Cigar Lounge
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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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No 1 Lounge: New cigar sampling lounge set to open in Bristol in April
A new cigar sampling lounge and bar, No 1 Lounge, is set to open in Bristol next month, offering enthusiasts a space to sample premium cigars and experience curated tasting experiences. The venue is the latest venture from Bristol-based cigar merchant Salman Ullah, who already operates two Cigar Manor locations — one in Bristol and another…
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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 Cigar Merchant opens at DUKES Hotel London
It’s a brand-new year, and while the world’s news may already feel a little chaotic just two weeks in 🤯, it’s an exciting time for cigar enthusiasts in London. The city is welcoming several new cigar shops and sampling lounges. The first this year has just opened its doors — say hello to The Cigar…
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The Chancery Rosewood to open cigar terrace in partnership with Sautters in 2026
According to various sources, a new cigar terrace is set to open in 2026 at The Chancery Rosewood in Mayfair, further expanding the luxury offerings at the landmark hotel housed in London’s former US Embassy. The Chancery Rosewood, which opened in September 2025 following a £1bn restoration, occupies the reimagined embassy building on Grosvenor Square.…
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Dukes London Cigar Merchant & Sampling Lounge opening soon: A sneak peek at the vision, atmosphere, and people behind the experience
Earlier this week, I was invited for an exclusive first look behind the scenes at Dukes Hotel – specifically the soon-to-open Delany Drawing Room, a whisky-led bar that will directly connect to Dukes’ forthcoming cigar shop and sampling lounge. The hotel is currently in the first stages of a new multi-million-pound refurbishment, a project that will…
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An afternoon sampling cigars with Ash Hole Cigar Club UK
The UK cigar community honestly never fails to amaze me. The deeper I get involved, the more I discover these fantastic groups of cigar folk at all different stages of their cigar journeys — and it’s always a genuine pleasure to share a herf with them. I’ve had the chance to hang out with Cigar…
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EGM Cigars launches Empyrean line at The Emory, Knightsbridge — A luxury rival to the Cohiba Behike?
It’s not every day that you receive an invitation to the launch of a new cigar line, especially at one of London’s most exclusive new cigar spots – The Emory Cigar Merchants in Knightsbridge. With a black-tie dress code, I knew as soon as the invite landed in my inbox that this was an event…
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One Thames Cigars at Nine Elms, near Battersea and Vauxhall
London, are you ready? It’s that time again when I get to shout out about a brand-new cigar shop and sampling lounge that’s just opened in our city. This time, we’re heading to South West London—Nine Elms, right by Battersea—say hello to One Thames Cigars. I first caught wind of this place a few months back,…
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London to welcome new flagship La Casa del Habano on Pall Mall
It was announced earlier this week that a new La Casa Del Habano is set to open on Pall Mall, London in the first half of 2026. For those that don’t know a La Casa Del Habano is a chain of cigar stores specialising in Cuban cigars, which are part-owned by Habanos S.A. This particular…
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Inside James J Fox at Harrods and Selfridges
I’ve been meaning to write this up for a while, and I finally found the time to put it together. If you follow this blog or have spoken with me in person, you’ll know how much I love James J. Fox on St. James’s Street in London – I even gave it a 10 out…
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A new La Casa Del Habano opens in Sheffield at Mitchells Wines
A new chapter begins for cigar enthusiasts in South Yorkshire as Mitchells Wines proudly announces the opening of an official La Casa del Habano boutique in Sheffield. Located at 354A Meadowhead, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 7UJ, the store is now part of an exclusive global network of specialist Cuban cigar retailers. This new addition comes at a…
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Cigar Smoking World Championship UK Final & British Open 2025 – A report!
Over the weekend, Bosidales of Canary Wharf proudly hosted the UK Final & British Open for the 2025 Cigar Smoking World Championship. This event attracted cigar newbies, enthusiasts and aficionados from all corners of the country, eager to compete in one of the most unique and refined contests in the world: the art of slow…
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Edmundos Cigar Shop & Sampling Lounge
Service is about to resume as normal… if you’ve been following the blog, you’ll know I’ve been posting a lot about My Cigar Adventure to Cuba 🇨🇺 most recently! Now I’m back in London 🇬🇧 it’s time to continue trying to visit ALL of the different cigar shops and cigar sampling lounges as possible. Currently,…
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A visit to Birley Cigars – shop and sampling lounge
Throughout my cigar journey, I’ve had the opportunity to visit only a handful of cigar shops and sampling lounges within London’s private members’ clubs. Recently, I learned from folk that follow me on social media that Birley Cigars, a private members’ club, welcomes the public on weekdays from 11 AM to 6 PM, Monday through…