Abbey in the Hills Cocktail: Deliciously creamy
Smoking a full bodied cigar with a sweet cocktail might not be an obvious pairing, but the Abbey in the Hills cocktail worked perfectly with the LFD El Carajón
What's new pussycat? My latest musings.
Charatan Robusto: Good cigar in great company
The story of Charatan cigars starts back in 1863 and I was able to hear it whilst smoking a Charatan Robusto with members of Cigar CLub LDN and Tor Imports.
Plasencia Reserva Original Toro: History in the smoking?
What does five generations and 150 years experience in the world of tobacco bring to a cigar? I smoked the Plasencia Reserva Original Toro to try and find out.
Bobby Burns Cocktail: A warming tipple for a chilly Burns Night
The Bobby Burns cocktail is the perfect warming tipple. A delicious combination of whisky, vermouth and Benedictine, this makes the perfect Burns Night cocktail
Cuaba Tradicionales: Is bigger always better?
Since seeing a perfecto, it’s become one of my top vitolas, the Cuaba Divinos being a favourite. Does the Cuaba Tradicionales userp it as my perfect perfecto?
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...
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
Casa Turrent 1880 Series Double Claro: Another great claro wrapper?
Having recently enjoyed some claro wrapper cigars, I wondered if the Casa Turrent 1880 Series Double Claro, a Mexican puro, would put another tick in this box
