were given an intimate and informative lesson in rolling Cuban cigars. A moment and memory which we will treasure forever, we felt as though we were in the presence of one...
Five Forgotten Thin Ring Gauges You Need to Try

Five Forgotten Thin Ring Gauges You Need to Try

As many cigar aficionados have noted, including the likes of Zino Davidoff, Nicolas Foulkes and Edward Sahakian, thin ring gauges have progressively been petering out of Havana’s production line and there are significantly less thin cuban cigars for sale. One just has to take a look at the list of...
How To Throw The Best Party for the World Cup and Wimbledon Final

How To Throw The Best Party for the World Cup and Wimbledon Final

Our marketing team in London is feeling pretty down and out after England’s loss in the World Cup last night and we’re sure the rest of England is feeling it too. Hearts are broken, dreams are put to bed and Summer feels like it’s already over, almost. Nevertheless, England shouldn’t...
The Best Cuban Cigars to Smoke When Watching These Movies

The Best Cuban Cigars to Smoke When Watching These Movies

There are thousands of different movies which come under an array of different genres, but what is common amongst all of them is that they provide a form of entertainment to the viewer, be that in escapism, appreciation of art or just to simply relax. All of the cigars for sale...
The Best Places To Smoke Cuban Cigars in London

The Best Places To Smoke Cuban Cigars in London

London is one of the most visited cities in the world, coming in short after Bangkok and Hong Kong. It is multicultural and multifaceted which means its very good at accommodating for different interests, hobbies and tastes. One particular interest which the city has adjusted to since the smoking ban in 2007, is...
A Guide To Pairing Cuban Cigars with Beer

A Guide To Pairing Cuban Cigars with Beer

We’ve seen lots of Cuban cigars for sale being paired with whiskey over and over again and that’s not to say such pairings aren’t a match made in heaven, but after seeing a resurgence in the beer industry, with craft beers, session IPAs and chocolate-y stouts becoming a popular choice all over...
Cuban Cigar Ashtrays: Our Top Picks

Cuban Cigar Ashtrays: Our Top Picks

Summer evenings means more nights spent socialising with friends and family. With lighter nights and longer days, you’re able to host for a big group of people, holding parties and meeting new people. These sort of evenings mean more smoking, meaning more cigar ash, meaning the need for more Cuban...