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How to Organise Your Cigar Collection

How to Organise Your Cigar Collection

It is every aficionado’s dream to keep a collection of Cuban cigars that they can easily access when needed. Like a wardrobe, you need different pieces for different occasions. Wouldn't it be more efficient to easily locate your cigars from your cupboard or humidor? This is why cigar organisation is very...
Can You Revive a Dried-Out Cigar?

Can You Revive a Dried-Out Cigar?

If you read our article about The Importance of Humidity in storing Cuban cigars, you’ll know that it’s a crucial part in the longevity and maintenance of your cigar. Often enough aficionados encounter a cigar, which is devastatingly dry. Many may ask themselves the question – what do I do now? Do I...
The 5 BEST Cigars to Smoke While Watching the US Tennis Open

The 5 BEST Cigars to Smoke While Watching the US Tennis Open

Above: Novak Djokovic in the 2019 US Open (Image: GETTY) Tennis season is still going strong, and there are only seven days until the final! The US Open Tennis Championships is a yearly affair where hundreds of thousands of people can enjoying watching the fantastic skills that each tennis player has honed. Whether...
How to Retrohale: 3 Simple Steps

How to Retrohale: 3 Simple Steps

Aficionados, today we have somewhat of a Cuban cigar smoking science lesson for you… well almost. We are sure you must’ve come across the term ‘Retro-haling’ at some point in your smoking career. If not, you should know that it’s the process of expelling smoke past your olfactory receptors (sense...
Victorians and Smoking Cigars

Victorians and Smoking Cigars

As you aficionados will know, Cuban cigars have been somewhat a global phenomenon for a while now. There was a point in time where London was labelled the smoking capital of the world. So, today we ask the question: when did it blow up in the UK? Looking back to...
A Short History: Cigars, Fashion and Influence

A Short History: Cigars, Fashion and Influence

Known to many aficionados all over the world, there has always been a relationship between smoking Cuban Cigars and the world of refined fashion. To many cigar novices, it can be intimidating to adhere to such particular standards - often asking themselves - Is this appropriate to wear? Do I...
How to Season Your Humidor: A 5-Step Guide

How to Season Your Humidor: A 5-Step Guide

Most aficionados will know that a brand new Humidor is a no place for a Cuban Cigars to rest! “Why?”, you ask.  Cedar is often part of the humidification device and if it’s used unseasoned it could rob the moisture from your cigars. When you season your humidor it allows...
The Art of Cigar Cutting

The Art of Cigar Cutting

To gain aficionado status, you need to master the art of cutting Cuban cigars. Preparing your cigar to smoke is not as simple as pulling it out, sparking it up and puffing away. Pretty much every premium cigar has a closed head that needs to be cut before being lit....
The Romanticism of Cuban Cigars

The Romanticism of Cuban Cigars

There are so many words that can be used to describe Cuban Cigars; experience, knowledge, manufacture, finesse. However, there's an aspect of habanos that stays well hidden to this day. Romanticism and appeal is a quality closely associated with the smoking ritual that not many are brave enough to touch...
Why You Should Pair Cigars with Champagne

Why You Should Pair Cigars with Champagne

Alcohol can surely enhance your smoking experience. In the past, we have talked about pairing Cuban Cigars with whiskey, rum, or spirits. However, when it comes to champagne, aficionados still have their guard up. Fear not though, cigar aficionado. Champagne can be as good a cigar pair as a ten-year-old...
The Best 3 Cigars to Smoke Whilst You Are On Vacation

The Best 3 Cigars to Smoke Whilst You Are On Vacation

With British summertime coming into full swing, it is the time of year where everyone starts packing their bags and jetting off on their long-awaited summer vacation. Soaking up some holiday sun and smoking Cuban Cigars go together like a match made in heaven! Before checking out Cuban Cigars Online,...
Fashion Meets Cuban Cigars: Designer Humidors

Fashion Meets Cuban Cigars: Designer Humidors

The ritual of smoking Cuban Cigars is not simply associated with the pleasure of the smoke. It's a celebration of the senses and a symbol of lifestyle. From cigar legend Winston Churchill to modern-time smokers like Joe Manganiello and Michael Jordan, cigar aficionados are as stylish as they are smokers. But their...
XIV Amigos de Partagas: Day Three

XIV Amigos de Partagas: Day Three

The last day of Amigos de Partagas, the most popular Cuban Cigars event in Europe, was more than we could ever imagine. After a late finish to La Gozadera at approximately 2 am, we woke up the next morning later than expected. We do not regret staying late the night before...
XIV Amigos de Partagas: Day Two

XIV Amigos de Partagas: Day Two

Day Two of XIV Amigos de Partagas was as lively and fun as Day One, if not more. After waking up at the beautiful countryside villa of Casa Rastia, we grabbed some breakfast, smoked a Cigar or two, and got ready to hit the road once again. The Italian summer was...
Hunters & Frankau Announces House Reserve Collector's Humidor

Hunters & Frankau Announces House Reserve Collector's Humidor

Monday was full of surprises for the fans of habanos in the UK. During an industry event at The Hyatt Regency Churchill Hotel in Portman Square, Hunters and Frankau, the official distributor of Cuban Cigars for the UK, presented for the first time the El Rey del Mundo La Reina, the new...