Bowmore: Islay's first licensed distillery

In 1779 a local merchant, John Simpson established the Bowmore distillery although local knowledge suggests distilling actually started almost 10 years prior. In 1837 the Mutter family led by twins William and James purchased the distillery from the Simpson family. After 50 years of owning the B...

Tuesday 15 September, 2020

Alcohol Articles

The Dalmore Rivers Collection

Water is taken for granted on our planet, with no water there is no life on earth which means no great tasting whisky! Of all the different elements in whisky the most important is water however it is also the most vulnerable to exploitation. In scotland the main rivers otherwise known as the big fo...

Thursday 20 August, 2020

Alcohol Articles

Travel Humidors... Perfect for the adventurer

  Travel Humidors are ideal if you are constantly on the move, frequently travelling/commuting to different locations or simply want a portable compact product to add to your collection. Each of our humidors comes complete with Humidor Starter Pack which includes: * Cigar Cutter * ...

Wednesday 19 August, 2020

Humidors

Different Cigar Wrapper Types

The wrapper leaf on a cigar is probably the most important leaf involved in the process. They need to be large enough to bind the cigar together neatly and attractive enough to tempt you to smoke the cigar! Wrapper leaves are also responsible for the majority of the total flavour the cigar has to of...

Sunday 09 August, 2020

Cigar Articles

Orchant Seleccion Cigars

Orchant Seleccion cigars are our pride and joy, you won’t find these cigars anywhere else in the UK other than C.Gars online and Turmeaus cigar shops. Mr Orchant conducts extensive blend samplings to select the perfect size, shape, strength and flavour profile for our clients. Each cigar is co...

Thursday 06 August, 2020

Brands

Large Capacity Humidors.. For those who need extra space!

Humidors come in a vast range of sizes and styles. For those who need extra space to store their larger range of cigars we have a great range of humidors here at C Gars to choose from. Our large capacity humidors start at 100 cigars and go up to units large enough to hold over 3000 cigars! We stock ...

Saturday 01 August, 2020

Humidors

V Cut VS Straight Cut - What’s The Difference?

Cigar Cutters are an important piece of equipment to all cigar smokers. The cut style you choose is completely down to personal preference. The main two cutter styles are V Cut and Straight Cut. Read on for more details on the difference between the two... A V-Cut cutter cuts a wedge out of ...

Tuesday 28 July, 2020

New to Cigars

Punch

The Punch brand was first registered in 1840 by a German named Stockmann and named after the puppet show character, Mr. Punch (not the magazine, which was created a year later). The brand quickly became a success, especially in Great Britain. A change in ownership in 1884, when the brand was purchas...

Saturday 25 July, 2020

Brands

Quai d'Orsay

The Quai d'Orsay brand was created by Cubatabaco in 1973 for the French state tobacco monopoly, SEITA, and was blended with French tastes in mind, being a milder brand. There are a few competing stories as to what the marque's name refers to: one is that it is referring simply to the famous ...

Saturday 25 July, 2020

Brands

The Perfect Gift - Cigar Samplers

A cigar sampler would make the perfect gift for that cigar lover in your life. Too often people can become stuck in a routine of the same cigars day in day out, they find a brand that they love and stick to what they know. Gifting someone special a cigar sampler could open their senses to a bran...

Friday 24 July, 2020

Gift Ideas

Competition Entry - Adorini Chianti Deluxe Rosewood Cigar Humidor Prize

Congratulations to G. Rossi! The proud owner of the beautiful  Adorini Chianti Deluxe Rosewood Cigar Humidor!   If you would like to be a winner like G. Rossi  all you have to do is enter one of our raffles for the chance to win. All raffles cost just £1 click he...

Tuesday 21 July, 2020

Raffle Winners

What's the difference? Soft Flame vs Jet Flame Cigar Lighters

A flame lighter is essentially the device that cigar smokers use for lighting up their cigars. There are two types available from Soft to Jet.   Soft flame lighters produce a flame that’s soft and these flame lighters usually don’t work perfectly where ...

