The Cuban Cigar Club in Newcastle, which opened its’ doors in the spring of 2011, has recently launched its’ latest addition; the only fully-compliant indoor sampling lounge in the North east. Manager Justin Clayton and his team are all passionate and well-informed enthusiasts, affording the same courtesies throughout from the complete novice on his or her first visit to the enthusiastic collector and all in between....More

A new feature length documentary entitled “Cigars: The Heart And Soul Of Cuba” has been released on DVD in the UK. The film has been written and directed by James Orr and presented by James Suckling and chronicles the entire process of Cuban cigar making, from planting to packaging, offering rare, never before seen footage of the facilities where these cigars are produced, and the people who make them. Suckling serves as an expe...More

Turmeaus, part of the C.Gars Ltd group, have opened a new specialist tobacconist in Sheppard Market, Mayfair. The store has an extensive range of pipes, humidors, lighters, accessories, tobaccos as well as boasting a walk-in humidor stocked to capacity exclusively with Cuban cigars. The range includes standard Habanos lines as well as Regional Editions, Limited Editions as well as other rare and collectible items. ...More

Hunters & Frankau have issued the new English Market Selection (EMS) badge for 2012. The EMS description has been used by Cuba for over a century. Many people contend it originally reflected the reputation of the English market for accepting only the very finest cigars that Cuba had to offer, while others maintain it was used to distinguish cigars destined for England from those bound for the USA. At the time the English preferen...More