This has been written about a week after, so its going to be a little short. But here goes. Players – Gold Leaf [/ Now im a Nottingham lad, Nottingham is known for a few things, Boots Raleigh Bikes and Players Cigarettes. One of the most popular Players brands out there is Gold Leaf, and would [...]

We had a day in Old Dubai, away from the skyscrapers and in the realm of street traders. I picked up a GENIUNE rolex for 100dh after a little looking about and haggling. A long with a brass Brunton Compass, which i very heavy and seems to work for only 85dh about £17. After that [...]

We had a busy day, i cant remember what we did….All i remember is that i smoked the following cigar,  and that’s because i write tasting notes. Don Antonio “Red” Churchill I got these cigars at the duty free, it was 10dh at the tills. So for about £2 i got my hands on a [...]

After not really smoking much on the Monday, other than my crossroads and finishing off the Golden Gate ciggies. I figured it was time for a bigger smoke. So on the Tuesday we headed out for ladies night….yes ladies night. The bars offer cheap drink and an excuse for Expat women to meet up and [...]

Another hot day and time for some more smokes. It reached 41 at one point….. Villiger 1888 -Short Robusto Rolled in : Dominican Republic Wrapper : Ecuadorian (some say Conecticut??) Binder : Dominican Republic Filler : Dominican Republic Size: 4″ x 50 Now I only found out Villiger made hand made cigars a few months [...]

Ha guess what, i ventured to ANOTHER tobacconist. The Smokers Center, the manager there was a cool guy. It was nice to trade tips and see how other tobacconists are run. They had a large humidor but to be honest it lacked variation. many of the Common Havana brands, EVERYTHING by Davidoff. But there was [...]

Well another full day and another cigar top up. At the local supermarket they had a large range of “Premium” machine made cigars. Many of the King Edwards (Flavoured, Tipped etc). The full range of candle light senoritas, including the now discontinued Coffee flavour and a plain Sumatra wrapper. I will get a pack of [...]

Before i set of, i had the plan to only spend 1700dh(UAE) in the Duty free. After looking at how much everything costs over here, i was going to reduce that to 2 boxes. But that wasn’t my first worry, the main issue was me not being able to smoke for 7-8 hours plus. After [...]