Toute l'actualité du monde du cigare

by Hélène Tavera and Régis Colinet Very convenient, cases allow you to carry at least three cigars of different sizes. Cepos 56 and churchills alike can rest easy alongside a robusto. The choice of cases is limited. We have listed and tested those available today and we give you our verdict. USEFUL TIPS Do the right thing We recommend that you

AVO We rarely hear about Avo. A range made by Davidoff group in the Dominican Republic it is fairly scare in our retailers. Named for the Armenian-American jazz pianist, Avo Uvezian, the brand produces complex cigars with essentially Dominican tobacco. Launched in the USA at the tail end of 2015, the new range – Avo Syncro Box-Pressed – was the

10 Millions of cigars produced each year, more than 4000 employees, the label Don Pepin owes its success to the talent and the will of its creator José Pépin Garcia. At 66, he does not intend to stop but returns with us on career. Par Armelle Vincent Jose “Pepin” Garcia wants to make something clear: he won’t talk about politics

  After eleven NBA seasons, the basketball player tells us about his love for cigars and debunks a few myths, such as the idea that enjoying a good corona is incompatible with being a world-class sportsman. By Jean-Pierre Saccani There aren’t many top-flight athletes who smoke, and those who do aren’t keen to talk about it. Mickaël Piétrus is the

25,000 premium cigars are offered monthly to US soldiers in combat zones to help Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. This is the result of the work done over the last four years by the charity Cigars for Warriors. But the latest anti-tobacco regulations in the US may ban these donations. by Armelle Vincent Over the last four years, Cigars for Warriors has

August 13, Fidel Castro celebrate its 90 years today. 52 years ago, on 13 August 1964, Una Liutkus was with him at the photographer Alberto Korda (author of the famous photograph of Che), with Bernard Kouchner and Evelyne Pisier. Fidel Castro had no cigars. Otherwise he accepted smoking a Winston cigarette. Una took out his small camera …

A top Parisian restaurant and one of the most beautiful smoking lounges in town. Only patrons of the restaurant have access to the smoking lounge, but both are worth going for. Location : 9, rue Duphot, 75001 Paris / Tel +33 (0)1 42 60 36 07

In Florence, in the heart of a wild part of Alabama, which could almost be considered uncouth by a visitor more used to the sophistication of West Coast or East Coast cities, the imposing Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa spreads its wings and tower since 2005. This huge hotel features a bar, The Swampers, as well as a rich cigar

In Paris “Paris, the most popular tourist destination in the world, can also be a hospitable destination for cigar-lovers. The IADC has prepared an overview of the best smoking lounges in the “City of Light”. Follow the guide!” A DRINK AND A CIGAR? YES WE CAN! L’Atelier Berger 49, rue Berger, 75001 Paris Tel.: +33 (0)1 40 28 00 00  

Set 660 feet above ground, atop the gigantic Marin Bay Sands Hotel next to the very famous Ku Dé Ta restaurant, the SkyBar offers spectacular views on electric Singapore but also on a cigars selection, which will delight any hedonist. At the sound of music played par local DJs for an array of trendy expatriates and international beauties, such hedonist

If, once night falls, you happen by chance to find yourself in Wan Chai – at the pulsating heart of bustling Hong Kong – take refuge in this former pawn shop (hence the name), converted in to a bar/restaurant with a simple style but a warm atmosphere. Here, they respect the locals’ taste for vintage cigars, so why not treat

Located just a few minutes away from Doha’s airport, the Sharq Village & Spa is spread out from behind its high walls through thousands of square meters of pure Arabian style. This labyrinthine resort has 174 rooms, a beach, a pool, a spa, shops and a Cigar Lounge that becomes particularly enjoyable once the night is upon this fabulous place.

Les Trois Vallées is the largest skiable area in the world, which allows for quite a lot of quality time on the slopes. At the very center of Méribel lies “Le Kaïla”, a five-star hotel built to please the senses. Wool-padded luxury, gourmet table, highly recommended spa. The connoisseur will be able to find some salubrious rest in the voluptuous

It’s perhaps the most exclusive place to smoke a cigar in all New York City. It sits on the penthouse – 41st – floor atop a Midtown office building on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, where the carefully selected 900 members represent the “crème de la crème” of Wall Street, New York finance, entertainment and sports. It’s the members-only Grand Havana Room,

I Golosi, the best Italian restaurant in Paris’s rive droite, is celebrating its twentieth anniversary. The owner, Marco Tonazzo, is a gourmet who loves his cigars “nice and supple, except for the Toscani, which I keep dry.” For him, each cigar is unique, just like every bottle has a story. The charm of the Parisian grands boulevards and the warmth

The Lobby Bar is an exceptional smoking lounge located in the Victoria Hall hotel, in the centre of Lyons. In the serene atmosphere of a private club, whose walls are covered by an immense bookshelf, you can enjoy your cigar from the comfortable position of a leather armchair. They also have an intelligent selection of luxury cigars and alcohols. Club

The Cohiba Cigar Divan opened in 1992, about the same time as “the original Grand Havana Room” in Beverly Hills. Located on the ground floor of the Mandarin Oriental hotel, the original HK Cigar Divan is incredibly diminutive (There are a scant 30 private lockers for regular clients who wish to age their cigars) yet it remains since its opening

La réserve Genève is an exceptional boutique hotel property located on Lake Geneva, convenient to the city center. The quirky and contemporary interior immediately says, “You are here to have a good time,” and indeed you will.The Library Room is a present-day take on what a formal private library might be if it had wait staff. The cigar selection is