Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas

  With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, we are attempting to make it that bit easier by giving you some lovely gift ideas for your special someone.    Our Top pick for this Valentines is the Montecristo Edmundo Cigar – 1 Single in Varnished Slide Lid Box (...

Thursday 23 January, 2020

Gift Ideas

The Perfect Burns Night Gift Ideas

The Perfect Burns Night Gift Ideas Burns Night is a Celebration of the life of the Famous Scottish Poet, Robert Burns who was born on 25th January 1759. Burns was the creator of many well-known Scottish poems, including by far his most famous; Auld Lang Syne, which we still sing in celebratio...

Friday 17 January, 2020

Alcohol Articles

Whisky Pairings

Food and Beverage pairings have long been popular with the connoisseurs of the world, for example Champagne with Oysters, and Red Wine with Beef. A lesser known but exquisite treat is pairing a Fine Cigar with Whisky. Although a cigar can be nicely paired with almost any beverage, for example fre...

Monday 06 January, 2020

Alcohol Articles

Boveda – The Simple Humidification System

Boveda is a two-way humidity control pouch which is designed to be used with desktop humidors to keep your cigars in the correct condition at home. There are other ways of controlling the humidity, for example with a humidifier unit, but these require more attention and topping up with distilled wat...

Friday 13 December, 2019

New to Cigars

A Guide to Different Pipe Shapes and Materials

There is a large range of pipe shapes available on the market worldwide, and there can sometimes be a little discrepancy between pipe makers and smokers as to the shape names. In this guide I will focus on the most popular English shapes that are commonly smoked throughout the world. We stock a huge...

Wednesday 04 December, 2019

Pipes & Tobacco

Buffalo Trace – An Affordable Award-Winning Bourbon

Buffalo Trace is a beautiful bourbon which is aged, distilled and bottled at the most award-winning distillery in the world, located in Franklin County, Kentucky, USA. Their distillery has won the ‘Distillery of the Year’ award an amazing seven times!   This whisky is made fro...

Thursday 28 November, 2019

Alcohol Articles

Top 10 Christmas Gifts 2019

With Christmas right around the corner, we are attempting to make your Christmas shopping that bit easier by giving you some lovely gift ideas whether your special someone is a Cigar, Whisky or Pipe Lover. Check out our top 10 gifts below…   Cigar celebration Cracker This best-s...

Tuesday 05 November, 2019

Gift Ideas

Guide To Pipe Tobacco

Guide to Pipe Tobacco Finding the right pipe tobacco for you can seem like a daunting task. There is such a wide variety of tobacco on the market today. In this guide we will break down the different types and hopefully give a helping hand as to where to start!   Virginia Tobacco Th...

Friday 11 October, 2019

Pipes & Tobacco

Guide To Pipes

There is such a wide variety of pipes available on the market, and making this decision shouldn’t be entered into lightly. Here you will find a brief description of the most common types of pipe, highlighting their origin and information that you will find useful in making your selection. Once...

Friday 11 October, 2019

Pipes & Tobacco

C.GARS LTD OPENS LA CASA DEL HABANO IN KNUTSFORD/CHESHIRE

C.Gars Ltd announces the opening of their second La Casa del Habano (LCDH) franchise in Knutsford-Cheshire, UK on the 24th of July, 2019. The premises consist of a cigar shop and walk in humidor with client lockers on the ground floor and a comfortable sampling lounge on the first floor. The full ra...

Thursday 12 September, 2019

Media & Events

Stalla Dhu - Award winning whisky

Stalla Dhu Stalla Dhu is Scottish Gaeilic for "Black Cliff" and with this exclusive whisky, there are two different regions, this Islay edition and a Speyside offering. First and second generation members of our family of independent bottlers carefully select the whiskies which show ...

Monday 19 August, 2019

Brands

C.Gars Ltd Showreel

C.Gars is the biggest and best cigar merchant in the UK. With the best prices and knowledgeable staff you are guaranteed to find the cigar you're looking for to get you started on the great journey into premium cigar smoking. Take a virtual tour of our Norfolk, Liverpool, Chester, Knutsford and ...

