Essex
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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 Sam’s Aroma House – Cigar Sampling Lounge, Colchester, Essex
We’re a couple of weeks into 2026, and it’s time to visit another new cigar establishment — this time Sam’s Aroma House, located in the heart of Colchester, Essex 🙌. The venue offers a curated selection of cigars alongside a dedicated sampling lounge. I first wrote about it when it opened last year, and finally had…
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Sam’s Aroma House: New cigar sampling lounge opens in Colchester, Essex
A new era has arrived in Colchester, Essex, as Sam’s Aroma House unveils its exclusive cigar sampling lounge in the heart of the city later today. Located on Culver Street West, the new space offers cigar lovers a refined retreat to sample a cigar in relaxed surroundings, comfortably seating up to 16 guests at a time. The shop itself opened…
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Davidoff Cigar Tasting event at Featherstone Sampling Lounge in Essex
You wait ages for a bus; then two come along simultaneously! That’s exactly how I feel about the cigar venues I’ve been stumbling across in Essex over the last few weeks. First Shenfield Wines and their Sip & Smoke cigar events, now Featherstone Cigars at the Featherstone Barbershop in Benfleet, Essex 🙌 Background Featherstone Cigars…
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The only way is Essex… for cigars at Shenfield Wines
Ok so let me tell you a secret, I go by the name of London Cigar Smoker, having lived in London for the past 14 years, but I was actually born and bred in Essex. Despite my Essex roots, it’s been quite a while since I’ve been in the loop about any cigar spots in…