Gurkha 15 Year Old Koi Perfecto: Could this cigar be the one?
For me, the Gurkha cigar brand has always seemed to be style over substance. I’ll be the first to admit that I haven’t smoked many of them, and those that I have, including the...
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Rolando Soto Midnight Habano Limited Edition Cigar: An out-of-this-world cigar?
Just how good can a New World cigar blended by a Habano Cigar Sommelier be? I smoked the Rolando Soto Midnight Habano cigar from Rebellion Cigars to find out.
My top nine best cigars of 2021
It’s the end of the year and time for my Top Nine Best Cigars of 2021. There are some old favourites as well as new discoveries and a couple of heartbreakers.
A wonderful evening with two Ambassadors
On a cold winters evening in November James and Rosalie Barber of James Barber’s Tobacconist invited me to their Doscientos event with the Nicaraguan Ambassador
Working week of cigars: Time flies when you’re keeping busy
Week 46 has been unusually busy for me as I’ve been trying to get ahead so I can take some time off, so I only had three smokes in this working week of cigars.
I didn’t expect this in my week of cigar smoking…
I had my cigar smoking all planned out for the first week of November, cocktails and all, but as is the way with the best laid plans, they very quickly went awry.
Cigars I smoked October 25th to 31st – Time to go crazy!
In the run up to Halloween, you need to let your hair down a bit and what better way than have some fun and go to extremes. The cigars I smoked this week were...
My week of cigars October 18th to 24th: Not what I was expecting
I started this week of cigars with some lighter smokes and got stronger. At first glance, most didn’t fit my usual choice, but they were right for the moment.
Punch Petit Coronations: Revisiting where it all began
When I was new to cigars, the Punch Petit Coronations was recommended to me a great Cuban for a novice cigar smoker. Would I now recommend this to beginners?
My Week of Cigars: 11th to 17th October
There’s nothing quite like smoking with friends. A couple of New World puros and a good range of both strengths and flavours made for a delicious week of cigars
