Churchill's favourite 1950s Havanas

 NEWS RELEASE                                   May 11, 2010

Last chance to sample Churchill's favourite 1950s Havanas

Ever wondered how Havana cigars helped boost the genius of Sir Winston Churchill, the greatest statesman of the 20th century? Now's your chance to sample his supply.

Fifty Romeo y Julieta Piramidos, Churchill's favourite Cuban cigars, preserved in pristine condition for almost sixty years, will be the highlight of the 160 plus lots in C.Gars Ltd's second vintage cigars auction on 21 June 2010 at Boisdale Belgravia in London.

'We are extremely fortunate to include one of the very rare cabinets of 1950s Havanas Churchill loved to indulge in,' said C.Gars Ltd's founder, Mitchell Orchant. 'The chances of finding another is as unlikely as discovering Churchill was a secret tea-totaller and non-smoker. We're expecting significant bids from both sides of the Atlantic from aficionados who'd love to taste Churchill's favourite cigars.

'If Churchill were alive today he wouldn't put up with all this political correctness. What smokers need now, more than ever, is Churchill's bull-dog fighting spirit.

'If you're a beleaguered smoker, make a fist and extend your fore and middle fingers. Now imagine inserting one of Churchill's favourite Havanas between them and making a defiant gesture to the anti-smoking puritans who have been spoiling your public enjoyment of a product that is still legally on sale around the world.'

Ranald Macdonald is a fellow champion of the UK's smokers' rights and established his renowned cigar-friendly restaurant in 1988. 'I am delighted that this is the second C.Gars Ltd vintage cigars auction to be held on Boisdale Belgravia's smoking terrace,' he said. 'Where else could you enjoy a smoke while you bid for boxes of rare Cuban cigars.'

NOTES FOR EDITORS:

C.Gars Ltd's second  vintage cigars auction will take place at Boisdale Belgravia (19 Ecclestone Street, London SW1W 1LL. 0207 730 6922) on Monday 21 June 2010 (6pm drinks - 7.30pm auction). Brian Ebbesen, former head of cigar auctions at Christie's London, will again wield the gavel.

C.Gars Ltd was launched in 1997 and is now one of the world's largest specialist cigar merchants. It sells premium cigars and related goods from its website, 24/7, every day of the year and runs ten specialist tobacco shops in the UK and Germany, and has an associate company in Ireland.

For further information please contact the C.Gars Ltd Press Office on 0207 372 1865 (+44 1 207 372 1865) or email:  [email protected]

www.cgarsltd.co.uk