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

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

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

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

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 from Guant&aacut...

Wednesday 06 May, 2020

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

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

Cuaba

Launched by Habanos president Franisco Linares on the 19th of November 1996 at Claridge’s hotel in London, Cuaba is an all-perfecto line of cigars aimed at reviving the figurados which has been very popular early on in the 20th century but had been in decline since the 1950s. For the re...

Thursday 09 April, 2020

Diplomaticos

Known to cigar aficionados as a value Montecristo, Diplomaticos was the first new brand for Cuban cigars after the cigar revolution produced for public sale.  Diplomaticos was created in 1966 specifically aimed at the french market who wanted a cigar like a Montecristo but not as strong ...

Thursday 09 April, 2020

Stalla Dhu - Award winning whisky

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 a particular pro...

Monday 19 August, 2019

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

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

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

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

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

Alec Bradley Orchant Seleccion

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...

Friday 24 August, 2018

Plasencia Cigars

Plasencia Cigars, the leading producer of premium cigars and the largest producer of tobacco in Central America, was awarded 1st place in a consumer cigar blind tasting held by Manuels, one of the finest and most renowned cigar shops in Zurich, Switzerland. The award was conferred for its Alma del C...

Wednesday 01 August, 2018

Regius Orchant Seleccion

Our most popular boutique brand of Nicaraguan cigars includes the annual release of the Orchant Seleccion. Mr Orchant blends these cigars with the finest premium cigar leaf available, created for the UK cigar smokers palate. The Latin Regius denotes of a 'King'. We present you a regal...

Monday 23 July, 2018

La Flor Dominicana

La Flor Dominicana was founded in 1996 in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Our commitment to quality, consistency and customer service has placed our brand among the most prestigious premium cigar brands in the world. Over the years we have developed a portfolio of quality blends, shapes, and sizes whi...

Tuesday 12 June, 2018

Oliva

Oliva cigars are blended to deliver full body taste while maintaining an unparalleled smoothness. The Oliva Cigar story began in the late 1800s, when Melanio Oliva started growing cigar tobacco in Cuba. His heirs carried on the family tradition in the fields, but it was his grandson Gilberto Oliva S...

Wednesday 06 June, 2018

La Invicta

There are two types of La Invicta cigars, those from Nicaragua and those from Honduras. CGars Ltd offer a full and extensive range of La Invicta cigars. Hand made cigars, Nicaraguan filler and wrapper. Easy draw, brings out the rich, nutty-cedar flavours. Medium rich flavour, handmade, with Nicaragu...

Tuesday 05 June, 2018

DH Boutique

A rustic and authentic taste that summons up "terrunos de Nicaragua," the Nicaraguan soils. DH Boutique's complexity is deep and straightforward rather than super rich but the cigars spiciness is exciting and balanced. DH Boutique are also made by A.J Fernandez but created by Didier Houvenaghel, and...

Monday 04 June, 2018

Camacho

Made by Hand in Honduras. The world's only authentic Corojo Cigar. A Truly superb tasting and fully aged cigar. It features a distinctive flavour recognised by cigar aficionados around the world. The story of the infamous Corojo seed spans generations, breaks boundaries, defies convention, and flie...

Friday 01 June, 2018

Drew Estate

The Drew Estate story is one of daring, heartbreak & success but, most of all, one of passion for cigars and the country of Nicaragua, where we have been making cigars since 1998. Jonathan Drew & Marvin Samel are not your average cigar makers, their story does not start in Cuba, or with fat...

Thursday 31 May, 2018