My Biography

Born about 150 years ago in Hyderabad, Pakistan but stuck firmly somewhere in the mid 80s at virtually all levels.

A physicist by education, a classicist by desire, I exist in the north-London Bermuda Triangle where ships like me lose themselves and are found much much later as nothing more than ghost stories.

Family, Cigars and a veeeeeeeery distant 3rd, a Ferrari (a black F40 with red leather seats)

What was the first cigar you ever smoked?

A Montecristo I stole from my father’s humidor, I forget which one, they all looked the same at the age of 12.

Which is your desert-island cigar?

Cuaba Salamones. Why not?

What is the worst cigar you’ve ever smoked?

The Arcana Mortal Coil… I should have left it in the vending machine.

What is your greatest cigar-related memory?

The one in my head in which I smoke a cigar with my father who passed away 23 years ago.

What is your favourite cigar brand?

I’ve turned into a Cuaba and Vegas Robaina fan

What is your favourite cigar accessory?

An old envelope opener which I use as a cigar spear. Priceless

What is your favourite cigar shop?

A triangulation between TomTom Cigars in Belgravia, No6 Cavendish, and Upstairs at Langans, go figure….

What is your favourite lounge?

My own lounge, I went to great lengths to build a room where I can smoke in a suit or in pyjamas.

What is your favourite method of ignition?

Spontaneous combustion. 💥

What is your favourite cut?

The reverse-V cut.
Ask and you shall receive.