Cigars
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Cohiba Talismán World Launch London 2026: Inside the 60th Anniversary Celebration – A complete recap!
Note: This is a lengthy post about a 15 min read, as I take an in-depth look at everything that happened on the night itself and the evening that followed, so settle in! On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, London hosted the worldwide launch of the new Cohiba Talismán, an event that also marked the beginning…
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Cohiba Talismán 2026 World launch & Charity auction – Tonight is the night!
After months of anticipation, tonight sees the Cohiba Talismán 2026 World Launch take place at The Orangery at Kensington Palace. The excitement has been building across London over the last few days, with guests arriving from around the world to attend tonight’s main event. Cigar merchants and retailers have also been hosting some very special events ahead…
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Cohiba Talismán 2017–2026: The cigar coming full circle in London
First launched in London in 2017 as a Cohíba Edición Limitada, the Talismán quickly became a sought-after cigar in the Cohíba portfolio. Nine years later, it returns to the same city with a very different status: as a permanent member of the Cohíba Línea Clásica. As we prepare for a major celebration in London this…
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Sylvester Stallone visits Sautter’s of Mount Street — and other iconic London cigar shops
Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone has visited two of London’s best-known cigar shops while in the capital to promote his new memoir, The Steps. The Rocky, Rambo and Tulsa King star visited Sautter’s of Mount Street in Mayfair on Saturday, 3 October, where he stopped to pick up cigars. Stallone is in London as part of the UK publicity tour for his memoir and…
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Cigar lounge planned for Cambridge House in Mayfair
A dedicated cigar lounge is being planned at Cambridge House in Mayfair as part of the redevelopment of the historic property into a luxury hotel. The Reuben Bar, operated by Auberge Collection, is described as a bar and cigar lounge with space for up to 130 guests. Floor plans published for the development show a…
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Bell & Ross and S.T. Dupont unveil cigar-inspired watch and accessories in Mayfair
The London cigar scene has been absolutely buzzing this week. From Arnold Schwarzenegger returning to Davidoff of London to the excitement building ahead of next week’s Cohiba Talismán launch in Kensington, there’s been plenty going on across the capital. And, if I’m honest, it’s been a pretty amazing time for me personally as a cigar hobbyist.…
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Arnold Schwarzenegger visits Davidoff of London
Arnold Schwarzenegger has returned to one of London’s best-known cigar shops during a visit to the capital. The Hollywood actor and former Governor of California was photographed at Davidoff of London in St James’s Street on Monday, alongside Edward and Eddie Sahakian and cigar maker Daniel Marshall. Davidoff of London shared photographs of the visit…
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Hiram & Solomon’s UK visit – and the cigar that really caught my attention
This past week, Fouad and Romy from US-based Hiram & Solomon Cigars have been over in the UK, travelling up and down the country, visiting cigar lounges and hosting events featuring their cigars. They kicked things off in London with a social at The In & Out Club with The Worshipful Company of Tobacco Pipe Makers and Tobacco…
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Remembering Nic Wing: Ten years on
It was ten years ago this week that the UK cigar scene lost one of its most recognisable journalists and advocates, Nic Wing. I only met Nic once, but that one meeting had a bigger impact on me than he could ever have known. I went on one of Nic’s Cuban Cigar Walks around London, and…
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My review of the Romeo y Julieta Amantes cigar
Sometimes I smoke a cigar and then have to sit down and write about it afterwards — this is one of those times. I’d been wanting to try the Romeo y Julieta Amantes for a long time. I first came across it through social media, seeing posts and videos from people I follow who had attended the 2025…
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Sheffield celebrates Cuban Cigar heritage: 30 Years of Cuaba & 60 Years of Cohiba
Last Wednesday evening, I had the pleasure of visiting The Manor House in Dronfield, just outside Sheffield, for a fantastic evening celebrating two of the most distinctive names in Cuban cigars — Cuaba and Cohiba. Organised by Mitchells Wines and La Casa del Habano Sheffield, the evening brought together cigar enthusiasts, friends and partners to celebrate 30 years of Cuaba and…
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The Cigar Trophy Awards 2026: Jemma Freeman honoured as ceremony concludes
The annual Cigar Trophy Awards ceremony, organised by Cigar Journal and held during InterTabac in Dortmund, has recognised cigar brands, products and individuals from across the international cigar industry. Among the individual awards was the Ambassador Award, presented to Jemma Freeman, executive chairman of Hunters & Frankau, one of the UK’s leading specialist cigar businesses and the country’s exclusive…
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Edmundos opens new Havana cigar lounge at Taj Hotel in St James’s
A new cigar lounge specialising in Havana cigars opens today, 15th September 2026, at St James’ Court, A Taj Hotel, in Westminster. Edmundos London, owned by Omar Khan, is opening the new lounge at the hotel on Buckingham Gate following a soft launch. Omar has been teasing details of the new venue on his social media…
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InterTabac 2026: The cigar world heads to Dortmund
In just a few hours, the doors will open on InterTabac 2026, with Dortmund once again preparing to become the meeting point for the international tobacco and cigar industry. Taking place from 15–17 September, InterTabac brings together manufacturers, distributors, retailers, tobacconists and other industry professionals from around the world. More than 800 exhibitors from around 70 countries…
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From Olympic Shooting to Cigars: The Story Behind Sunday Cigars
It’s amazing who you can end up meeting through social media. A couple of years ago, I posted about the La Gloria Cubana Podium France, the “Olympic cigar” created for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Not long afterwards, I received a message from a fellow cigar smoker asking if I could help him track some down.…