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Well-known cigar smokers through the centuries
Politicians, actors, singers and a psychoanalyst: a survey of the public figures history has associated with the cigar, from Winston Churchill to John Coltrane.
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Taking a short tour of Havana
Cathedrals, the Paseo de Martí, vintage cars and workshops open to visitors: what to see in the Cuban capital when the stopover has to be improvised.
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What present to give a cigar enthusiast
Humidor, humidifier, hygrometer, case or lighter: the accessories that make a useful present for a cigar enthusiast, and the points to check before buying.
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A closer look at the Quasar cigar cutter [New]
Pyramid design, stainless steel blades and two cuts in a single tool: the Quasar Colibri cigar cutter combines a V-Cut side and an S-Cut side, described in detail.
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[Kurt Steinborn interview] Discovering the CigarSpa
Kurt Steinborn explains how cigars ruined in his own humidor led him to design the CigarSpa, an automatic humidifier developed after years of testing.
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Cigar cutters
Guillotine, double blade, scissors, stainless steel or brass: what a cigar cutter is for, and how the models are divided, from the simplest to French-made pieces.
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[Rocky Patel interview] Inside the world of the cigar
In the hinterland behind Nice, Kolja Kukuk, European director for Rocky Patel, answered our questions on the brand, on how its cigars are produced and on the accessories he uses.
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A custom humidor made by a cabinetmaker
Red cedar, maple pillars and a cork gasket: the cabinetmaker Pascal Bonino describes the one-off humidor he built, and the accessories he chose to fit it out.
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Döttling releases its first humidor
A German maker of strongboxes, Döttling has produced its first humidor by carrying over its locksmithing language. A description of an object modelled on a vault.
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A luxury cigar trunk signed Pinel & Pinel
Designed with Park Hyatt, the Pinel & Pinel trunk holds up to 1,400 cigars behind leather doors. A description of a made-to-measure piece from a Paris workshop.
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Dunhill, an emblematic cigar brand
From a London shop opened in 1907 to the White Spot registered as a trademark, the history of Dunhill is read first of all through its pipes and smoking articles.
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[Guillaume Tesson interview] The cigar in all its forms
Guillaume Tesson, journalist and author of the Petit Larousse des cigares, talks about his career, the clichés surrounding the cigar and the accessories he considers essential.
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Elie Bleu, cigar boxes out of the ordinary
Figured sycamore, hand marquetry and workshops at Gennevilliers: how Elie Bleu has been making its cigar boxes for forty years, between tradition and new collections.
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Cuban cigar: the unusual contest for the longest ash
At the Festival del Habano in Havana, hundreds of entrants stay motionless for over an hour to keep the longest ash. What this contest says about the Cuban cigar.
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Imperiali, the most expensive humidor in the world
Self-regulating humidification, built-in accessories, twelve units a year: the Imperiali humidor, announced at close to a million euros, described compartment by compartment.
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A green wrapper cigar, limited to 3000 boxes
Alec Bradley dresses a Toro in a light green candela wrapper, obtained through heat drying that fixes the chlorophyll. A look at this limited series made in Nicaragua.
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Xikar, shaking up the traditions of the aficionados
The Xi cutter made Xikar’s name. Born of Kurt Van Keppel’s refusal of the status quo, the company unsettles a field where techniques pass from one generation to the next.
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Ticals, the electronic cigar by Method Man
The rapper Method Man is teaming up with PufCigs to launch Ticals, a range of electronic cigars. A market other artists have already entered, among them Snoop Dogg.
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60 shades of cigars, write your own story
Unable to find a tasting notebook that suited him, Thomas Wormser made his own: a pocket volume for recording impressions, developed with the members of a forum.
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Plasencia organic cigars on the French market
Plasencia is offering France its Reserva Organica range, which claims organic farming without carrying the official label. What the wording covers, and who distributes it.
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Ashtray – ebony black humidor
Black lacquer, Macassar ebony and a cedar-lined interior: a description of a desk piece that combines an ashtray with a humidor fitted with its own humidifier.
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