My Biography
Straight outta Karachi, Pakistan! A lawyer by profession, an avid car and sartorial enthusiast and a small time humble cigar aficionado with the Insta handle by the name of @PakiCigar_Snob
What was the first cigar you ever smoked?
My memory when it comes to remembering the first cigar I ever smoked gets a little hazy, I remember going through my fathers drawers an finding a a yellow box which was gifted to him having written these three words which intrigued me, 'Cohiba, Habana and Cuba' which consisted of 3 tubos, all od this was way back when I was school going kid, the rational thinking of a 14 year old then made me take one out inspecting it and showing it to my friends who knew how to smoke these, I remember taking quite a few draws and almost coughing my lungs out. So I guess that was the first cigar I ever smoked (a couple of draws) nonetheless, the first cigar I got after getting my first pay was a Hoyo De Monterrey Epicure No. 2 at the age of 22, what a livid memory, a winter night in peak Karachi winters, Epicure No. 2 coupled with Hot Cocoa. What a pairing and what a cigar!
Which is your desert-island cigar?
Hoyo De Monterrey Double Corona, can not ever go wrong with this stick!
What is the worst cigar you’ve ever smoked?
Quintero Berevas
What is your greatest cigar-related memory?
The second Cigar Lounge 1947 herf, I attended back in November 2022. Started the night off with a Bolivar Libertador and ended it with an H Upmann Conn. B, both LCDH release. What a night with an exemplary camaraderie of the most refined and like-minded cigar smokers of Pakistan.
What is your favourite cigar brand?
H Upmann, Montecristo, Romeo Julietas
What is your favourite cigar accessory?
By far the multipurpose Xiefi Cigar Lighter which I got my hands on recently
What is your favourite cigar shop?
Seeing that there aren't a lot of shops in Pakistan to buy cigars from, my go to is the cigar club we have in Karachi known as the Karachi Cigar Club, which has a good selection of Cuban and New World Cigars.
What is your favourite method of ignition?
Nothing beats lighting it with a match stick specifically made for cigars!
What is your favourite cut?
Straight cut, no cap!