Cigars.ie

October 13th, 2010

Learning to roll a cigar with Hamlet

During his visit in Dublin, we got a chance to meet Hamlet, in an event hosted in JJ Fox. During the event, I got the chance to get a hands on tutorial on how to roll a cigar. The result was not very pretty, but I thoroughly enjoyed the process.

Posted in News, Videos
By yiorgos

September 28th, 2010

Mini Piramides

As we have said before, the trend of Habanos is to release cigars that are either long and thick, or short and thick. Thick cigars sells well, and we barely see anything new with a ring gauge smaller than 50. 2009 saw the arrival of another short and thick cigar, this time in a pyramid [...]

Posted in Featured
By yiorgos

September 22nd, 2010

Hamlet rolling cigars in James Fox

Good news! Cuban master roller, senor Jaime “Hamlet” Paredes, will be visiting Dublin for a couple of days during his UK trip.
For those who haven’t heard of him before, Hamlet is a 9th grade cigar roller, the highest grade a roller can achieve in Cuba, and he is considered one of the top three Cuban [...]

Posted in Herfs, News, Videos
By yiorgos

February 7th, 2010

2010 Habanos Releases

With less than to weeks left before the 12th Habanos Festival, where Habanos will present their full plans for 2010, we already have an idea of what to expect in the new year. Some of the releases have already been known since the middle of 2009 and some of them only became available in the [...]

Posted in News
By yiorgos

January 6th, 2010

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 [...]

Posted in Cuban, Reviews, Romeo y Julieta
By yiorgos

December 24th, 2009

The 12 Robustos of Christmas

December 24th 2009
Christmas is a great time for smoking cigars; many of us keep our best stogies for Christmas day and new years day. Being quite indecisive of what to smoke this year, we decided to smoke twelve robustos, one on each of the twelve days of Christmas, and review them head to head to decide which [...]

Posted in Bolivar, Cohiba, Cuban, El Rey Del Mundo, Featured, H Upmann, Hoyo de Monterrey, Juan Lopez, Partagas, Ramon Allones, Reviews, Romeo y Julieta, Saint Luis Rey, Trinidad, Vegas Robaina
By yiorgos

November 24th, 2009

Which is your desert island cigar?

On the last herf, Rob - a fellow BOTL asked me:”which is you desert island cigar”? Without much thought i replied: “The Partagas D no.4″. Then moments later I thought, “Well, maybe the Cohiba Robusto… Or the Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill… Or the Cohiba Pyramide 2006… Or the Romeo Churchill… Damn, I can’t make [...]

Posted in News
By yiorgos

October 19th, 2009

Romeo y Julieta Duke - Limited Edition 2009

The Romeo y Julieta Duke was the most awaited edicion limitada of 2009. With the other two vitolas of the series being slightly too small for limitadas, it has attracted the most interest. The Duke is the 7th vitola from the company to be featured in the limited edition series. It is a Robusto Extra, [...]

Posted in Cuban, Featured, Reviews, Romeo y Julieta
By yiorgos

July 10th, 2009

Cigars for Ladies?

We have all seen them, admired them and most of us have wished the lady of our life was one of them, too… Female cigar smokers! Although not a popular hobby amongst them, many ladies have been enjoying the pleasures of a good cigar over the years. Sizes like the panatela or perla have been their most [...]

Posted in News
By yiorgos

November 23rd, 2008

2009 Limited Editions

A few weeks after the 2008 limitadas hit the selves, Habanos SA are planning their 2009 releases of their LImited Edition Series. Although nothing has been confirmed yet, it seems that 2009 will bring us three brand new vitolas.
Bolivar will release their first ever Limited Edition Cigar, named Petit Belicoso. The name reveals its format, [...]

Posted in News
By yiorgos