Cigar whiskies to go with a good smoke have become popular,we have a look at some of the best.
It is one of those classic silver screen moments. The bar doors flap closed behind him and the dusty clothed baddie enters the bar ready to pick his fight.
A chiselled jawed and weather beaten Eastwood squints over his hand of cards at the stranger, puts his drink down and quietly readies his gun.
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By Rob Allanson
from Issue 61 published on 19/01/2007
perfection The Whisky & Cigar Challenge matches a premium whisky with a premium Cuban cigar to produce the perfect match
It took hundreds of judges, three tasting sessions and events in Glasgow and Havana to do it, but the judges in this year’s Whisky & Cigar Challenge, hosted by Whisky Magazine, Habanos SA and London restaurant Boisdale, reckon that this year’s winning combination is the
perfect match.
The partnersh...
By Dominic Roskrow
from Issue 39 published on 1/5/2004
It’s a marriage made in heaven – whisky and cigars. But what are the best combinations? We brought a group of experts together in Cuba to find out. Damian Riley-Smith reports
Extending the boundaries of whisky enjoyment has always been one of the Whisky Magazine crusades. For those who enjoy them, there is no finer accompaniment to whisky than the cigar. And the finest cigar in the world comes from the beautiful and intoxicating island of Cuba.
The timing of the event c...
By Damian Riley-Smith
from Issue 31 published on 9/6/2003
Happy days are here again, according to cigar guru James Leavey
Several months ago, I was invited to an exhibition in Paris to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the S.T. Dupont lighter. Arriving early, I nipped into a nearby café for a couple of espressos and Montecristo No.3s, which I shared with Martin Winters, Managing Director of the famous French company’s ...
By James Leavey
from Issue 25 published on 16/8/2002
Whisky and cigars can be a perfect combination. And the best way to taste them is in their country of origin-Cuba- as Damian Riley Smith finds out.
The Mexican Embassy has just been stormed, a stolen bus colliding with the front gates. Many of the key roads are closed, but not enough to prevent us from reaching the Palacio de Convenciones, the focal point of the Habano Festival 2002.
The Habano Festival is the ultimate gathering of the greates...
By Damian Riley-Smith
from Issue 24 published on 16/7/2002
A cigar replete with the aromas of bourbon, 'Paradise', thought Adam Edwards, and that's was where his troubles began
I am an innocent at the complexities of marketing. Who was the PR, for example, who decided that I should be the lucky journalist to receive a large cardboard box of 23 different Caribbean hot sauces? I like hot sauce as much as the next jerk chicken grazer but it is not something I have made public...
By Adam Edwards
from Issue 11 published on 16/9/2000
Expert James Leavey provides the ultimate guide to smoking pleasure.
Tobacco was native to the Americas long before it was discovered by Christopher Columbus in Cuba in 1492, and transplanted around the world.
In their original arm-length form, Cuban cigars were rough and harsh to smoke. Until the Europeans, notably the Spaniards, successfully applied the processi...
By James Leavey
from Issue 11 published on 16/9/2000
Nothing befits a dram more than a fine smoke. James Leavey advises where to buy the best cigars.
On 9 March 2000 at Christie’s in London, the hammer fell on 416 lots of ‘vintage cigars’, which ranged in age from 1930s to a box barely three years old. By the end of the day, the pre-sale estimates for Christie’s first auction devoted exclusively to cigars were exceeded by some £150,000 in a tota...
By James Leavey
from Issue 11 published on 16/9/2000
Does Ardbeg go best with a Bolivar? And what might happen if youbegan a corona gigantes before dinner? Chris Orr provides a whisky lovers' guide to a good smoke
It must be a pretty depressing time for your average movie mogul or bank president. Despite the fact that business in general appears to be doing well the world over (give or take the odd country), they have managed, inadvertently, to lose control of that most potent symbol of rampant capitalism, th...
By Chris Orr
from Issue 5 published on 4/8/1999
Like a fine malt, a good cigar will sooth the savage breast, says James Leavey.
Soothed or not, there are times when even the mildest of us are sorely tested. Take, for example, the cigar freaks who insist on extolling the merits of Cohiba Lanceros while pooh-poohing the underrated qualities of a Petit Punch, just because the former stick of Cuban tobacco is five times the pric...
By James Leavey
from Issue 3 published on 13/5/1999
