Wild Party!

Greetings from London where I have spent the last few days recovering from the most incredible cigar party we have ever hosted!

Our C.Gars Ltd Spring Cigar Dinner was held at my friend Ranalds new restaurant in Canary Wharf. We expected around 70 friends to join us for the evening but eventually sold out over 120 tickets !

Goodie bags and Champagne on arrival set everyone in the right mood for the evening.

Guests from Japan, the USA and all over the UK made the trek to this opening night party and were not disappointed. This star studded crowd included a titled Gentleman, A great footballer, a famous film producer and one of the most famous shoe designers in the world 🙂 Champagne and caviar to kick the evening off on the cigar terrace with a Seleccion Orchant San Cristobal La Fuerza vintage 2005 – proved to be a dynamite combo.

Top brass from importers Hunters and Frankau included Chairman David Lewis and Simon Chase. My gratitude as ever to H&F and their team for all their support

The food, wine and the service were quite superb (as expected at all Boisdale establishments) as was the music provided by Ruben Richards & The Soul Train.

After dinner the band played on for the Wags whilst a lot of the boys went to the terrace for a smoke of a Seleccion Orchant Bolivar Royal Corona, Seleccion Orchant El Rey Del Mundo Tainos vintage 2002 and Vegas Robaina Classico 1999 – all English Market Selection of course.

My partner Ron Morrison from Robert Graham Ltd came down from Scotland with a few bottles of our finest award winning Single malt whisky to finish off a memorable evening.

The Boisdale cigar Library is almost finished and will be a great place to sample cigars as well as browse the enormous selection of EMS cigars that will be on display and available to purchase

My thanks to the Boisdale Team as well as Michelle and the London C.Gars Team for all their help in making our party such a great success.

So the question is how to top this event ? simple answer: my next event is on the 4th July 🙂

– Whisky and cigar tasting from 5.30

– New premium cigar range launch

– Vintage cigar auction at 6.30 together with 4 charity auction lots (entrance is by pre registration only)

– Dinner with special guest world famous band – places strictly limited to 50 persons

– More smokes and drinks on the terrace

To be put on the guest list email me at [email protected] as the event will sell out fast. There will be a nominal charge for the first part of the evening and/or both parts of the evening.

Our auction catalogue will be online 4 weeks before the auction and hard copy catalogues available 3 weeks before the auction. Auction sellers should ensure that they deliver Lots for inclusion in the sale by first week of May. Advice and valuations always available with pleasure.

So I’m out of here for a few days R&R whilst Michelle and her Team supervise the installation of our new walk in humidor at our London offices which should be a vast improvement in design, layout and storage space, goodness knows we are bursting with the finest cigars! I’ll post up some photos on my next blog if all goes to plan

Wishing all my friends and clients a blessed Easter or Happy Pessach (delete as applicable!)

Have a smokey weekend

Peaceful puffing

Mitchell