Por Larranaga…….

I have it on good authority that Por Larranaga Magnificos samples have arrived in the UK with Hunters and Frankau Havana cigar importers…lucky devils:-)

 

They should be out in the next few weeks …only 700 boxes this year packed in 10’s and 25’s

 

Watch this space for further details…these cigars could well be the best and one of the most desirable Havanas to come out of Cuba in the last decade.

 

Best

 

Mitch

Cohiba Esplendiddleedoos..no thanks!

Good grief! does one day go by without someone phoning to say ” Hi I just got back from Cuba with a very valuable box of Cohiba Esplendidos that I need to sell” to which my standard reply is ” great but we only buy the special vintage edition glass top boxes!!

So …. anyone from the UK is reading this,here is my advice:

-If you are going to Cuba have a fabulous time…it’s paradise for cigars smokers for sure

-If you are a cigar smoker,only buy from an official cigar store i.e. La Casa del Habano. Every cigar you are offered on the streets is fake regardless of what “story” you are told about ” my brothers hedgehog lives in the roof of the Partagas factory and managed to steal a box of cigars out of the factory and I’m selling them for 3 Pesos only gringo”

-If you are not a cigar smoker,don’t waste your time and money buying cigars and trying to sell them to me or anyone else….you have wasted your money and are wasting everyone’s time!

Cigars are sold in the UK by cigar merchants supplied by Hunters and Frankau the official distributors of Havanas in the UK.The cigars are duty paid ( yuk…damn tax in the UK) and strictly quality controlled to ensure that the cigars are of the best quality available,

Oh and for the uninitiated….there is no such thing as a “sealed box of Havanas” in the UK as Hunters and Frankau open and check every box of Havanas…if they would not….C.Gars Ltd would. That’s what you get when you buy the finest cigars from a cigar merchant that was established in 1817 and an importer that places quality of their Havanas beyond anything.

Congrats to Laura’s daughter Gemma on the birth of her baby “Summer Rose” ….so now Laura has had her baby Molly this year,Gemma has had a baby and we are just waiting for Laura’s mother Joy to announce that she is also ……..Ummm …maybe I shouldn’t even suggest it! Oh well any excuse to break out the cigars and champagne I guess

Por Larranaga Magnificos now due last week September…should have some interesting vintage cigar offerings in September as well ( if I don’t smoke them first!)

Well I’m looking forward to another washout bank holiday weekend in the UK no doubt continuing the worst summer weather on record…I think I’ll zip over to France for a change of scene and smoke some Monte 2’s with some decent Bordeaux

Have a great weekend.

Peaceful puffing and long ashes

Best

Mitch

Sampling tonight…..

Office herf tonight with able smokers Zaff and Craig….Bolivar Gold Medals,Partagas Culebras,Romeo Escudos and Hoyo Regalos.


1999 Laurent Perrier to cleanse the palette …of course.


All in the interests of research :-)


……could be a long nights work


🙂


Mitch

Texas herfing :-)

Just back from RTDA trade show ( Retail Tobacco Dealers of America) which was held this year in humid,hot and sunny Houston Texas :-)


Great to meet up with suppliers of C.Gars Ltd,fellow cigars smokers,old friends as well as making many new friends.


I have found and am importing many humidors,lighters,cutters and other accessories that can not otherwise be found in the UK …as ever at lowest prices in the UK :-)


Enjoyed a few smokes and drinks at 10 Downing street http://www.downingstreetpub.com/ well worth a visit.Attentive service as well as a well stocked bar and fabulous walk in humidor.


Thanks to all my friends who spent time herfing with me in Downing street.


Had a delightful dinner at Vic & Anthony’s: ( thanks David and Joe) check it out at http://www.vicandanthonys.com/flash_content/index.html Cigar friendly in the bar I am pleased to report:-)


For a fabulous range of wines and cigars in Houston Specs is well worth a visit http://www.specsonline.com/


Smoked many a fine cigar in Dallas too ( Thanks Joe,Frank,Larry and many many others) and would highly recommend Del Frisco which has an excellent cigar bar as well as some first rate live music. Find it at 5251 Spring Valley Road Dallas, Texas 75240-3007


A few friends recommended that I visit Paesanos restaurant in San Antonio so I zipped over there on a South West flight for lunch and can honestly say this was one of the finest restaurants I have ever experienced in the US.


The bar was cigar friendly and as son as I lit up my cigar,one of the attentive waiting staff immediately brought me over a cigar ashtray…very impressive.


The restaurant was spacious and comfortable and exceptionally busy yet the service was still absolutely first rate.


With a comprehensive wine list and food menu to satisfy the most discerning diner as well as fussy eaters like me..(!)…you won’t be disappointed.


I understand that there are a few restaurants in the chain …checkout their website it’s very cool http://paesanos.com/


Texas is not the easiest State to find smoking venues but I managed to get by …with a little help from my friends:-) …and I’m looking forward to going back in the near future


Best


Mitch