Tag: cognac

Christmas Gongs

THE GOOSE is loosening its belt another notch; we’ve already been subject to incessant festive muzak for weeks on end; and the annual cigar shindig in Canary Wharf has come and gone in whirl of whisky, awards, glamour and gladhanding. It must be Christmas.

Sautter Christmas Hours

Because we know you might need that perfect cigar for a last-minute celebration, here are our festive opening hours.

Santa Baby

I’VE done it. I’ve put on a Christmas song. A rousing live version Come Home For Christmas by Bon Jovi – from the Very Special Christmas Live album – is the first drop of Christmas cheer I’ve allowed to seep into my consciousness this year.

Social Butterfly

WE’VE discovered that post lockdown(s), everyone is up for a party. No great revelation that, one supposes, but it’s interesting nonetheless to see how much we rely on our social natures.

Come On In, The Water’s Lovely!

GOOD times come; good times go. The same can be said for bad times, for that matter. Find a man who’ll tell you he’s had nothing but good times all his life and you’ll have found either a liar, an idiot, or quite possibly both.

Sampling Galore

DO you remember pick’n’ mix when you were a kid? When you could have a couple of mojos, a blackjack or three, the obligatory flying saucer, a white chocolate mouse, shoelaces, a flump, cola bottles and one of those hideous tasting bananas for just a few of your precious pocket money pennies.

An Affair to Remember

WE’VE spoken of cigar events before – but let’s do so again. We have recently regained the ability to revel – responsibly – in person once more, and we urge you to do so with us; safely, securely and in very, very good company.

In Pursuit of the Perfect Pairing

TORVILLE and Dean; Boycott and Edrich; fish and chips – cigars and ice cream? The alchemy of pairing your smokes with food and drink is yet another of the wonderfully layered aspects to our endless fascination with cigars.