Tuesday 06 August, 2019

Media & Events

A New Casa Del Habano Opens In The U.K.

The U.K. now has a fourth La Casa del Habano franchise cigar shop, and it’s located in England’s Cheshire county in the town of Knutsford. The new Casa is operated in partnership with C.Gars Ltd., a company that runs many cigar retail shops throughout the U.K., including another Casa ...

Thursday 25 July, 2019

Media & Events

Artisan Pipes

Artisan Italian Pipes are made completely by hand using only the best pieces of briar; each one is completely unique.  Only a limited number of pipes can be produced each year by these highly skilled, passionate craftsmen. The time, skill and craft which goes into creating these stunning ...

Friday 05 July, 2019

Pipes & Tobacco

Liam's Pipe Factory Tours - Chacom to Erik Nording

I’ve just arrived back from a sunny and informative trip where I was luckily enough to visit the Chacom and Erik Nording pipe factories. We flew into Geneva, then onto Denmark where, after a long journey, we finally arrived in Copenhagen - a beautiful city. The tours ...

Wednesday 03 July, 2019

Media & Events

How to find the perfect cigar

Cigar aficionados tend to stick with what they know, otherwise why spend money on a cigar to not enjoy it? As they say though “variety is the spice of life!”, therefore sometimes it’s good to mix it up and introduce your palate to the ever growing and wonderful flavours there is ou...

Monday 24 June, 2019

Cigar Articles

Dalmore Whisky

The Dalmore has always set the highest standards in whisky craftsmanship.  Dalmore Heritage The Dalmore’s heritage dates back to 1263. It was in this year that Colin of Kintail, Chief of the Clan Mackenzie, saved King Alexander III from the fury of a charging stag. In...

Wednesday 12 June, 2019

Brands

Hine Cigar Reserve Cognac makes a welcome return!

CIGAR RESERVE XO COGNAC Although  you may notice that there has been several changes to the design and packaging, you may rest assured that the liquid within remains true to the original blend created by Bernard Hine and Nicholas Freeman, late Chairman of Hunters & Frankau. Between t...

Wednesday 29 May, 2019

Alcohol Articles

AVO Cigars

Shared experiences are at the heart of everything AVO. From moments worth remembering, to stories worth telling and notes worth savoring, an AVO Night is one filled with friendship, music, laughter, strength of character and generosity of spirit. Every cigar is a careful arrangement that mirrors ...

Wednesday 22 May, 2019

Brands

Nostrano Cigars

Nostrano del Brenta are hand finished cigars and are the only cigar brand produced in Italy, which is from entirely Italian tobacco. Other cigars contain a lot of Kentucky tobacco imported from the US. The Nostrano del Brenta tobacco is unique to the Veneto (pronounced VE...

Saturday 18 May, 2019

Brands

AVO Orchant Seleccion Cigars

Exclusive to C.Gars and Turmeaus stores across the UK. “During my travels across the world I discovered this very special AVO cigar that I am pleased to bring exclusively to all UK cigar lovers” - Mitchell Orchant Inspired by the cosmopolitan lifestyle of Avo Uvezian, AVO's Master...

Monday 13 May, 2019

Brands

Double Dutch Cigars

Dutch cigars are popular all over the world. Each year around 2 billion Dutch cigars are exported to over 100 countries. Therefore Dutch cigars are the most exported cigars in the world. World-wide the Dutch cigar industry is the second largest cigar manufacturer.  Double Dutch cigars have b...

Saturday 11 May, 2019

Brands

Flying Dutch Cigars

Dutch cigars are popular all over the world. Each year around 2 billion Dutch cigars are exported to over 100 countries. Therefore Dutch cigars are the most exported cigars in the world. World-wide the Dutch cigar industry is the second largest cigar manufacturer. Flying Dutch cigars have been bl...

Friday 10 May, 2019

Brands

Montecristo Gran Piramides

The Cuban Montecristo Gran Pirámides, part of the limited Colección Habanos series, have finally started to reach retail shops across the globe—and they’re not cheap. Although this release is technically the 2017 edition, shop owners have only begun to see them th...

Monday 29 April, 2019

Cigar Articles