Cigar shops

Macanudo Inspirado Year of the Rabbit Limited edition   Made in the Dominican Republic Wrapper: Connecticut Binder: Mexico Filler: Mexico, Dominican Republic 152 mm x 50 (19.84 mm) Grand robusto €18.50 (price in France at January 1, 2023) A slightly dry claro wrapper. Papier mâché and vegetal notes in the cold draw. Lights up to touches of smoked wood. Very mild to

Imposed by Habanos SA on all distributors, the “world rates” have also applied in Cuban domestic market for a few days. The Cohiba Robustos is displayed at 63.15 USD, the Trinidad Vigia at 47.45 USD. Strong price increase also on the rest of the Habanos catalog. In accordance with what we announced exclusively on May 27, cigar shops in Cuba

The 2020 regional edition for France will be available this summer, announces Coprova, Cuban cigars exclusive distributor for France. Unveiled in preview during the 26th Nuit de L’Amateur de Cigare last November, the El Rey del Mundo L’Epoque is the second 2020 regional edition for the French market, after the Quai d’Orsay Clemenceau, which is available since October. Like the

Habanos S.A. announced to distributors a very strong price increase on the most prestigious brands and lines. Other global brands will increase by 20-25%. The information was announced by Habanos S.A. at the end of last week to all the exclusive distributors of Havana cigars: “we were expecting a classic increase, a little stronger this year due to the context

Decrepit and dangerous, the historic site on the ground floor of the Partagás cigar factory building was abandoned in July 2020. The new La Casa del habano Partagás in Havana reopened this Monday, May 25, after almost two years of closure and work. Now located at 1 Bernaza Street, very close to the El Floridita bar, the mythical shop reproduces

Did you know that African Americans are the second largest consumers of cigars in the USA? The legacy of segregation, however, appears to live on even in smoking lounges, where different ethnic communities rarely mix. We report from two of the key venues of the Black cigar community in Los Angeles.   Armelle Vincent, our correspondent in L.A.   It

A few months ago, the plain packaging was introduced, adding to the already long list of restrictions affecting cigar sales in Canada. But Quebec is the last province in the country where cigar lounges are still allowed. Antonio Marsillo, our correspondent in Montreal (Quebec)   Bitterly cold weather for half the year, one of the world’s harshest tobacco taxation policies

Within the space of a few years, this Bordeaux brasserie has become the favorite cigar shop of aficionados in the south-west of France. Its rise to prominence has been meteoric. Eric, Angelina and Donato Cattellani have the sing-song accent and repartee typical of people from the South of France. In four years, this Corsican family has turned its tobacconist-brasserie, Le

ARGENTINA BUENOS AIRES San Martín 690 Tél. : (5411) 4314 1272 balsogaray@lacasadelhabano.com.ar   ARUBA ORANJESTAAD Royal Plaza Mall L.G. Smith Blvd No. 94 Oranjestaad Tél. : 297 583 8509 cigarorders@littleholland.com   AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE Ground Floor Grand Hyatt Melbourne 123 Collins Street Tél. : 61 3 9650 0800 casahabana@bigpond.com   AZERBAÏDJAN BAKOU Babek av. 21/99 Tél. : 999 12 490 62

 Patio de l’hôtel Alfonso XIII Calle San Fernando, 2 +34 954 917 000 http://www.hotel-alfonsoxiii-sevilla.com/ This five-star hotel, located next door to the Real Fabrica de Tabacos (which is now home to Seville University), is one of the most beautiful luxury hotels in southern Spain. Its patio, in true Andalusian style, is an invitation to light up a cigar, even at

It’s one of the biggest and best cigar collections in the world: 6,000 cigars, 1,500 objects, more than 5,000 books and historic documents, tens of thousands of cigar bands and vistas. It belongs to a rich Italian man who has devoted ten years of his life to it.  By Camille Sifer A fifty-year love story with cigars Paolo Jucker (Swiss

Ensconced above the Bulgari Hotel bar in London’s prestigious Knightsbridge, the Edward Sahakian Cigar Shop cultivates a costly refinement. We climb the staircase and step inside this hushed temple to carefully aged Havanas. By Jean-Pascal Grosso A quick glance around the bar’s clientele leaves us in no doubt that we’re moving in elite circles here. Irreproachably groomed, successful men in

In Florence, in the heart of a wild part of Alabama, which could almost be considered uncouth by a visitor more used to the sophistication of West Coast or East Coast cities, the imposing Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa spreads its wings and tower since 2005. This huge hotel features a bar, The Swampers, as well as a rich cigar

Set 660 feet above ground, atop the gigantic Marin Bay Sands Hotel next to the very famous Ku Dé Ta restaurant, the SkyBar offers spectacular views on electric Singapore but also on a cigars selection, which will delight any hedonist. At the sound of music played par local DJs for an array of trendy expatriates and international beauties, such hedonist

If, once night falls, you happen by chance to find yourself in Wan Chai – at the pulsating heart of bustling Hong Kong – take refuge in this former pawn shop (hence the name), converted in to a bar/restaurant with a simple style but a warm atmosphere. Here, they respect the locals’ taste for vintage cigars, so why not treat