David Warren

Habanos Festival 23 / XXIII Festival del Habanos After a two-year hiatus from Cuba’s and the Habanos S.A calendar The Habanos Festival, the World’s most extravagant premium cigar event returned on February 27th 2023 to great rapture. There have been global launches of cigars in Havana and across the world in that time, like the Cohiba Siglo de Oro (Year...

MEERAPFEL Cigars are one of the most eagerly anticipated releases in recent times. The limited-edition cigars were announced in 2022 and was promptly released during the Autumn. It has taken a little longer for them to arrive in the UK, but we are delighted to announce we received an allocation of the ‘RICHARD’ vitola just in time for Christmas.  ...

Our great friends at Tor Imports celebrated 30 years of business this past autumn. Whether Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico or other nationality, Tor has worked tirelessly to introduce and embed them into the UK cigar market. They are the forerunners of importing and distributing New World Cigars in the UK, with the widest selection of brands and products. We...

We've made this sampler for cigar enthusiasts who enjoy their smokes with a whisky. Ultimately this is a sampler with four cigars with, at least, a medium-to-full flavour profile. The whisky is not included!! We’ve also kept the whisky choice to bottles under £100. Whisky with cigars is not for everyone’s taste, and we understand that. The profiles of whisky...

What a wonderful night. Thursday 13th October was the date of our St James’s Talisman sampling evening. Luxury was the idea, and we have no doubt it resonated on every level for the guests. Taste, smell, hearing, touch and sight were all in full use in a variety of ways. Whether it was. The delectable menu at St Jacques, The...

Hunters & Frankau showcased volume two of their House Reserve 1790 Collection at the Ignite Trade Show back in May 2022. It was the first showing of the specially commissioned limited edition humidor and cigars, and, for sure, it sparked a huge amount of excitement and anticipation for it’s release. The Hunters and Frankau House Reserve 1790 Collection No.2 is...

H.Upmann Magnum 52 is the 2022 cigar for the new Chinese Zodiac year – The Year of the Tiger. This is the third release in as many years to commemorate the occasion of the Chinese New Year, which would suggest this yearly special release is here to stay. It follows on from the Hoyo de Monterrey Primaveras 18 for the...

Introduction to Cuervo y Sobrinos Cuervo y Sobrinos has a prodigious history, enriched with many significant milestones along the way. Founded in 1882, Cuervo y Sobrinos are the only luxury watch brand with a true Latin legacy. Inspired and animated by Havana’s golden years, Cuervo y Sobrinos watches evoke a flamboyant and legendary style to life. 2022 marks the brand’s...

Plasencia are one of the biggest cigar producers in the world. They have factories in both Nicaragua and Honduras as they produce some of the finest cigars in the world, made with integrity and ingenuity. And as they proceed to set trends and enhance the global perception of New World cigars, they have created another line of cigars which has...

Many of you may wonder why all the retailers stocking Havana cigars have increased their prices so significantly in the past day or so here is an explanation. Last week Habanos S.A. announced a new global pricing strategy for their portfolio of handmade cigars (See here for Cigar Journal feature).  These new prices have been implemented upon the market with immediate effect...