London Cigar Smoker

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  • Cigars for beginners

    Cigars for beginners

    Since setting up this website, I often get asked by my readers what cigars they should smoke if they are a beginner or a newbie to the cigar scene. This is a tricky question for me to answer, as I don’t consider myself a cigar aficionado – I still have a long way to go…

  • 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,…