Hunters & Frankau
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Punch Néctares No.50: Ireland’s First Habanos Regional Edition Launches in the UK
Cigar events take place across the UK every week, but on Thursday evening the hottest ticket in town was at James J. Fox on St James’s Street, London, for the UK launch of the Punch Néctares No.50 — Ireland’s first Habanos Regional Edition. Guests arrived from 6.30pm for the standing-room-only event on the ground floor…
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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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Ramón Allones Absolutos Edición Limitada 2024: UK Launch and Review
After a year of anticipation and international rollout, Hunters & Frankau (H&F) has officially launched the Ramón Allones Absolutos Edición Limitada 2024 to the UK market. The launch event took place from November 10 to 14, 2025, featuring 52 events organised by Habanos Specialist retailers in cities across the country, including London, Edinburgh, Belfast, and…
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Ramon Allones Absolutos (2024 Limited Edition) set to launch in the UK this November
Cigar enthusiasts, mark your calendars! The highly anticipated Ramon Allones Absolutos (2024 Limited Edition) is set to hit the UK market with nationwide launch events beginning the week of November 10, 2025. This release represents the last Limited Edition from Habanos S.A. for 2024, generating considerable excitement among collectors and aficionados. It joins the two…
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Hunters & Frankau marks Montecristo’s 90th anniversary with exclusive London cigar launch
Hunters & Frankau, the UK’s leading importer of Cuban cigars, has unveiled two new additions to its House Reserve collection at an exclusive event in central London. The launch, held on 15 October at Coq d’Argent, brought together guests from across the cigar trade to preview the Montecristo 90th Anniversary Special Release and House Reserve…
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A visit to La Casa Del Habano – Sheffield
You know the old saying, “You wait ages for a bus, and then two come along at once”? That pretty much sums up this month for La Casa Del Habano (LCDH) cigar shops and sampling lounges here in the UK. For years, there were only a handful of them located across the country: Then suddenly…
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H Upmann Magnum Finite – 2024 Limited Edition
According to Ajay Patel of No. 6 Cavendish, speaking on a recent episode of “2 Old Farts Making Noise”, Hunters & Frankau—the UK’s Cuban cigar distributor—has confirmed that the long-awaited H. Upmann Magnum Finite Limited Edition 2024 will finally reach cigar shops in the UK as early as Monday! The Magnum Finite was first introduced at the Habanos…
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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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The Boisdale UK Cuban Robusto Championship 2025
As you might know, I’m always up for taking part in cigar competitions. Whether I’m actually any good at them is another matter entirely 😬😄. If you’ve been keeping up with this blog, you might have noticed me sharing my experiences at the Cigar Smoking World Championship. This event focuses on the art of slow…
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Montecristo Open Slam is on its way to the UK!
For those following the Habanos Festival, you may have heard about this cigar’s announcement in 2023. While it takes a bit of time for Cuban cigars to reach our shores after festival announcements, the Montecristo Open Slam is set to be released by Hunters & Frankau shortly in cigar shops up and down the country.…
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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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Sampling the new La Flor de Cano Selectos No.3 UK Regional Edition 2023 cigar
As cigar folk here in the UK, we are fortunate to have esteemed importers like Hunters & Frankau (H&F), the exclusive distributor of Cuban cigars in our country, bringing exceptional cigars to our local shops, hotels, restuarants and private clubs. Recently, they launched their latest release: the La Flor de Cano Selectos No. 3, a…
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The Trinity of Trinidad in Doha, Qatar
On Saturday, December 7, cigar connoisseurs from across the world gathered in Doha, Qatar, to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Trinidad brand with a grand gala dinner titled The Trinity of Trinidad. Held at the Convention and Exhibition Center, the event was a collaboration between Habanos S.A. and Phoenicia, the second-largest distributor of Cuban…
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The Year of Trinidad continues with The Trinity of Trinidad event in Doha, Qatar this December 2024
Earlier this year, the XXIV Edition of the Habanos Festival in Cuba announced that a Habanos World Days event would be held in London to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Trinidad brand – The Year of Trinidad. In June 2024, Hunters and Frankau, the UK’s distributor of Cuban cigars, in collaboration with Habanos, organised…
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Partagas Linea Maestra cigars set for UK release in early October 2024
Last week, The Emory in London became a hub for cigar aficionados as Hunters & Frankau hosted a special event to unveil the new Partagas Línea Maestra cigars in the UK. The event, held in the hotel’s luxurious cigar sampling lounge, attracted prominent Masters of Havana cigars, who offered their expert opinions on the three…