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Cigars - where to buy good ones in Brixton or nearby

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where can nice cigars be procured in the local area? i'm thinking cuban really. don't wanna have to slog into town and feel sure there must be a half decent tobacconist somewhere around here.

thanks in advance.

oh, and fuck boris johnson.
 
As far as I know, there's nowhere around there. One of the best places is Shervingtons on High Holborn (right by Chancery Lane tube). Else I often buy from cgarsltd online - they are absolutely excellent. What do you smoke, then?
 
Not a smoker but there always used to be a tobacconist on Charing Cross Road, dunno if its still there.
 
A quick google for "cigar shop south london" brought me to this:

http://www.aficionado.org.uk/Shops.php

Mostly in West End/City, but there's this place:

News Studio Limited
21 Borough High Street
London SE1 9SE

"A news agent across the road from Borough Market with a small humidor of cuban and other cigars. The fictional character Bridget Jones would have a view of this shop from her flat."
 
Davidoff, on the corner of Jermyn Street & St James's has a large walk in humidor. Ok not Brixton but the nearest tube is Green Park so less than 15 minutes on the Victoria Line.
 
There also used to be a good one in Covent Garden and one of the offies on Old Compton St (first offie if you're walking up from Charing X Rd) has a good selection too
 
well i just got a delivery of some gars from c.gar's - thanks for the tip-off! http://www.cgarsltd.co.uk/cubancigars.php

i got 4 badboys - 2x charatan churchill, 2 x quorum toros. both nicaraguan cigars (my housemate reckons they are next best after cubans).they're a good 6 inches long each, me and my housemate are probably gonna get busy with them this evening. i'm no expert but i will report back!

thanks for all the suggestions.
 
You won't be disappointed with cgarsltd. They're a great site. Glad to have been of help. :)

Would always go for Cubans myself, though. Had a fantastic Montecristo No.2 last night.
 
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Hi, just joined the forum, im a fellow cigar smoker in south east london, have also used cgarsltd very good site for cigars, but i find them a bit on the pricey side.
i use various sites on the net, purchased some bolivar belicosos fino very nice smoke & a box of fonseca delisias.
So whats your favorite smokes??
montesmoke.
 
Montesmoke said:
Hi, just joined the forum, im a fellow cigar smoker in south east london, have also used cgarsltd very good site for cigars, but i find them a bit on the pricey side.
i use various sites on the net, purchased some bolivar belicosos fino very nice smoke & a box of fonseca delisias.
So whats your favorite smokes??
montesmoke.
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I like Cohiba's, Montecristo No2's er *goes off to check cigar collection*
 
The cohibas very nice smoke i quite like the siglos, also im a fan of the Montecristo no2 torpedo great smoke, tried a partagas serie D the other day an exceptional cigar burned evenly, draw was easy, good construction a fine cigar.:)
 
Montesmoke said:
The cohibas very nice smoke i quite like the siglos, also im a fan of the Montecristo no2 torpedo great smoke, tried a partagas serie D the other day an exceptional cigar burned evenly, draw was easy, good construction a fine cigar.:)
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Yeah, Partagas Serie D are great - it was a number 4 I guess? That's one of my favourite patterns, a really classic robusto. The Cohiba robustos are great too, as are the siglo series (particularly IV and V). Other favourites of mine include the Hoyo de Monterrey (sp?).

As I say, I tend to but either online (at cgarsltd) or at Shervingtons (near Chancery Lane tube). Occasionally, I go to Casa del Habana on Wardour Street. Somehow, because their a specialist tobacconist, they have an exemption from the smoking ban, so you can sample a cigar inside, on one of their big leather sofas. (They provide you with water or coffee, I think, but youi can't get a drink, I'm afraid.)
 
