Cigar Buyer Issue 3
Published on 01/05/2005
Cigar Tastings
Issue 3 New Releases
In this issue we review new releases, Corona Gordas and Nicaraguan cigars. All cigars have been tasted blind by Cigar Buyer's chief taster, James Leav.....
Coronas Gordas
Sometimes called a toro and steadily growing in popularity, possibly because it's a slightly longer and chunkier version of the corona and many of tod.....
Nicaraguan
The UK cigar market is notoriously conservative and has long been dominated by Havanas, with only a few of the finest Dominican brands getting much of.....
Contents
From the Editor
And so to plan B… Last issue we argued that we should encourage an alliance of smokers and tolerant non smokers to protect us from the ‘ban it at all costs’ lobby. Since then Scotland has gone for a ...
By Dominic Roskrow in the section From the Editor
Cuba stuns smoking world with ban
Ban threatens momentum
Cuba’s shock decision to introduce fierce restrictions on smoking in public places wrong-footed even those close to the Cuban cigar industry. But the move will be seized upon by the anti-smoking lobb...
By in the section News
Mystery solved as Torano goes public
Torano Cigars has unveiled the Casa Torano, a cigar that has for some years only been available as the family’s private blend. The nameless promotional cigar has been mystifying smokers at events sin...
By in the section News
New book is must for cigar fans
Anwer Bath - Celebrating Cigars
Regular Cigar Buyer contributor and top cigar writer Anwer Bati has a new book published – and it is arguably the most comprehensive book on cigars ever. Celebrating Cigars is a thorough, in-depth an...
By in the section News
Popular new face at Lanesborough
Respected London barman Jorge Calisto has taken residence as bar manager of The Library Bar at the prestigious Lanesborough hotel. Calisto succeeds his legendary friend Salvatore Calibrese who recent...
By in the section News
Cañonazo is Cuban latest
The Cohiba Siglo VI is the latest from Habanos S.A. Known as Cañonazo, the cigar measures 52 rg by 150mm and is made at El Laguito cigar factory with leaves from the fine Vuelta Abajo region. The Coh...
By in the section News
Quality key in new launch
DJeep Hot Body up to 4,000 lights
Leading European lighter company DjEEP is targeting the United Kingdom market for the first time with the launch of its quality disposable lighter range. It is working in partnership with Loretta and...
By in the section News
CAO mixes it with the stars
CAO was selected as the official cigar sponsor to the World Premiere of Elektra starring hot Hollywood ‘IT’ girl, Jennifer Garner. The Twentieth Century Fox film had its premiere in January in Las Ve...
By in the section News
Error and amendments
In issue 2 of Cigar Buyer we mistakenly reviewed a Quorum cigar as part of the Cuesta Rey range. Quorum is manufactured in Nicaragua, not the Dominican Republic. The wrapper leaf is sun grown Ecudori...
By in the section News
New Horizons
Cigar company Horizon Cigars has announced expansion for the United Kingdom. It plans to launch its new La Rica Maduro in the coming months. It has already trialed in Switzerland and the USA. And it ...
By in the section News
Set to cut it
The new Xeto cutter by Wolfertz is a revolutionary new cutter that uses a progressive slice, slicing the wrapper and cutting the body without any resistance, avoiding the tearing or pressing incurred ...
By in the section News
So cool it has to wear shades
Tabacalera Perdomo recently announced plans to introduce ‘shaded’ cigar cellophane to its La Tradicion Perdomo Reserve line. Called CelloSHADE the shaded cigar cellophane is a proprietary development...
By in the section News
Liverpool prospering once again
Liverpool is to be the Capital of Culture in 2008, and already it’s benefiting. Anwer Bati looks at how the cigar market is doing there
Money is pouring in to Liverpool, now that it’s Capital of Culture 2008” says Mick Orchant, owner of Turmeaus, the city’s only specialist cigar stockist. But it isn’t, of course, the first time the pl...
By Dominic Roskrow in the section City Watch
Jemma Freeman - keeping cigars safe and in the family
Jemma Freeman is following in her father’s footsteps. James Leavey spoke to her
When you look at the close relationship between Jemma Freeman and her late father, Nicholas, you start thinking that there’s some truth in that an old belief, ‘sons take after their mothers; daughters...
By James Leavey in the section Cigar Interviews
Mainland Britain watches Scotland
Scotland is set to follow Ireland. How does it plan to do it, and what is the reaction? Ian Buxton reports
Despite what could – at best – be described as a mixed public response to the ‘consultation’ stage, the Scottish Executive has decided to press ahead with its plans to ban all smoking in enclosed publ...
By Ian Buxton in the section Smoking Issues
A phoenix rising out of the ashes
Nicaragua has struggled for many years, but the high quality of its cigars are a shining example of how the country is re-establishing itself. James Leavey reports
Nicaragua’s cigar producers are noted for being very open to using fine tobacco leaf from a wide variety of sources, including Ecuador, Honduras, Dominican, Brazilian, and even Italy. Which is why the...
By James Leavey in the section Market Watch
How a Habano is made
Time has done its work, and the leaf is ready at last to play its part in the making of a Habano. Here we describe the extraordinary craft that has changed little in almost 200 years.
VARIATIONS IN THE METHOD OF MAKING All but a small number of Habanos are made totally by hand with a filler composed of complete leaves. These are the classic Totalmente a Mano Tripa Larga (long fill...
By Dominic Roskrow in the section Cigar Production
Keir Sword – Serving cigars on the Royal Mile
The Cigar Box has built up a strong reputation for quality cigars in the heart of Edinburgh. Ian Buxton spoke to proprietor Keir Sword
I caught Keir Sword, proprietor of Edinburgh’s The Cigar Box in ebullient mood. Not because the Scottish Executive had suddenly relented on its plans for a public smoking ban; not because he’d confirm...
By Ian Buxton in the section Spotlight
A cut above the rest (Cutters)
James Leavey looks at cutters - and explains why they are important
Kinky Friedman, the politically incorrect Jewish Texan singer/songwriter, thriller writer, and close friend of social outlaws such as Willie Nelson, is a dedicated smoker who often gets through twelve...
By James Leavey in the section Cigar Accessories
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