El Presidente

I wish you every success Chris! You deserve it. Habanos lawyers have been on the IP warpath for the past 6 years. I don't have a problem with them protecting their IP. FOH had to change from Friends of Habanos to Friends of El Habano after receiving a legal letter 5 years (?) ago. I took it to the higher levels given we are "Habanos Specialists" and have represented/Habanos officially since 2002 (and prior to that as a pirate since 1996). No go. They were adamant. Fair enough and to be honest, it was a god send. Take the licking, move on, be bigger and better.

Another fun cigar deck discussion with the lads....and it was a cracker. God we laughed. My nomination : Steven Seagal No man went so far.... with so little talent. Kudos to him.

This week The Lizards pair the My Father Le Bijou 1922 in Torpedo Box Pressed with Graham's 20 Year Old Tawny Port. The guys reveal the new Cohiba "Excelentes" LE Coming in '26, they share that Gizmo has been named FOH Man of the Year and Senator details his latest trip to Panama. PLUS: More Chen Zhi Chaos, The Pod Debut of Port, Sweden Bans Habanos S.A. & What Does the Future of Cuban Cigars Look Like?

I think that the Monte 1 and the QD Coronas Claro are the only other cigars in the 42 gauge that could challenge in sheer excellence when "on". Mind you, the Cohiba Siglo III would need to be near its best to stave off the challenge. I still feel a great Siglo III has a few more gears.

This series to explore whether a particular cigar is humidor worthy. Cost these days is an issue for many so let's see if we can highlight some absolute standouts. This should particularly assist those new to the cigar world. To be fair, most of the cigars we have featured to date have scored exceptionally well. Surprisingly well! Scoring is: 1-3 (Poor) 4-6 (Average to good) 7-10 (very good to excellent) Use the Poll. You are more than free to comment away! Singer Sade's "Smooth Operator" comes to mind when I think of the Cohiba Siglo III While it is often grouped with Lonsdales, it is technically a Corona Grande..that 10mm makes all the difference. What a cigar. Perhaps the greatest 42 ring gauge smoking experience in the world today. Big call I know but tell me who knocks it off the top spot? Silky smooth, complex, rich, nuanced, honey - citrus goodness. The Siglo III has it all and these days comes a price to match. Cohiba Siglo III ...Let's kick off the discussion

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Looking forward to it! See you in a couple of hours

Silver cigar cutter, modelled as a cannon upon a stepped base, with four wheels and single fall front drawer

Coprova S.A.S., which distributes Cuban cigars in France and Monaco, and Régie des Tabacs de Monaco, the local tobacco authority, have announced the new Ramón Allones Casino Edición Regional Monaco. It’s a 5 1/8 (130mm) x 55 parejo vitola known as montesco within the Cuban naming system, the same vitola as the Romeo y Julieta Wide Churchills. FULL STORY