For the past couple of years I have been blending my own rolling tobacco and pipe mixtures for both my self and a number of the shops regular customers. So about 6 months ago I ventured into making my own Balkan style mixture with an interesting twist. With a few trusted guinea pigs in mind [...]

Being a huge fan the Serie D no 4, I couldn’t wait to give this a try. It has been sat in my humidor for a good 6 months. Last night my old flat mate was having a small house-warming. I loaded my travel humidor with something for everyone, some mild Dominican & Honduran cigars [...]

Each year Habanos s.a. release a number of “Ediciones Limitadas” which have darker aged wrappers. In 2007 they released a number of cigars using aged dark leaf for Filler, Binder & Wrapper. Hunter & Frankau released 1000 numbered boxes containing 3 of the best of the 2007 Limited Editions each box contains  A Hoyo de [...]

Every year Cigar Aficionado magazine compile a list of the top 25 rated cigars. Paradon always seem to finish on top or at least in the top 5 every year, 2009 was no different. The Paradon Family Reserve No 45 was launched to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Pardon family moving from Cuba to [...]