My Biography
An Aussie living in London who fell in love with Cigars when I visited Cuba in 2009. Now slowly becoming a cigar hoarder đź‘Ś
What was the first cigar you ever smoked?
Montecristo number 2
Which is your desert-island cigar?
El Ray Del Mundo - La Reina!
What is the worst cigar you’ve ever smoked?
I got sick once from a smoking a Partagás Series D No.1 Limited Edition 2004 - turned green - I was a little too inexperienced to smoke it back then ;)
What is your greatest cigar-related memory?
Smoking a Cohiba Especiales at the Hotel Nacional in Havana with my girlfriend (wife now) in 2009. My addiction was born!
What is your favourite cigar brand?
So hard to say - But the favourite 3 are driven by the exceptional recent UK/FR regionals - RamĂłn Allones & Por Larranaga. Plus Hoyo de Monterrey Petit Robusto as my daily smoke!
What is your favourite cigar accessory?
DuPont Le Grand lighter and dreaming of getting my Elie Bleu humidor!
On Kirby’s recommendation I just got a El Casco cutter - love it.
What is your favourite cigar shop?
Davidoff of London, No 6 Cavendish and Tom Tom Cigars
What is your favourite lounge?
Tom Tom Cigar terrace on Elizabeth Street - best place to watch life walk by!
What is your favourite method of ignition?
DuPont lighter though I just bought a vintage Dunhill table lighter though I rarely get to smoke inside at home so it doesn’t get used much ;)
What is your favourite cut?
Straight cut but don’t mind the punch either!