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  • A visit to the Cigar Terrace at Dakota Hotel and Astons of Manchester

    A visit to the Cigar Terrace at Dakota Hotel and Astons of Manchester

    If you’ve been following my cigar journey, you know I love visiting all the different cigar venues whenever I travel to a different place. I recently spent a few days in Manchester, the UK’s third-biggest city. Unlike London, there are only a few cigar venues up there. Whenever I speak to a cigar enthusiast from…

  • Smoking cigars outside Francos, London

    Smoking cigars outside Francos, London

    I first heard about Franco’s about ten years ago on a London Cuban Cigar Walk with Nic Wing, where he took us around the many different cigar stores in the city. We were in Davidoff’s, and he pointed to Franco’s, telling us to enjoy a cigar there at some point. A couple of years later,…

  • Lunch, cigars and whisky in the courtyard at The Stafford, London

    Lunch, cigars and whisky in the courtyard at The Stafford, London

    I have wanted to try this venue for quite some time, and after a couple of attempts, I finally managed to visit the courtyard of ‘The American Bar‘ at The Stafford, London, for lunch, cigars and whisky. Making reservations seemed pretty straightforward on the hotel’s website. It’s simply a case of selecting ‘ Book a table’,…

  • Boisdale’s cigar terrace at Canary Wharf

    Boisdale’s cigar terrace at Canary Wharf

    At the start of the year, you may have seen me post about the Cigar Club LDN event that I attended at Boisdales in Canary Wharf, London. Well, that night, I didn’t get the chance to visit the Boisdale’s walk-in cigar humidor, as it was so goddamn busy! A month later, I found myself back there. This time…

  • Cigar Sampling Lounge and Terrace at The Wellesley

    Cigar Sampling Lounge and Terrace at The Wellesley

    I am always setting myself mini cigar challenges… this is another, I am trying to visit as many cigar bars, terraces, smoking lounges in and around London. As I do, I am hoping to review each one, to work out which is my favourite. You can see some of the places I’ve visited and reviews…

  • The Garden Room at The Lanesborough Hotel

    The Garden Room at The Lanesborough Hotel

    The UK’s nationwide lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is finally easing, this means outdoor hospitality venues are open again and yes that includes outdoor cigar terraces 👊 With that in mind, I cracked on making reservations to visit the many cigar terraces across London. First up was The Garden Room at The Lanesborough. To make a…

  • The Churchill Bar & Terrace (plus their cigar smoker cocktail)

    The Churchill Bar & Terrace (plus their cigar smoker cocktail)

    Back in the day when we used to be allowed to roam the streets and enter other buildings (before the most recent COVID-19 national lockdown), I made a visit to The Churchill Bar & Terrace just off of Bond Street, London. Following recent expeditions trying The Cigar Experience at The Montague on the Gardens and…

  • High tea with cigar and whiskey at Karma Sanctum Soho Hotel

    High tea with cigar and whiskey at Karma Sanctum Soho Hotel

    After The Montague on the Gardens visit it wasn’t long until I booked the next cigar experience, this time a high tea with cigar and whiskey at the Karma Sanctum Soho Hotel. Again I felt quite anxious about rocking up to an afternoon tea for 1 person – billy no mates again – but I…

  • The Cigar Experience at The Montague on the Gardens

    The Cigar Experience at The Montague on the Gardens

    It’s been quite a few years since I smoked in a public place. I usually smoke at home on my balcony. I occasionally pop into the sampling lounge at JJ Fox’s in St James, but for a while I’ve been wanting to explore everything that London has to offer in terms of cigar bars. Despite…