Word on the street is that London’s newest cigar venue The Tasting Room at The Peninsula is opening 27/09/23 from 12. It’s being headed up by Manu Harit.

https://www.peninsula.com/en/london/…e-tasting-room

The website goes into more details about the venue…

“Occupying an exclusive area of the rooftop, The Tasting Room cigar lounge offers an elegant and relaxed space for the enjoyment of finely curated cigars. The walk-in humidor, along with a collection of rare top-shelf whiskies, is overseen by Master of Havana Cigars Manu Harit. Patrons can also rent private climate-controlled lockers for storing their cigar purchases.

Like the adjacent Brooklands restaurant and bar – with which it shares a dedicated elevator – The Tasting Room takes design inspiration from the world of fine motorcars. Its mahogany-panelled sitting room incorporates design elements of The Delage 155B, a luxury French race car that won the first Grand Prix at Brooklands in 1926. The lounge and attached terrace also afford truly breath-taking panoramic views over Hyde Park and the surrounding cityscape.”

This is right next to other cigar venues at The Wellesley and The Garden Room at The Lanesborough.

I’ve heard that cranes were used to get the cigars into place on the roof of the building. Manu’s latest social media post also suggests this…