Toute l'actualité du monde du cigare

No, it’s not the latest hare-brained experiment, there really is salt in your cigar, and in your wine too. Let me explain…   By Bernard Burtshy   SALTINESS is one of the four basic tastes (or five, if we count Japanese umami), and salt is, and always has been, a precious commodity. Salting is one of the oldest methods of

The Don Tomas brand has added a new Nicaraguan line to its traditional range. And we must say, these cigars leave a very good impression. So, just who is Don Tomas? It seems a perfect time to find out.   First appearing in 1975 at Danlí, Don Tomas was created by U.S. Tobacco. In fact, one of the American company’s

Now available, the new 702 Series line is the result of an exciting experience. Seven iconic and historic Davidoff cigars were selected. The principle was to change the wrapper of these formats but retain their initial binder and filler. The new wrapper leaf is a Habano variety grown in Ecuador. The result : a real difference that tends to prove that

The latest in a long dynasty of cattle farmers, celebrity butcher Alexandre Polmard sets himself apart by “hibernating” his meat. These vintage meats are worth their weight in gold and can be enjoyed with a cigar.  By Dominique Couvreur “The goods were laid out in front of a window, on a shelf that protruded into the street outside with a

A new range of 100% Honduras cigars comes to join the clan of Villa Zamorano. Sold in cabinets, these new cigars will be available soon (2018). Designed with a more elaborate liga and a Habano Jamastran wrapper, they will have a brand new character … Formats : Intenso 102 mm X 46 (18,26 mm) Expreso 89 mm X 52 (20,64 mm) Corona

Scott Gottlieb, who has been appointed Commissioner of the Food and Drug Agency by Donald Trump, has repeatedly expressed his opposition to new cigar legislation. Will he halt the procedures already under way? American cigar aficionados have seen a glimmer of hope. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the new head of the FDA, is known for his relatively liberal views on the

 By Philippe Hupp Rhum Mezan Trinidad 1996, 40°, 70 cl When Caroni, a State-owned distillery in Trinity-and-Tobago, closed down in 2002, there were still thousands of old American oak casks, full of rum, lying around in its warehouses. It turned out to be a real treasure trove – a bottle of Caroni 1985 Old Legend, for example, can go for

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This 23rd edition of The Nuit de L’Amateur de Cigare will take place in Paris on June 10th with the presence of Arnaud Lallement who runs the famous restaurant L’Assiette champenoise near Reims. Three stars in the Michelin Guide, Arnaud Lallement is therefore a member of the very closed club of the 27 chefs triple stars in 2017. Arnaud Lallement,

Introducing Izambar: Rolled in Nicaragua and created from scratch by two aficionados without ever leaving their native Switzerland. By Laurent Mimouni This is the story of two Swiss aficionados in the Internet age. When we discovered Izambar cigars, launched a few months ago, we were expecting to hear the usual story of flights to and from the Caribbean and Europe, nostalgia

  He is the brains behind the Plasencia Organica, the only “organic” cigar on the market, as well as a brand new six-sided cigar… A way for this agronomist to reconcile his love of cigars with his admiration for nature. Interview by Jean-Pascal Grosso First of all, could you say a few words about the novel hexagonal Plasencia Alma Fuerte.

Chemically speaking, nothing distinguishes a pleasant smell from an unpleasant one. Why, therefore, do some people say that cigars “stink”? By Bernard Burtschy “Bad smells” are unclassifiable You barely need to perceive an unpleasant odor to elicit an immediate reaction of disgust. Whether the source be a dog, a toilet, or a cigar, the response to this type of stimulus will

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Nearly 60 years ago to the day, a bearded revolutionary named Fidel Castro was believed dead and holed up in the Sierra Maestra mountains. This is the incredible true story of how a previously unknown man became a legend thanks to his cigars and an American journalist. By Thierry Dussard Spreading the word in the heart of the Sierra Maestra In

By Léo Maduro Amateurs of cigars, meat and wine, this restaurant has opened for you! Located between the Louvre and Les Halles, it has a bar and a smoking lounge on the ground floor and a dining room upstairs. It offers a wide range of matured or unmatured meats and nearly 400 references of wine. The smoking lounge is large, comfortable and

The purveyor of many a fine smoke, CAO needs no introduction. A big innovator, this brand regularly launches very well-crafted and original ranges, each with a singular style and a refined concept. The result is sophisticated and attractive cigars that outlast their initial buzz and become classics. One of CAO’s specialties is rooting out exceptional varieties of tobacco from all

He has blurred the tracks with his rock star outfit but he has been inventing the most singular cigars in the world for thirteen years. By Armelle Vincent  The forty-something Pete Johnson is the founder of the Tatuaje Brand, which cigars are made in Miami, Florida, and Esteli, Nicaragua by the famed José ‘Pepín’ García, the legendary founder of El

It’s one of the biggest and best cigar collections in the world: 6,000 cigars, 1,500 objects, more than 5,000 books and historic documents, tens of thousands of cigar bands and vistas. It belongs to a rich Italian man who has devoted ten years of his life to it.  By Camille Sifer A fifty-year love story with cigars Paolo Jucker (Swiss