Cigar Events
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City of London Cigars Pop-Up at London Concours
If you’re into your cars and cigars, get yourself over to London Concours over the next couple of days. I popped along on Tuesday evening to the beautiful grounds of the Honourable Artillery Company in the heart of the City of London. With more than 130 incredible cars on display and a relaxed garden-party atmosphere,…
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The Lord’s Cigar Lounge celebrates three years in Gosport
I’ve just returned from a fantastic weekend celebrating the third anniversary of The Lord’s Cigar Lounge in Gosport, located just across the harbour from Portsmouth on England’s south coast. The lounge is owned and run by Mario Afuza, who has built a fantastic cigar community over the past three years. If you’ve followed my blog for…
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IGNITE 2026: UK Tobacco Retailers Conference & Show – Live Updates
Live updates 🚨 from IGNITE 2026 — the UK Tobacco Retailers Conference & Show 2026, running from 15–17 May at Whittlebury Park in Northamptonshire. Sunday 17th May 2026 16:00 🇬🇧 And just like that… IGNITE 2026 comes to a close! It was an absolute pleasure to attend such a fantastic event and meet so many incredible people.…
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Sampling the Davidoff Puro Dominicano at No. 6 Cavendish
A couple of weeks ago, on April 23, 2026, the brand new Davidoff Puro Dominicano cigar made its debut in the UK. You might have seen the buzz on social media with photos and videos from a series of launch events taking place across the country… …along with footage from this year’s PCA Trade Show…
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Cigars at Turmeaus & Puffin Rooms Liverpool with the Irish Guard Veterans Cigar Club
I love herfing with different cigar communities across the UK. This week I was invited to the Irish Guards Veterans Cigar Club — “Bearskins & Burners” — for their second cigar event (the first being in 2024) at Puffin Rooms in Liverpool, hosted by Mitchell Orchant of CGars Ltd. I’d heard a lot about this…
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A Visit to James Barber’s Tobacconist & Cohiba 60th Anniversary Dinner in Harrogate
This year, Cohiba is celebrating its 60th anniversary — six decades during which the brand has established itself as the world’s premium Cuban cigar. A box of 10 Cohiba Behike 52 cigars costs £3,500, which is around £350 per cigar. A Cohiba Behike 56 is approximately £500-£650 per cigar. There were rumours about a new…
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An evening at The Lanesborough: Inside London’s new pop-up, The Garden Room Cigar Terrace
Last night I found myself with one of the hottest tickets in town — the opening of a new pop-up sampling lounge at The Garden Room at The Lanesborough, just by Hyde Park Corner and a short walk from Knightsbridge — and what an event! The evening brought together some real heavyweights from the cigar…
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The UK Aficionadas: Empowering the UK female cigar community
On Friday night, I had the pleasure of attending a cigar sampling event at London’s JJ Fox cigar merchant to celebrate the first year anniversary of the UK Aficionadas — a growing community of women passionate about cigars. The timing felt especially fitting as the celebration coincided with International Women’s Day, a moment dedicated to…
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My visit to ProCigar Festival 2026 – Dominican Republic – Reflections
Oh wow — where do I even begin? I recently returned from an incredible week at the ProCigar Festival in the Dominican Republic, and I’m still processing it! 🤯😁 Seven unforgettable days in what many call “Cigar Country,” including four full days packed with festival adventures. Before the trip, throughout the festival, and after returning…
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A visit to La Aurora Field & Factory
The ProCigar Festival is the Dominican Republic’s annual premium cigar event, held each February in Santiago de los Caballeros, opening the industry’s fields and factories during harvest season. I visited three factories during the festival. The third and final one was La Aurora – its said to be the oldest cigar factory in the Dominican…
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The Essex Cigar Company – Sampling Room opens in Shenfield, Essex
A couple of years ago, I made a trip down to Shenfield Wines Co in Essex, for one of their Sip & Smoke events. It was a brilliant experience. The wine shop housed an impressive cigar humidor, the outdoor seating was spot on, and there was already a strong sense of community among local cigar…
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A visit to the La Flor Dominicana (LFD) Factory
Every February, Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic comes alive for the ProCigar Festival, a celebration of premium cigars. This year, I had the privilege of visiting La Flor Dominicana (LFD), the second factory visit of this festival — here’s how it went down👇. Walking into the LFD factory with Litto Gomez as…
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A visit to the Davidoff Tobacco Fields & Factory – From Seed to Shop
The ProCigar Festival is the Dominican Republic’s annual celebration of premium cigars, held each February in Santiago de los Caballeros and the surrounding tobacco-growing regions. Timed deliberately with harvest season, it is the time of year when the industry opens its doors — granting access to tobacco fields, curing barns, fermentation rooms, and factory floors. I…
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ProCigar Festival 2026: Live Reporting
The ProCigar Festival 2026 takes place 17–20 February in the Dominican Republic, bringing cigar lovers together in Santiago for factory tours, tobacco field visits, exclusive releases and gala dinners. Hosted by ProCigar the Association of Dominican Cigar Manufacturers, it’s a full-on celebration of Dominican craftsmanship at the height of harvest season. I arrived on Saturday 14 February.…
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Attending my first international cigar festival: ProCigar Festival 2026 🇩🇴
This is mad — I’ve just arrived in the Dominican Republic after the long haul from London (via Madrid!) and I’m here for my very first international cigar festival: ProCigar Festival 2026 (17–20 February). Even writing that feels surreal. What started as simply reviewing cigars and visiting shops because I love the hobby has somehow led me…