Tuesday 21 July, 2020

New to Cigars

Partagas

In 1845 Don Jaime Partagás y Ravelo Established his own factory, in Havana (later relocated to Calle Industria), Don Jaime owned many of the best plantations in the Vuelta Abajo tobacco-growing region of Cuba. Don Jaime's ability to choose from among the finest tobaccos on the island, and...

Saturday 18 July, 2020

Brands

Por Larranaga

Por Larranaga was formed by Ignacio Larranaga in 1834 and by the closing stages of the 19th Century had become a very revered and popular brand by producing cigars of both affordable and expensive price ranges. The first factory to make machine made cigars was owned by Por Larranaga in 1925. This wa...

Saturday 18 July, 2020

Brands

Montecristo

In July 1935, Alonso Menéndez purchased the Particulares Factory, makers of the popular Particulares brand and the lesser-known Byron. Immediately after its acquisition, he created a new brand named Montecristo. The name for the brand was inspired by the Alexandre Dumas novel The Count of ...

Saturday 04 July, 2020

Brands

Dunhill Pipes – The Best High Grade Pipes Available

Alfred Dunhill was an English tobacconist, entrepreneur and inventor. He opened his first tobacconist store in London in 1907 where he offered a unique service blending tobacco specifically for each of his individual clients. His pipe range was originally sourced from independent pipe makers, but as...

Sunday 14 June, 2020

Pipes & Tobacco

Handmade and Unusual - Jemar Humidors

We are delighted to share with you a fantastic range of unique handmade humidors, made by Jemar. Jemar humidors are made by hand by specialist craftsmen using traditional techniques. They assemble, smooth and varnish by hand to a high standard.   Jemar humidors are entirely made of so...

Sunday 14 June, 2020

Humidors

Jose L Piedra

In 1880 Vicente and Jose Lamadrid Piedra created Jose L. Piedra as a commercial brand and, apart from a brief 6 year break in 1990, they are still creating some of the most popular Cuban cigars in the market. Jose L. Piedra tobacco is grown in the exclusive region of Vuelta Arriba, a region of Cu...

Thursday 07 May, 2020

Brands

Juan Lopez

One of the few Havana brands which is offered only in handmade styles, started in 1876 by Juan Lopez Diaz. The range of sizes is limited, but the workmanship is first-rate and the flavour is considered to be medium to strong, with light and almost aromatic overtones. A sampling of this cigar may dev...

Thursday 07 May, 2020

Brands

Why is Gin Suddenly so Popular?

Gin is the drink everyone is enjoying these days but why? Walking down the alcohol aisle of supermarkets there is all kinds of gin on the shelves with all kinds of flavours, it seems to be the new trend at the moment. People can’t get enough of the stuff! So what happened to make Gin the cool ...

Thursday 07 May, 2020

Alcohol Articles

Fonseca

Founder of Fonseca cigars Don Francisco E. Fonseca was born in Manzinillo,Cuba in 1868 and established a factory and his own cigar brand in Havana in 1892. He registered the brand bearing his name in 1907. Fonseca and his wife Teresa immigrated to New York and by 1903, Fonseca was operating a f...

Wednesday 06 May, 2020

Brands

Guantanamera

  Guantanamera cigars are a relatively new cigar having been created and released in 2002, this cigar is now one of our most popular budget priced Cuban cigars. The brand was named after perhaps Cubas' most well known song "Guajira Guantanamera" (Spanish for peasant girl fr...

Wednesday 06 May, 2020

Brands

H.Upmann

H. Upmann is the brand name of a premium cigar manufacturer. H. Upmann produce cigars in two regions, one being the island of Cuba where Habanos SA monopolise the tobacco industry (the Cuban state owned tobacco company) and the other region being La Romana in the Dominican Republic produced for the ...

Wednesday 06 May, 2020

Brands

Hoyo de Monterrey

Don Jose Gener emigrated to Cuba from Spain at the age of thirteen where he worked on his uncles plantation in Vuelta Abajo. 20 years later in 1865, after opening a successful factory in Havana, he purchased one of the best tobacco farms in Vuelta Abajo and registered his new cigar brand, Hoyo de Mo...

Wednesday 06 May, 2020

Brands