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Top 5 Restaurants in Cuba's Havana

Top 5 Restaurants in Cuba's Havana

El Cocinero Restaurant in Havana  AUTHENTIC. WELCOMING. HEAVENLY FOOD  Colours, culture and cobbled streets; howling salsa, romantic architecture, layers of vast fields and sea. The mesmerising beauty of Havana is one would we could adjectively describe with boundless passion; we’d find words to match the length of time a smoker...
Exclusive Tour Inside The Ritz London & Cigar Lounge

Exclusive Tour Inside The Ritz London & Cigar Lounge

 The Ritz Hotel London's astounding Palm Court where Afternoon Tea takes place 112 YEARS HISTORY. UNIQUE ACCESS. HIDDEN INSIGHTS REVEALED A hundred and twelve years ago, in 1906, Swiss hotelier Cesar Ritz opened The Ritz London Hotel, after successfully launching the first Ritz in Paris. Famous and stylish guests rapidly...
Where to Smoke: The Ritz London Cigar Sampling Lounge

Where to Smoke: The Ritz London Cigar Sampling Lounge

The 1920's Orient Express inspired Rivoli Bar - an intimate cocktail lounge UNIQUE SERVICE AND DECOR. FAMOUS CIGAR SMOKING GUESTS. RENOWNED WORLDWIDE  We are pleased to present this fifth edition in our spotlight series Where to Smoke. A detailed guide showcasing luxurious lounges, terraces and rooms to enjoy Cuban Cigars....
Inside El Laguito: The Home of Cohiba Cigars

Inside El Laguito: The Home of Cohiba Cigars

 Outside the beautiful El Laguito Cohiba Cigars Factory in Havana UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS. EXCLUSIVE INSIDE KNOWLEDGE. THE HOME OF COHIBA CIGARS Want to know what makes Cohiba the biggest name in Cuban Cigars? We went behind the private doors of El Laguito, the Cohiba Cigars factory to explore the opulence, production...
Smoking Jackets and Cuban Cigars

Smoking Jackets and Cuban Cigars

 Garden Room at The Lanesborough TRADITIONAL. LUXURIOUS. STYLISH ATTIRE The adaptations of Cuban Cigars and smoking jackets are akin – both modernised and re-defined through history. While Hugh Hefner conjures up association of them, times are once more changing. Smoking jackets today are great to wear as an alternative look...
London as a Cuban Cigars Mecca

London as a Cuban Cigars Mecca

 Outside Corinthia Hotel London LAW ADAPTATIONS. ICONIC SMOKERS. LUXURY LOUNGES  If Cuba is a sunny cigar mecca, London is its cold cousin. Though the immediate freshness is missing and farmers are fictional – true Cuban Cigars must be created entirely in the country of origin, Britain’s capital is a cigar...
Where to Smoke: The Lanesborough

Where to Smoke: The Lanesborough

The stunning Garden Room at The Lanesborough  VINTAGE SPIRITS. EXPERT TEAM. PRESTIGIOUS GRANDEUR  The fourth edition in our spotlight series Where to Smoke. An inside guide on the most opulent rooms, lounges and terraces to enjoy Cuban Cigars. We explored the Garden Room at The Lanesborough. The iconic, Knightsbridge hotel,...
Interview with Guglielmo Miani: President of Larusmiani

Interview with Guglielmo Miani: President of Larusmiani

Guglielmo Miani and Aldo Lorenzi. Photo courtesy of Alberto Zanetti for Wallpaper ARTISANSHIP. LUXURY. ITALIAN EXCELLENCE Guglielmo Miani is the president of Via Montenapoleone Association - Milan's luxury shopping district, and CEO of Larusmiani. The Milanese clothing and tailoring brand was established by his grandfather in 1922, bearing the same...
Where to Smoke: The Bar & Garden Terrace at The Hari

Where to Smoke: The Bar & Garden Terrace at The Hari

 The intimate and stunning Hari Bar & Garden Terrace   CONTEMPORARY DECOR. UNIQUE AL FRESCO TERRACE. CLASSIC CUBAN CIGARS The third editorial in our spotlight series Where to Smoke. An inside guide on the most opulent rooms, lounges and terraces to enjoy Cuban Cigars. Opened in 2016, our next stop is...
Martinis. A Primer and Some Key Bars Around the World

Martinis. A Primer and Some Key Bars Around the World

"Bond insisted on ordering "Leiter’s Haig-and-Haig "on the rocks" and then he looked carefully at the barman. A dry martini" he said. "One. In a deep champagne goblet." "Oui monsieur"."(Casino Royale, Ian Fleming).    Martinis - the quintessential cocktail. Whether it was James Bond or the notoriety of the drink...
Where to Smoke: The Garden Lounge at Corinthia Hotel London

Where to Smoke: The Garden Lounge at Corinthia Hotel London

 The Garden Lounge signature cocktail - La Habana with Cohiba Cigars IMPECCABLE KNOWLEDGE . DIVERSE CUBAN CIGARS.  A PEACEFUL GARDEN LOUNGE The second editorial in our spotlight series Where to Smoke. An inside guide on the most opulent rooms, lounges and terraces to unwind with Cuban Cigars. Located in the...
The Return of a Cigar Room At Home

The Return of a Cigar Room At Home

A favourite pastime of ours - coffee with a fine Cuban Cigar, such as this Juan Lopez Cigar   LEATHER FURNITURE. HARDWOOD FLOORS. SECRET DENS Being able to ship to anywhere in the world, we often wonder where our Cuban Cigars online are smoked. Perhaps on a quiet street in Italy,...
Luxury to Own: Cigar Watches

Luxury to Own: Cigar Watches

 Lighting one of our opulent cigars  VITOLA WATCH NAMES. CUBAN CIGAR COLLABORATIONS. ROMANTIC HERITAGE Since the 1930’s, cigars and watches have been sold together – side-by-side as though one is a tie and the other a suit jacket. The complexity of these two luxury pieces stirs an idiosyncratic collaboration. For...
24 Hours in Sofia: Restaurants and Cigar Lounges

24 Hours in Sofia: Restaurants and Cigar Lounges

The astonishing Vitosha Boulevard   OUTDOOR TERRACES. INDOOR SMOKING LOUNGES. A CIGAR PARADISE   24 Hours is a new series where we uncover the best places to eat, drink and smoke cigars across the world, sourcing establishments within close proximity. For all our Cuban Cigars enthusiasts, this is your ultimate short-break guide....
Luxury to Own: Tobacco Scented Products

Luxury to Own: Tobacco Scented Products

 Juan Lopez cigars are totally hand-made with long filler, and use tobacco leaves from Cuba's most prominent Vuelta Abajo region. CUBAN CIGAR SCENTED CANDLES. TOBACCO FRAGRANCE. ENERGISING AROMA   In the world of fragrance, just about any scent can be concocted. From the sweetest vanilla to the leatheriest wood. A fine...