Cigar
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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Pipe
Who smokes a pipe these days?
Only 1% of smokers use a pipe. Clubs, championships and objects handed down between generations: a look at who the pipe smokers of today actually are.
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Smoking accessories
The Zippo on screen: an impressive career
With some 2,000 roles to its name, the Zippo lighter leads the field of actors’ props. From James Dean to Constantine, a look back at its film appearances.
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CBD
Cannabis legalisation: where does France stand?
The 1970 act, many arrests but few prison sentences, a proposed fixed fine: the state of French cannabis law, as Switzerland opens up to the CBD market.
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Smoking accessories
ST Dupont lighters and the “Hollywood” special editions
Murder on the Orient Express, James Bond: ST Dupont has drawn several limited-edition sets from its film partnerships. An overview of those series and their contents.
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Other
Unusual: smoking in Japan
In Japan, lighting a cigarette in the street is prohibited and dedicated areas are set up across the cities. A practice governed by custom as much as by official rules.
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CBD
Is the CBD wave just a passing fad?
Legal cannabis is sold openly in Switzerland while France hesitates. Passing fad or lasting trend: a look at CBD and at what sets it apart from THC.
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Pipe
When the pipe appears on the big screen
Merlin, Popeye, Captain Haddock: the pipe long remained present on screen, including in cartoons. A retrospective of those appearances in the cinema.
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Cigar
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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E-cigarette
What is nicotine salt?
Found in e-liquids since 2017, nicotine salt is not a crystal at all. What separates it from pharmaceutical nicotine, and what is claimed about its effects.
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News
Discover the bargain corner
A new section on smoking.fr brings together clearance and refurbished stock: reduced prices on smokers’ items and low-cost gifts, with any flaw stated on the product page.
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Shisha
MYA shishas: a long-standing name in hookahs
Around for more than forty years, Mya hookahs are found in homes and in shisha bars. What sets their models apart, from compact sizes to trade versions.
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E-cigarette
Making your own e-liquid at home
Mixing your own e-liquid calls for an initial outlay, then allows flavours and doses to be adjusted. The article sets out the reasoning and the equipment needed.
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E-cigarette
The e-cigarette glossary
Vape, clearomiser, sub ohm, coil: a glossary to find your way through the vocabulary of the electronic cigarette, often puzzling for anyone just starting out.
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Cigar
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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E-cigarette
Gaïatrend, the innovative French company
Based in the Moselle since 2008, Gaïatrend has become a leading French maker of e-liquids. The story of the company and of its Alfaliquid brand.
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Cigar
[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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News
Thank you for this wonderful year!
The Smoking.fr team sends its wishes for 2018 and its founder looks back on the year gone by, ten years after the online shop first opened.
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Pipe
A customisable Do it Yourself pipe
6 bowls, 7 stems and 2 shapes: the customisable pipe offered by Smoking.fr is made in Saint-Claude and assembled part by part, to the customer’s own choice.
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Cigar
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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Pipe
[Mimmo interview] A visit to the briar block workshop
In his workshop in Taggia, Italy, Domenico Roméo cuts the briar blocks from which pipes are made. A tour of the premises and a meeting with the man everyone calls Mimmo.
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