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Why Smoke Slowly?

21 October 2021

“Slow smoking” only has upsides and doesn’t require any specific technical skills.   Alban Cordier, member of ADC’s tasting committee   I started writing this article as I lit up a Partagás Shorts; I keep my 50-cigar cedarwood box in the open air in a cool place (I smoke “dry”). It is 10 AM, and I want to share the
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Perfect for this summer: Don Tomas Nicaragua Robusto

19 July 2021

This cheap robusto has been awarded 4 rings (out of 5) in the 2021 Cigaroscope. Toasty-roasted, silky-soft first puff. The cigar releases some bitter notes, then opens into a vegetal perfume of fall leaves and fragrant wood. Mild flavour overall. Excellent draw. Very regular burn. The vitola provides a smooth experience with no surges. The light-coloured smoke is abundant and
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Avez-vous testé le cigare sans alcool ?

21 May 2019

Parce qu’il n’y a pas que le whisky irlandais, le rhum de la Barbade ou le traditionnel cognac, pourquoi ne pas déguster son cigare avec une boisson sans alcool ? L’Amateur vous propose cinq « softs » qui se marieront très bien avec vos vitoles. Jean-Pascal Grosso, avec la complicité éclairée de Richard Colard   Belvoir Ginger Beer, limonade aromatisée au gingembre Contrairement
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Il est bio, ton puro, gringo ?

16 May 2019

La culture biologique de la vigne représente aujourd’hui 10 % du territoire français. Celle du tabac, en revanche, reste encore confidentielle au niveau mondial.   Depuis la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la montée en puissance de l’agriculture en général et de la viticulture en particulier n’a pas été un long fleuve tranquille. Conséquences directes de la hausse de la
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7 premium cigars for beginners

30 May 2018

You want to try cigar? The true one, completely hand-made? You are right, it is the good way to smoke less and well. Here are seven cigars which will introduce you to the four main countries, in accessible formats :   Cuba  Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure N° 2 – Robusto H.Upmann Regalias – Petit corona Romeo y Julieta Short Churchills
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Should a Sauternes be paired with a cigar ?

16 January 2018

The owner of Rayne Vigneau, one of the biggest names in Sauternes production, says Yes ! By Thierry Dussard Derek Smith smokes one cigar a day, after dinner, whether it’s a Ramon Allones or a H. Upmann, his favorites. Being also the number one French foie gras online retailer, with Traditions du Périgord, he notes that « Sauternes wine doesn’t only pair
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Christmas Bar !

7 December 2017

Here is the champagne that we have selected this year for Christmas ! By Phillippe Hupp Champagne Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill 2006, 12,5°, 75 cl It is one of the few great champagne houses to have retained its independence. It still belongs to the same family – and in its cellars of Epernay, thirty meters underground, one persists to
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Bottle of the month: For fans of margaritas…

10 November 2017

By Philippe Hupp Tequila Milagro, 40°, 70 cl Danny Schneeweiss and Moy Guindi were still students – aged just 23 – when they started producing tequila. The Mexican spirit is particularly popular on American campuses. 20 years later, their intelligently marketed creations have accumulated a host of awards. They only use blue agave from the state of Jalisco. The pinãs
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Bottle of the month: Rum born in a French château…

16 October 2017

by Philippe Hupp Plantation OFTD Overproof Rum, 69°, 70 cl This extraordinary rum saw the light of day in Ferrand’s Bonbonnet château, in Cognac, France. Alexandre Gabriel brought together six celebrated rum lovers from Paris, London, Chicago, San Francisco and New Orleans to create an Old Fashioned Traditional Dark, meaning it is an uncut amber rum worthy of the heydays
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Special Production Habanos: The Lowdown

13 October 2017

Every year, a few particularly elaborate habanos – from special vintages to limited or exclusive editions – roll out of Cuban factories. They are generally available in France the year that follows their release. We give you the lowdown on how to recognize them.  A for Añejados Añejados means aged. These cigars are rolled and then left to age in
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4 wine and cigar pairings

15 September 2017

Contrary to popular belief, wine and cigars can be paired well together. This is our selection of the best matches. By Jean Cottereau Surprising combinations occur when a cigar is accompanied by wine, as though conviviality transformed perceptions and altered tastes. The results of our tastings are presented below. —-  Which wine goes well with Nicaraguan cigars? The following wines are
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Chef Arnaud Lallement’s all-champagne menu

11 September 2017

The three-star chef, and authentic lover of Cuban cigars, Arnaud Lallement creates dishes on the edge of acidity, which go perfectly with champagne.  By Thierry Dussard  The man who learned to read using the Michelin Guide has become one of the Guide’s most decorated chefs. In comparison with the French Academy, which has forty members, known as immortels, there are
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Where does the barnyard flavor in cigars come from?

31 August 2017

Some flavors in cigars and wine are decidedly “horsey”. Like them or not, they may be caused by a lack of hygiene. So, you don’t want too much. By Bernard Burtshy Cohiba’s magnificent Esplendidos is a stunning creation. With its elegant, glossy colorado wrapper, it’s as sophisticated as an Italian supercar. The cold draw reveals spices, gamey scents and even
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A summer with two good men

26 July 2017

Two good men, Arturo Pérez-Riverte, translated from Spanish, (Spain) by Gabriel Iaculli – 502p. 22.50 at the Threshold. Artur Pérez-Reverte is found of France, of Alexandre Dumas and of Paris, the memories of its forests, its misty weather. His feelings have been paid off. French readers like his books very much. Once again, they show it, this riveting novel has
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Gin Fishers : a gin from the sea !

25 May 2017

Gin Fishers, 44°, 50 cl A aromatic gin ! Spignel, wild celery, chervil, bog myrtle, wood avens, and rock samphire: these are just some of the wild herbs harvested from marshland that make Fishers gin so unique. Created by John McCarthy and distilled in Southwold, Suffolk, where the cliffs overlook the North Sea, it has an unashamedly coastal feel. The
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Seville : a cigar paradise

11 May 2017

Cigars play a significant role in the history of and collective imagination surrounding the Andalusian capital. Find out more about this city of aficionados. By Laurent Mimouni It was in Seville that Europe’s first tobacco factory saw the light of day, in 1758. The idea was to consolidate the multitude of small processing workshops that had popped up all over
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Salt? In my cigar?

10 April 2017

No, it’s not the latest hare-brained experiment, there really is salt in your cigar, and in your wine too. Let me explain…   By Bernard Burtshy   SALTINESS is one of the four basic tastes (or five, if we count Japanese umami), and salt is, and always has been, a precious commodity. Salting is one of the oldest methods of
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The spirit of the month

23 March 2017

 By Philippe Hupp Rhum Mezan Trinidad 1996, 40°, 70 cl When Caroni, a State-owned distillery in Trinity-and-Tobago, closed down in 2002, there were still thousands of old American oak casks, full of rum, lying around in its warehouses. It turned out to be a real treasure trove – a bottle of Caroni 1985 Old Legend, for example, can go for
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