News
The new Iron Man collection by S.T. Dupont
Born of a partnership between Marvel and S.T. Dupont, the Iron Man collection brings together a Tony Stark pen, cufflinks, wallets and belts. A look at the range and its maker.
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Luxury
[S.T. Dupont interview] Meeting a devotee of the French art of living
Michel Adé, international sales director of S.T. Dupont, talks about the house, its manufacturing methods and the order from the Maharaja of India that led it to the lighter.
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Cigar
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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Cigar
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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Other
Marisol Touraine calls for a 10 euro pack of cigarettes
The French health minister has come out in favour of a sharp rise in the price of tobacco before the end of the presidential term. Reactions to a measure that divides opinion.
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Smoking accessories
Our ideas for a different Valentine’s Day
Tableware, a watch, a Lampe Berger or smoking accessories: the gift ideas gathered by Smoking.fr for Valentine’s Day, arranged for her, for him and as prestige gifts.
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Shisha
Bigg Ice Rockz stones: the test
Mineral stones soaked in flavoured liquid, which Bigg offers in place of shisha tobacco. The test of the Ice Rockz stones, on video, with the flavours announced.
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Other
End-of-year message from the Smoking.fr team
The Smoking.fr team sends its wishes for the new year, looks back on the year just gone and on the Marchand d’Excellence title awarded by the independent body FIANET.
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News
Plain packaging, narrowly approved by the Assembly
The French National Assembly has voted, by a margin of two votes, to introduce plain packets from May 2016. The objections raised by manufacturers and tobacconists.
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Pipe
Vauen pipes from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films
Vauen makes the pipes seen in Tolkien under the Auenland name: a small bowl, a very long bent stem and beech shaped in Germany. A look at the series and at its maker.
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News
No rise in the price of tobacco in 2016
The French National Assembly has refused to pass on the sharp rise in the price of tobacco planned for 2016. A look back at the amendments that were rejected or withdrawn.
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Cigar
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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News
Dropped cigarette butt, a 68-euro fine in Paris
Since 1 October, dropping a cigarette butt in the street in Paris has carried a 68-euro fine. The reasons for the measure and the facilities put in place by the city.
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Smoking accessories
A new rock collection inspired by the Rolling Stones
S.T. Dupont devotes a lighter collection to the Rolling Stones, produced in 1,962 pieces as a nod to the year the band was formed. The story of the group and the detail of the range.
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Other
Mü-Bot, the robot with long arms
Mü-Bot is a gadget of Japanese origin whose arms are in fact a pair of stereo earphones. A look at this white plastic robot and its universal mini-jack connector.
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News
The Smoking.fr ten anniversary days
The Smoking.fr shop is eight years old and is marking the occasion with ten days of free delivery, from 22 to 31 July 2015, alongside the summer sales.
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Smoking accessories
A Father’s Day with Smoking.fr
A leather tobacco pouch, a travel humidor or a four-drawer model: the selection of gift ideas gathered by Smoking.fr as Father’s Day approaches.
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News
Smoking in playgrounds should be banned this summer
A decree due at the end of June would keep cigarettes out of France’s public playgrounds from the summer. The minister presents it as a common sense measure meant to denormalise the cigarette.
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E-cigarette
Tobacconists and electronic cigarettes
French tobacconists sell electronic cigarettes without offering advice or after-sales service. A comparison with specialist shops and the faults vapers report.
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Smoking accessories
Slim 7 by S.T. Dupont, the thinnest lighter in the world
S.T. Dupont presents the Slim 7, which it describes as the thinnest lighter in the world. A look back at the house, founded in 1872, and at the coatings it uses.
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Cigar
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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