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Cigar Case: Why You Need One

Cigar Case: Why You Need One

PROTECTION. PRESERVATION. SMOKING IN STYLE With our daily routine becoming increasingly hectic, we are all having less and less free time to enjoy ourselves – less and less time to light a fine Habano. Whether you are a busy workaholic or you just have a very active social life, you...
Hosting a Cuban Cigars Party

Hosting a Cuban Cigars Party

SERENE ENVIRONMENT. LOVELY COMPANY. A CIGARS CELEBRATION Smoking cigars is an art of leisure but, also, a good excuse for a tranquil social gathering amongst cigar aficionados. Every cigar lover's dream is to host a sophisticated cigars party with great company, exquisite drinks, and fine Cuban Cigars - for them and their smoker friends...
Top Five Valentine's Day Gift Ideas for every Cuban Cigars Smoker

Top Five Valentine's Day Gift Ideas for every Cuban Cigars Smoker

Enjoying a cocktail with the company of a H. Upmann Magnum 54 Cigar at The Hari London "A CELEBRATION OF LOVE AND CUBAN CIGARS" A day full of romance, Valentine’s Day is a good excuse to show your love to your partner by spoiling them with the most appropriate and well...
Where to Smoke: Havana's Kempinski Rooftop

Where to Smoke: Havana's Kempinski Rooftop

PANORAMIC VIEWS. DELICIOUS COCKTAILS. PRIME HAVANA LOCATION Our Where to Smoke editorial series is incredibly popular on our Cuban cigars blog, but has predominantly focused on London establishments. With that being said, we are delighted to present out sixth edition of the series, at a grand rooftop and tobacco lounge,...
Pinar del Rio: Cuba's Great Tobacco Land

Pinar del Rio: Cuba's Great Tobacco Land

 Stunning views on the Pinar del Rio horizon  A TOBACCO MECCA. FAMOUS CUBAN CIGAR FARMERS. TRANQUIL IMAGERY The roads were empty – it was as though we were the only ones driving the approximately two-hour trip from Havana to Pinar del Rio. Along the highway, we noticed people rushing towards...
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

 Article Updated and Revisited on 10/10/2019 Every aficionado knows that Cohiba is known as the most famous Cuban cigar brand in the world! So, you can imagine our faces when we found out that we had behind the scenes access to El Laguito - the home of Cohiba cigars. We went...
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...