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Cigar Industry Trade Exhibtion

Dear Friends

 

I had a busy Sunday at the UK’s annual cigar industry trade exhibition and it was no surprise to find that the Hunters and Frankau stand was the busiest of all !

 

We are waiting for delivery of the new Limited editions this month in the UK and we also expect the UK market regional edition La Gloria Cubana Gloriosos to be available in the next month or so. I saw a prototype box and they look divine.

 

Sadly the Punch Serie D’oro no.1 regional edition for 2008 is unlikely to appear before….2009. I gather the recent hurricanes in Cuba have caused an incredible amount of devastation.

 

The UK market is also expecting some other exclusives in the next few weeks:

 

– H Upmann no.2 Gift box (similar to the previous beautiful high lacquer gift boxes) containing 3 H Upmann No.2 piramides at £49

 

-Seleccion Marevas gift box containing: Romeo,Bolivar and H Upmann petit coronas,Montecristo no.4 and Cohiba Siglo II at £46

 

– Cohiba leather travel humidor made by Humidif and very cool indeed! containing 6 Esplendidos at £299

 

 

-Partagas branded humidor containing 25 P2’s ( my favourite cigar!) and 25 coronas at £699

 

 

-Romeo branded humidor containing 25 each Exhibicion no.3 and 4 at £649

 

 

We are running a special to promote our vintage cigars and our newsletter subscribers can get their hands on some fabulous Hunters and Frankau aged Partagas Tres petit coronas from 1998 http://www.cgarsltd.co.uk/partagas-tres-petit-corona-hunters-frankau-1998-p-4990.html at £139 for a very limited period whilst stocks last

 

Also 1998 Le Hoyo Du Dauphin http://www.cgarsltd.co.uk/hoyo-dauphin-hunters-frankau-1998-p-4986.html at £199 whilst stocks last

 

Advice always a pleasure regardless of whether you wish to order, simply drop us an email to [email protected]  
 
Have a great week and peaceful puffing.
 
Best wishes

Mitchell

Herfing in Hamburg……

Here I sit herfing in my beautiful Casa del Habano in Hamburg, sipping Cuban rum and smoking some incredible custom blend Havanas rolled by Virginia Cansino from the famous Romeo factory.
 
Virginia is rolling in my cigar store for the next few days and I have asked her to roll me some over sized robustos.
 
These delightful Havana cigars measure 5″ length and 52 ring gauge and have a golden brown colorado maduro wrapper. The blend is a perfect balance of medium strength and full flavour. Sweet with undertones of coffee and spice.

 

 
Only 200 cigars available and can be ordered now in packs of 10 cigars at £169 including shipping. As ever safe delivery guaranteed anywhere in the world. Simply use the following link to place your order and make sure to mention “Cansino Custom Blends” in the comments section on the payment page. Alternatively, email us at [email protected] to place your order.
 
Click or copy this link into your browser
http://www.cgarsltd.co.uk/cgars-custom-blends-p-4947.html
 
I think I’ll have to rename my cigar lounge at La Casa del Habano  “The Orchant & Wolters Club”  because this is one crowded social/cigar club every day of the week where more and more friends and clients come to herf all the time.With a great range of rum wines and coffee to accompany the finest Havana cigars this is THE place to herf 🙂

 

Christoph is putting the finishing touch to our October 24th weekend herf and there are over 50 people expected! Now that’s what I call a herf!

 

A fabulous new Casa del Habano has been opened in Teddington by my friend Ajay Patel. Ajay is a great cigar merchant and an ambassador for our industry. We wish him every success and welcome him to the La Casa del Habano family.

 

Mish and I are heading for Nottingham on Sunday for the annual AITS tobacco industry trade show. That’s the Association of Independent Tobacco specialists whish I am proudly not a member of! but it’s always great fun to meet up with our suppliers:-)

 

Have a great weekend

 

Peaceful puffing

 

 

 

Mitchell

Happy new year 5769!

Well it’s that time of year again, Jewish new year (Rosh Hashanah) 48 hours of non stop eating…. nothing unusual there then:-) Fabulous, I just love it.

 

If I was not a Havana cigar connoisseur I would likely recommend a honey flavoured cigar as being appropriate but I am, so …I won’t!

 

 

The good news of course is that smoking cigars is quite permissible on Rosh Hashanah but you have to remember to pre cut before Yom Tov comes in Monday evening and also have a 48 hour candle burning as using matches/lighters is strictly a no-no.

 

Needless to say I’m prepared with 3 Partagas P2’s, 3 Monte 2’s ( just in case MO senior fancies a smoke) and 3 BBF’s plus two pre cut Cuaba salamones in reserve:-)

 

I suggest you let the tip of the candle flame just lick the foot of the cigar. Don’t go slamming the cigar right into the flame of the candle or your cigar is likely to end up tasting of wax instead of tobacco.

 

 

So I won’t be answering emails  Monday evening through Wednesday evening but Laura and Mishie will be running the business as ever and happy to assist and advise

 

Thursday I’ll be herfing in Hamburg. If anyone wants meet up for a smoke,I’ll be at La Casa del Habano at around 10.30 in the morning.

 

Wishing all friends and clients a happy,peaceful and healthy new year

 

 

 

Mitchell

Dunhill opens new premises

It was delightful to be invited to the opening of the new Dunhill premises at Bourdon House in Davies Street (central London)

 

The humidor is managed by my dear friend Howard who enthusiastically showed us around the new layout which was most impressive.

 

Eduardo the roller from El Laguito (he rolled in our London offices a few weeks ago) was rolling fresh cigars and Simon Chase was spotted dispensing gems of advice to the crowd.

 

Smoking is allowed in a courtyard area by the entrance and I think this may well become a new regular spot for my afternoon smokes 🙂

 

 

Mish and I smoked a couple of Ramon Belicosos ( Orchant Seleccion of course!) and enjoyed a few glasses of Champagne so thanks Dunhill for a great evening and wish you lots of success in your new hone 🙂

 

Arrivals of the 2008 limited editions are now fairly imminent although I am advised that the quantity made and to be distributed could be exceptionally small. We hope to start shipping early next week but you will have to drop me a line fairly soon to reserve [email protected]

 

– Montecristo Sublimes

 

– Cuaba Piramides

 

– Partagas SD5

 

I can’t wait to try them all,in fact I think we may have to do a taste test in the office next week.

 

Peaceful puffing

 

Best

 

Mitchell

Montecristo Sublimes

Where are they?? !! Hopefully arriving any day now together with Cuaba piramides

 

Personally I can’t wait as I love these two sizes of cigars as well as the brands

 

 

These are of course the 2008 limited editions along with the Partagas SD5

 

If they don’t get here soon….they will be 2009’s!

 

Email me if you want a box or two set aside [email protected]

 

Peaceful puffing

 

Mitchell