Cuaba Cigars: The Art of the Double Figurado

Among the many legendary Cuban cigar brands, few are as distinctive or as visually striking as Cuaba. While brands such as Cohiba, Montecristo, and Romeo y Julieta often dominate conversations among cigar enthusiasts, Cuaba occupies a unique place in the world of premium cigars. Created specifically...

Tuesday 09 June, 2026

Romeo y Julieta Cigars - A Buyer’s Guide to One of Cuba’s Most Famous Brands

When it comes to classic Cuban cigars, few names carry as much prestige and global recognition as Romeo y Julieta. Known for their balanced flavour profiles and consistent craftsmanship, Romeo y Julieta cigars have become a staple for both beginners and seasoned aficionados alike. In this guide, we’...

Tuesday 24 March, 2026

S.T. Dupont Lighters - A Complete Guide to the Best Models

A genuine ST Dupont lighter is more than simply a fire source. It is a precision engineered instrument designed to deliver a flawless light every time. Known worldwide for their iconic craftsmanship, distinctive finishes and the unmistakable ‘Cling’ sound on opening, an ST Dupont Paris lighter repre...

Wednesday 18 February, 2026

El Rey del Mundo

It is believed that El Rey del Mundo was created along with Sancho Panza by german businessman Emilio Ohmstedt in 1848. El Rey del Mundo was at one time the most expensive and prestigious cigar brand in the world, no wonder in Spanish El Rey del Mundo means King of the World. Around 1882 Span...

Tuesday 27 January, 2026

Bolivar

The Bolivar brand was founded surprisingly in Britain in 1901 by Jose F. Rocha although the brand was not registered in Havana until 1921 by Rochas’s firm J.F. Rocha y Cia. The name Bolivar comes from the famous South-American revolutionary, Simon Bolivar, who liberated countries such as Venez...

Thursday 22 January, 2026

Cohiba

The history of Cohiba is short and sweet, in the 1960s a bodyguard of Fidel Castro was smoking a cigar which caught the attention of Castro. The bodyguard let Castro try one of his cigars and instantly fell in love with them, so Castro found Eduardo Ribera, the man who made them, set up a factory (t...

Wednesday 03 December, 2025

J Cure Cigar Accessories

J Cure London was founded in 2007 by Jose Cure and Dennis Tura. The aim was to create unique luxury designs at a reasonable price. All of their products are a limited run, which means they don’t mass produce each item and potentially lose the quality that they are known for.  The compa...

Thursday 28 August, 2025

ST Dupont Le Mans Series

Luxury meets speed in the ST Dupont Le Mans series, a premium collection that celebrates the timeless elegance of French craftsmanship alongside the high-octane legacy of the iconic 24 Hours of Le Mans. As one of the most prestigious names in luxury accessories, ST Dupont brings its signature refine...

Tuesday 13 May, 2025

C.Gars Featured Brands

As the biggest and best cigar specialist in the UK we strive to bring you the best quality products at the lowest prices. One of the ways we achieve this is by directly sourcing brands that are exceptionally good and buying in large quantities to give us exclusive distribution. This enables us to ge...

Tuesday 08 April, 2025

Luxury Brands - S.T. Dupont

One of our favourite brands of cigar accessories is S.T. Dupont. Since 1872 S.T. Dupont have created ultra premium and beautiful cigar accessories. They create and design their cutters to offer absolute luxury and functionality, their highly engineered cutters are spring loaded with razor sharp blad...

Wednesday 02 April, 2025

Kristoff Cigars

Kristoff cigars were founded in Miami, Florida in 2004 and has since gained a reputation for producing high-quality cigars with unique blends and interesting packaging.The founder, Glen Case, was inspired to start the company after he became a cigar enthusiast himself. He wanted to create cigar...

