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L’Amateur de Cigare N°121 – Le Havanoscope 2018 nov/dec 2017  Rupture de stock

On October 25, Davidoff inaugurated his new head office, La Maison Davidoff. After 85 years, the building has been completely rebuilt to give rise to an ultra modern and bright workplace. A large smoking room and a walking humidor can host the 160 employees.. Lucky them ! Maison Davidoff, Nauenstrasse 73 Basel, Switzerland

Since the 1990s, Habanos has developed three “concepts” that can be found in different regions around the world. Do you know what sets them apart? Casa del habano This may be the concept that is best known by aficionados. The first to open, more than 25 years ago, was in Beirut. This store remains one of the most famous and

Launched at the beginning of the 70s, the Montecristo A is being retired from service. We take a quick look back at the 40-year history of an iconic cigar. The Montecristo A had it all from the start: exceptionally tall (more than 23 cm long), dark, handsome and silky smooth to boot; with a price to match (around €40 toward

On October 13, a collector bought a cigar that belonged to Winston Churchill for a few thousand euros … According to the BBC who published this picture, this cigar was smoked by Churchill at Le Bourget airport on May 11, 1947. William Alan Turner, a British airman who flew Churchill and his wife to and from Paris kept the cigar

Trinidad  Topes 2016 Limited Edition 125 mm × 56 (22.22 mm) Gros robusto (topes) This cigar gets off to an elegant start on peppery notes, pumping out lavish amounts of smoke. The first third settles into a vegetal and cinder profile, offering a consistent and balanced experience. Heating up slightly in the second third, it keeps its balance but drives

by Philippe Hupp Plantation OFTD Overproof Rum, 69°, 70 cl This extraordinary rum saw the light of day in Ferrand’s Bonbonnet château, in Cognac, France. Alexandre Gabriel brought together six celebrated rum lovers from Paris, London, Chicago, San Francisco and New Orleans to create an Old Fashioned Traditional Dark, meaning it is an uncut amber rum worthy of the heydays

Every year, a few particularly elaborate habanos – from special vintages to limited or exclusive editions – roll out of Cuban factories. They are generally available in France the year that follows their release. We give you the lowdown on how to recognize them.  A for Añejados Añejados means aged. These cigars are rolled and then left to age in

The “Headline Cigar” is one the best cigars that you can find on the market as you come to read these words. With our ear to the ground we give you our dish of the day: don’t miss it! Ladies and gentlemen – to your lighters!   NICA RUSTICA El Brujito – “the little wizard” – is a cigar made

Today’s face-off features two inexpensive Cuban coronas, hand-rolled, of course, but using short filler (chopped leaves).   Quintero Nacionales Puro Wrapper, binder, filler (short): Cuba Category: Corona Dimensions: 140 mm × 40 (15.87 mm) Price: €3.20   In its lackluster, lightweight colorado wrapper, our corona weighs in with little charisma. A hint of leather in the cold draw foreshadows a

This fall, you are in for a treat. Introducing nine new cigars that are more than just fancy new names and bands, they are truly original. CAO wows us with bold, perfectly formed shapes while Lopar plays with unexpected blends in a filler from Nicaragua, Honduras, the Dominican Republic and Peru of all places! Read on, my friends!   CAO

Within the space of a few years, this Bordeaux brasserie has become the favorite cigar shop of aficionados in the south-west of France. Its rise to prominence has been meteoric. Eric, Angelina and Donato Cattellani have the sing-song accent and repartee typical of people from the South of France. In four years, this Corsican family has turned its tobacconist-brasserie, Le

L’Amateur de Cigare N°120 September/October2017

Four newcomers to the cigar market all have one thing in common: an extra production step designed to naturally enhance their profile with new flavor. Kentucky Fire Cured cigars are filled with a blend of leaves cured over wood fires while the leaves in Davidoff Late Hours are aged six months in Scotch whisky barrels… We have tested them for

Each of the Lopar formats has a different colored wrapper and its own blend. The wrapper and binder are from Ecuador, while the filler is made up of leaves from Nicaragua, Honduras and (occasionally) the Dominican Republic. We tasted two of them for you. Lopar Corona 152 mm × 44 (17.46 mm) Price: €18 A full-bodied, fast start with a

The story of La Flor de Ynclan is one of a long-forgotten cigar and two determined men. A labor of love with a happy ending. By Jean-Baptiste Bourgeon The first puffs of smoke that billowed over the 85th IPCPR (International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers) convention in Las Vegas last July took us all back 10 years… The year was

Is Drew Estate trying to revive the flavored cigar trend? This natural process which consists of drying leaves over smoldering fires is designed to imbue the cigars with particularly delicious peaty and smoky flavors. We must admit, our curiosity got the best of us.  By Helie Valat Two years ago, when we first met Jonathan Drew, the founder of the

Cigar lovers will be discovering a new brand this autumn, and behind that brand is a woman with an extraordinary past. This is her story. “My cigars are me, I’ve put everything I am into them.” In other words, energy, charisma and definitely complexity, given the unusual path she has taken through life. The key to Sanja Lopar is a