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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Cigar
[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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News
Smoking.fr celebrates its tenth anniversary!
From 2007 to 2017, the site for smokers has spent ten years alongside its customers. It is marking the anniversary with a prize draw in September and gifts included in orders.
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E-cigarette
E-liquid: how to make your choice
Four broad families of e-liquid, from tobacco flavours to fresh and sweet notes, and a great many brands. Some pointers for comparing them before you buy.
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Smoking accessories
A luxury lighter, sculpted for dandies (Limited Edition)
The house of S.T. Dupont and the sculptor Laquart have created “Monsieur Os”, also called “Dandy Skull”: a gold-plated bronze lighter made in 288 pieces.
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Pipe
[Chacom pipe interview] The famous Saint-Claude pipe
From the Jura to mechanical engineering, then to a design school and back to the family firm: the director of the Chacom pipe house talks about his route and about Saint-Claude.
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Cigar
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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Other
Certain cigarette brand names banned from sale
Since plain packs took over the shelves of French tobacconists, some brand names have also had to change. Which names are affected, and how long manufacturers have to comply.
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E-cigarette
The electronic cigarette: taking stock seven years on
Seven years after it reached the French market, the electronic cigarette is the subject of a Santé publique France survey whose figures this article sets out.
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News
Thank you for this EXCEPTIONAL year!
New warehouses, reduced delivery charges, prize draws and interviews: the founder of Smoking.fr looks back on 2016 and sends his wishes for the year beginning.
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Cigar
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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News
Christmas wish list, our gift ideas for smokers
Cigar cabinet, watch, small accessories: the Christmas list drawn up by the Smoking.fr team brings together gift ideas to suit a range of budgets.
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Other
Spoiling your grandad without breaking the bank… it is possible!
A Chacom pipe set, an S.T. Dupont pen: a selection of gift ideas for grandfathers, chosen to stay affordable, whether buying alone or clubbing together.
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Cigar
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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Cigar
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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