Tuesday 13 February, 2024

Plasencia

The Plasencia brand has only been on the market since 2017, however, they have been making your favourite cigars for many years without you even realising it. In 1865, Don Eduardo Plasencia emigrated from the Canary Islands to start growing tobacco in Vuelta Abajo, Cuba, where he operated a small...

Thursday 25 January, 2024

Rocky Patel

Rakesh “Rocky” Patel entered the cigar business in a rather unconventional way compared to many of today's prominent cigar-makers who are often continuing a family tradition. In the early 1990s, Rocky was working as an entertainment and product liability lawyer in Los Angeles. A prev...

Tuesday 01 August, 2023

Gurkha

Gurkha cigars are considered the Rolls Royce of cigars around the world, which is why many celebrities and even royalty enjoy them daily. With some of their price tags at £25,000 for a box of cigars through to their interesting names and artistic packaging, it is easy to see why they are ...

Tuesday 07 March, 2023

Padron

Padron cigars have a very interesting back story, beginning in the mid 1800s when Damaso Padron immigrated from the Canary Islands to Cuba and worked in the fields of a tobacco farm in Pinar del Rio. After saving enough money, the Padron family were able to purchase a small farm and t...

Wednesday 08 February, 2023

Inka Secret Blend Cigars

The Story Having been in the cigar industry for many many years, we decided it was time to create our own brand, and we weren't happy until we found a blend that we were 100% satisfied with, believe me, its a lot harder than you think! Unbelievably, there are no other cigars on the market...

Thursday 29 December, 2022

New Regius Limitada Cigars

Regius Cigars Ltd was founded in 2010 by a small group of cigar enthusiasts in London. They produce elegant, hand-made cigars the old fashioned way with modern technology and advanced, innovative cultural methods. Since conception, they have been highly credited by the world’s leading cig...

Monday 19 December, 2022

Zippo

The story of Zippo begins in the early 1930s when George G. Blaisdell was at the Bradford Country Club in Pennsylvania watching his friend struggle awkwardly to use a cumbersome lighter. He was impressed how the lighter worked even in the wind due to the chimney, but the design and appearance w...

Wednesday 30 March, 2022

Xikar

We consider cigar smoking a lifestyle rather than a hobby, each cigar manufacturer are trying to top each other with unique blends and combinations, however the accessory industry has also been stepping up its game by adding state of the art technology and luxury to cutting and lighting cigars. ...

Tuesday 15 March, 2022

Luxury Brands - Macallan

In 1824 Macallan was one of the first distillers in Scotland to be legally licensed, since then, they have become one of the world leaders in single malt whisky. The distillery was founded by Alexander Reid, a barley farmer and school teacher. Farmers had been making whisky on their S...

Thursday 30 December, 2021

Luxury Brands - Highland Park

Ten miles from the Northernmost reaches of the Scottish mainland lie the 70 (or so) Islands that make up Orkney, 20 of these are in fact inhabited. The islands are be remote and the weather is very wild however the climate is temperate and the people are creative and which makes it the perfect place...

Monday 20 December, 2021

Luxury Brands - Glenfiddich

Glenfiddich is one of a few Distilleries still family owned to this day. For 20 years William Grant had a dream to create the ‘best dram in the valley’ and with the help of his family he was able to achieve that dream. In the summer of 1886, William with his nine children by his s...

Friday 26 November, 2021

Luxury Brands - The Dalmore

The Dalmore distillery was established by Alexander Matheson in 1839, who after 28 years decided it was time to pass on the distillery to new owners, Andrew and Charles Mackenzie came forward. Andrew and Charles were descendants of the Mackenzie clan, who in 1263 saved King Alexander III from the fu...

Thursday 18 November, 2021

Luxury Brands - The Balvenie

The name Balvenie means village of luck and this village is very lucky to have such a beautiful distillery. The Balvenie whiskies tend to keep their flavours defined to a certain character, they most commonly are sweet with honey and vanilla notes. These flavours get combined with flavours of differ...

Thursday 04 November, 2021