Summertime

Summertime

THERE used to be a myriad of choices. Back in the day, we would have been offering you Por Larranaga Petit Corona, El Rey Del Mundo Choix Supreme, Hoyo Double Coronas and perhaps a dainty Du Maire or Du Prince.

Vive Les Cigares!

Vive Les Cigares!

I’M in my post-holiday blues funk at the moment, so I thought – if you’d be good enough to indulge me – that I’d take the opportunity to bore you with a little something personal for this week’s blog.

Cigars and Drinks Pt I

Cigars and Drinks Part I

CIGARS and drink pairings is a huge topic. Everyone has their favourite, and we’re here to tell you about a few today and in future columns, but – first, we’ll add the caveat that we wish could be stuck on all boxes of fine cigars instead of the disgusting so-called health warnings we have to endure. Why don’t they put a picture of a naked obese person on every burger wrapper?

Seasonal Smoking

Seasonal Smoking

THERE was a time when a change of seasons brought about a slew of cigar articles on what smokes went with what particular time of year. Many of these had been pilfered, poached and pillaged to such a degree that they were a real magpie’s hoard of gold nuggets buried amidst an avalanche of flowery bullshit.

Does Size Matter?

Does Size Matter?

ACCORDING to Laurence Davis, size does matter. He would say that – he is undoubtedly a larger-than-life character and when it comes to cigars, the bigger the better, as far as he is concerned.