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Rolling with Alberto and Bertha

Pictures of our Rolling lesson with Bertha and Alberto in JJ Fox!

January Herf - Wednesday January 20th 2010 @ 8:00pm in the Morgan Hotel

I hope Santa was all good to you and he didn’t forget to leave cigars or paraphernalia under the tree.
The holidays are over and so is the “big freeze” and it is time for out first herf of 2010. Wednesday January 20th 2010 in Morgan Hotel on Fleet Street, Temple Bar from 8pm, until closing time. Come [...]

Poll: Your favourite cigar of 2009

The poll for 2008’s favorite cigar this time last year got a great response, so it is about time we vote for our favorite cigar of 2009.
So, put your thinking caps on and try to remember which cigars you enjoyed the most last year. Post a reply on the thread and vote for your 3 favorite cigars, in no [...]

Cigars.ie Xmas Herf

On Wednesday December 16th, our planned Xmas Herf took place in the Morgan Hotel on Wednesday December 16th. It was indeed a great night with a lot of fun, plenty of drink and of course a lot of smoke! A total of 22 cigars were smoked by the 7 of us there, resulting to a [...]

Live cigar rolling demonstration in JJ Fox

For those who missed her the first time (or have already missed her) Berta Corzo, from Cohiba’s El Laguito, will be visiting Dublin again next week. Berta has worked as a torcedora in the Cohiba factory for over 25 years, where she has perfected her skills in rolling any vitola.
Rob, David and Berta were kind enough [...]

Smoking a wet Ramon Allones Small Club Corona

Over the last few months there have been several heated discussions in blogs and forums on the web, over the benefits of wetting your cigar before smoking it. Min Ron Nee, a well respected aficionado was the one that said he sometimes puts his cigars under the tap before smoking them to enhance their flavours [...]

12+1 Robustos of Xmas, Day 13: Partagas Serie D No.4 Reserva

The 12+1 Robustos of Xmas, Day 13:
Partagas Serie D No.4 Reserva
The 12 robustos of Christmas are all smoked and reviewed. We had some great cigars, some decent cigars, cigars that surprised us in a good or bad way and we had cigars that were just bad. The Cohiba Robusto was named the best of them [...]

12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 12: Cohiba Robusto

The 12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 12:
Cohiba Robusto
Although one of the newest brands in Cuba, Cohiba is considered the cream of the crop, the “King of Cubans” in the cigar world. Their vitolas are the most desired amongst the cigar afficionados, and are generally the most expensive brand on the market. Established in 1966, Cohiba cigars were [...]

12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 11: Romeo y Julieta Exhibicion No.4

The 12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 11:
Romeo y Julieta Exhibicion No.4

Romeo y Julieta are one of the most historical brands of Habanos. Founded in the late 19th century, the brand has gained worldwide recognition as well as tasting awards (which can still be seen in the prints of the dress boxes). Romeo y Julieta have [...]

12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 10: Saint Luis Rey Regios

The 12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 10:
Saint Luis Rey Regio
Saint Luis Rey is one of the Habano’s brands with a very small amount of cigars produced every year. Around 60.000 cigars are produced yearly, making them quite hard to find. Their price and their reputation for having deep, intense flavours and dark shiny wrappers have [...]