Cigar Buyer Issue 8
Published on 20/05/2006
Cigar Tastings
Issue 8 New Releases
In this issue we review new releases (including cigarillos, minis and flavoured cigars), non- Cuban coronas, and Dutch cigars. All the larger cigars (.....
Coronas - part one
Coronas are the most popular size of the world’s cigars and usually, in Cuba at least, refer to a 40 to 42 ring gauge by about 5 to 5 and a half inche.....
Dutch Cigars
Dutch cigars may now be an integral part of the culture of the Netherlands but it was not until 1896 when the Dutch started making cigars using tobacc.....
Contents
From the Editor
It is heartening to hear that there is life after a smoking ban for retailers, as in the case of Robert Graham featured in this issue. But it is also important that the battle to squeeze out every co...
By Dominic Roskrow in the section From the Editor
CAO in Flavour
US brand CAO is turning up the heat with its campaign to promote flavoured cigars to smokers. The company has decided to set pulses racing with the all-female CAO Flavourettes handing out samples at ...
By in the section News
Davidoff expands
Davidoff is taking over the United Kingdom agency for PT Djarum, one of Indonesia’s leading tobacco manufacturers. It has also taken on the Swiss agency for PT Djarum, aiming to introduce a range of P...
By in the section News
New Look for Cubans
Fans of Cuban cigars are going to start seeing a change in the packaging of their favourite sticks. Habanos SA marketing director Enrique Babot revealed that the company is looking at the design and ...
By in the section News
A perfect match?
There is nothing that quite beats sitting down after a good dinner with a cigar and your chosen spirit. For Cognac lovers, a new brand is due to hit the market soon aimed firmly at the cigar aficiana...
By in the section News
New in brief
Sampler pack comes in handy Costa Rican manufacturer Tabacos de la Cordillera has added a new five cigar sampler pack to its Cumbres de Puriscal line of 100 per cent long filler handmade cigars. Cu...
By in the section News
Specials lead the way
Several special one off cigars were launched at this year’s Habanos Festival in Cuba, including the most expensive and exclusive Habano cigar ever released on the market. The Cohiba Behike is the sam...
By in the section News
Zino did it his way
Zino Davidoff’s 100th birthday celebrations were truly something special. James Leavey flew to Geneva to take part
As I sit here writing this article, I am savouring a Diademes Finas jubilee, created to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the man who inspired it: Zino Davidoff. Three of these exquis...
By James Leavey in the section Cigar experiences
Smoke and fire
What is the best combination of whisky and cigar? Rob Allanson joined a large panel of judges to find out
For a cigar smoker this year’s World Whisky and Cigar challenge was not just about drinking and smoking. Being a judge at the event, held at Boisdales Restaurant in London, it was more like being a f...
By Rob Allanson in the section Whisky and Cigars
Moving on Up - Robert Graham
Robert Graham in Edinburgh is at the frontline of the smoking ban. Rob Allanson sees how it’s getting on
When it comes to busy tourist centres, Edinburgh’s Rose Street can put up a fight with the best. The mecca for international visitors, the setting for many a stag or hen night and pub crawls (sometim...
By Rob Allanson in the section Cigar Interviews
It's not over
Cigar retailers are battling for exemptions from the English and Welsh smoking ban. Rob Allanson reports
With the chance that the English smoking ban will take the same form as the Scottish – a blanket ban for all public enclosed places – the specialist tobacco retailers are preparing themselves for one ...
By Rob Allanson in the section Smoking Issues
Ninety not out... Stanford Newman
Stanford Newman is a legend of the cigar world, having been involved with it for 70 years. Rob Allanson spoke to him
He has been in the hot seat of the American cigar industry for more than 70 years, seen cigar booms and busts and despite his advancing years still keeps an active and tight rein on his company. A tr...
By Rob Allanson in the section Cigar Interviews
Tobacco Legislation Watch
APRIL 2006 1. SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES GOVERNMENT ACTION Smoking in Public Places is being addressed separately by each country within the United Kingdom. The current status is as follows: ENGLAND Fo...
By in the section Legislation Watch
Going Dutch
Amsterdam is a haven for the persecuted smoker. James Leavey indulged himself
Amsterdam’s unique shape – the half moon of the canal ring – was created in the 17th century when the Netherland’s capital was noted, as it still is, for its freedom of expression. It was at this tim...
By James Leavey in the section Market Watch
A slice of perfection (Cutters)
Cigar cutters are part of the holy trinity of cigar smoking – slice ‘em, light ‘em and smoke ‘em. Rob Allanson reports
It is a classic silver screen moment. Eastwood squints into the sun, bites the end off his cheroot spitting out the cap, then reaches for his six shooter and puts a hole in the baddy. A great way to...
By Rob Allanson in the section Cigar Accessories
Fields of gold
A trip in to the heart of Cuba’s cigar industry is akin to a pilgrimage. Rob Allanson was fortunate to go this year
There is an old adage in the journalism world that it is easier to be passionate about something if you have experienced it first hand, and this holds true in the cigar realm. The appreciation a smok...
By Rob Allanson in the section Cigar Journeys
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