I'm a Romeo Y Julieta man myself. Although the best cigar I ever had was from the Davidoff shop where I saw it being rolled by a Cuban lady (no it wasn't rolled on her thighs and I doubt she was a virgin judging by her age) there was something really satisfying about smoking something I had seen being created
 
Yes serie D no4 fine smoke, im partial to the siglo series had a siglo VI last sat a very nice stick, also i like the R&J churchills.
The casa del Habana on wardour street sounds great would like to go visit there.
The old cuban lady rolling a cigar at the davidoff shop sounds like its worth a trip, be interesting to see that.
maybe when i get more established on this forum, i could organise a cigar herf around london with some of you.
Have any of you been to havana cuba??
 
There is an excellent little shop about 30 yards from Bank tube. Quick hop up the Northern drain. The shop is in that arcade just by the Tube.
 
FoxyMKII said:
I'm a Romeo Y Julieta man myself. Although the best cigar I ever had was from the Davidoff shop where I saw it being rolled by a Cuban lady (no it wasn't rolled on her thighs and I doubt she was a virgin judging by her age) there was something really satisfying about smoking something I had seen being created
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They sometimes roll them in the place on Wardour street, too.
 
Montesmoke said:
Yes serie D no4 fine smoke, im partial to the siglo series had a siglo VI last sat a very nice stick, also i like the R&J churchills.
The casa del Habana on wardour street sounds great would like to go visit there.
The old cuban lady rolling a cigar at the davidoff shop sounds like its worth a trip, be interesting to see that.
maybe when i get more established on this forum, i could organise a cigar herf around london with some of you.
Have any of you been to havana cuba??
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Yeah, I've been a couple of times, and, in terms of cigars, it's unbeatable (as you'd imagine).
 
So what you all gonna be smoking this coming weekend?? gonna tuck in to a few Bolis & a couple of Monte no2's i think, i have a R&J Short churchill on the go at the mo :-)
 
Montesmoke said:
So what you all gonna be smoking this coming weekend?? gonna tuck in to a few Bolis & a couple of Monte no2's i think, i have a R&J Short churchill on the go at the mo :-)
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Probably won't at the weekend, as we have people coming over; I don't smoke in the house (because we have a baby), and it might look a little antisocial if I was to go and have one in the garage! I have a few of the latest Cohiba Maduro limited editions (Genios and Secretos), though, so looking forward to tucking in, soon.
 
Havent tried the Cohiba Maduro Genios, Secretos or the magicos yet, let me know what they are like, where did you buy them from? Yea i know what its like cant really smoke in front of guests some tend to complain about the smoke & cant really hide away in garage lol, but a no no when a baby is about not fair on the nipper.
Just started to convert an old georgian glass cabinet into a humidor, hope it works LOL!
 
Montesmoke said:
Havent tried the Cohiba Maduro Genios, Secretos or the magicos yet, let me know what they are like, where did you buy them from? Yea i know what its like cant really smoke in front of guests some tend to complain about the smoke & cant really hide away in garage lol, but a no no when a baby is about not fair on the nipper.
Just started to convert an old georgian glass cabinet into a humidor, hope it works LOL!
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All three of the maduro patterns are good. Got them from Shervingtons (the place near Chancery Lane, mentioned above).

I'd be interested to see pics of the cabinet/humidor - sounds a good project. At Mrs Athos's insistence, I'm down to three humidors, now; all shop built, though, nothing as grand as a bespoke converted cabinet. Good luck with it.

What is the wood, by the way? Isn't there a potential for problems with most woods? Or will you line it with Spanish cedar? And are you going to try to make it air tight? What about humidification - an oasis type or an electronic one (depends on the size I suppose)?
 
So how much do shervingtons charge for the cohiba sticks? be interesting to know.
I will indeed show pix of the cabinet humi when its done, i will use a medium to large block oasis humidifier & use cedar beading for the inside of the door to keep it air tight, at the moment its mahogany with a black lacquer finish so not sure if im going to keep the finish yet??
The glass is well sealed, so shouldnt have any problems there.
Regarding the inside will have to source spanish cedar from some repatable supplier.
Im currently using 4 large humidors for boxed cigars & one cuban display humidor for my singles.
 
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