The PH Cigar Thread
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Goaty Bill 2 said:
The final act following a wander in and out of shops on Jermyn St yesterday, was a stop into the Mayfair Cigar terrace.
I usually try to avoid buying my cigars from lounges/hotels (price, limited selection, condition etc.), however, The Romeo y Julieta Churchill was in absolutely perfect health, at £30 not excessively over priced (no photo this time, we all know what they look like by now), and made for a very pleasant hour+ long smoke break with a few glasses of Graham's tawny port, before catching the train home.
Nice venue, and excellent service.
Is that the Mayfair hotel? Is it heated? Covered in case of rain? or are we best off waiting for a nice day to visit?I usually try to avoid buying my cigars from lounges/hotels (price, limited selection, condition etc.), however, The Romeo y Julieta Churchill was in absolutely perfect health, at £30 not excessively over priced (no photo this time, we all know what they look like by now), and made for a very pleasant hour+ long smoke break with a few glasses of Graham's tawny port, before catching the train home.
Nice venue, and excellent service.
craigjm said:
jinkster said:
Is that the Mayfair hotel? Is it heated? Covered in case of rain? or are we best off waiting for a nice day to visit?
Is it so well covered and heated that a lot of people would find it hard to see how it can possibly be classed as being legal (Yes, the hotel).
They have very clever metal(?) mesh curtains between the outer pillars that appear to work somewhat like the emergency 'space' blankets. (I sat next to the outside 'wall' yesterday)
You can in fact reach outside past the curtain, so it is technically open on at least two sides.
Nicely heated. I removed my coat and was very comfortable in a sport jacket. The waiter works in his shirtsleeves.
The heaters are quite strong, but distant enough so as not to radiate hot spots on you.
Goaty Bill 2 said:
craigjm said:
jinkster said:
Is that the Mayfair hotel? Is it heated? Covered in case of rain? or are we best off waiting for a nice day to visit?
Is it so well covered and heated that a lot of people would find it hard to see how it can possibly be classed as being legal (Yes, the hotel).
They have very clever metal(?) mesh curtains between the outer pillars that appear to work somewhat like the emergency 'space' blankets. (I sat next to the outside 'wall' yesterday)
You can in fact reach outside past the curtain, so it is technically open on at least two sides.
Nicely heated. I removed my coat and was very comfortable in a sport jacket. The waiter works in his shirtsleeves.
The heaters are quite strong, but distant enough so as not to radiate hot spots on you.
jinkster said:
Goaty Bill 2 said:
craigjm said:
jinkster said:
Is that the Mayfair hotel? Is it heated? Covered in case of rain? or are we best off waiting for a nice day to visit?
Is it so well covered and heated that a lot of people would find it hard to see how it can possibly be classed as being legal (Yes, the hotel).
They have very clever metal(?) mesh curtains between the outer pillars that appear to work somewhat like the emergency 'space' blankets. (I sat next to the outside 'wall' yesterday)
You can in fact reach outside past the curtain, so it is technically open on at least two sides.
Nicely heated. I removed my coat and was very comfortable in a sport jacket. The waiter works in his shirtsleeves.
The heaters are quite strong, but distant enough so as not to radiate hot spots on you.
DoubleTime said:
jinkster said:
Goaty Bill 2 said:
craigjm said:
jinkster said:
Is that the Mayfair hotel? Is it heated? Covered in case of rain? or are we best off waiting for a nice day to visit?
Is it so well covered and heated that a lot of people would find it hard to see how it can possibly be classed as being legal (Yes, the hotel).
They have very clever metal(?) mesh curtains between the outer pillars that appear to work somewhat like the emergency 'space' blankets. (I sat next to the outside 'wall' yesterday)
You can in fact reach outside past the curtain, so it is technically open on at least two sides.
Nicely heated. I removed my coat and was very comfortable in a sport jacket. The waiter works in his shirtsleeves.
The heaters are quite strong, but distant enough so as not to radiate hot spots on you.
paulguitar said:
DoubleTime said:
jinkster said:
Goaty Bill 2 said:
craigjm said:
jinkster said:
Is that the Mayfair hotel? Is it heated? Covered in case of rain? or are we best off waiting for a nice day to visit?
Is it so well covered and heated that a lot of people would find it hard to see how it can possibly be classed as being legal (Yes, the hotel).
They have very clever metal(?) mesh curtains between the outer pillars that appear to work somewhat like the emergency 'space' blankets. (I sat next to the outside 'wall' yesterday)
You can in fact reach outside past the curtain, so it is technically open on at least two sides.
Nicely heated. I removed my coat and was very comfortable in a sport jacket. The waiter works in his shirtsleeves.
The heaters are quite strong, but distant enough so as not to radiate hot spots on you.
Fortunately, as it's not a dedicated cigar terrace as such, you are okay to bring your own cigars. But there may well be cigarette smokers about too.
Of course for dedicated cigar shops / lounges you have Fox's and Sautter's all within a fairly short distance.
Goaty Bill 2 said:
You should be aware that their cigar menu is fairly limited, though if the Churchill I smoked is any indication, in good condition.
Fortunately, as it's not a dedicated cigar terrace as such, you are okay to bring your own cigars. But there may well be cigarette smokers about too.
Of course for dedicated cigar shops / lounges you have Fox's and Sautter's all within a fairly short distance.
This was to be my question. I have no issue having to buy my cigar somewhere to use their terrace (if I like it, it's their train set and thus their rules) but it always galls me to buy a cigar in poor condition.Fortunately, as it's not a dedicated cigar terrace as such, you are okay to bring your own cigars. But there may well be cigarette smokers about too.
Of course for dedicated cigar shops / lounges you have Fox's and Sautter's all within a fairly short distance.
RichUK said:
I'd also recommend the Ten Manchester Street hotel in Marylebone. A great indoor & outdoor lounge, with a wonderful selection of very well kept cigars too.
I would second this, been to Ten on a number of occasions, always good service and nice surroundings, even in deepest winter.Attended the season opener at Fox's last night.
We started with a Por Larranaga
Length: 6 1/4"
Ring Gauge: 33
This was a surprisingly nice cigar in spite of it's tiny gauge.
I really enjoyed this one.
This is only the second time I have smoked a Por Larranaga, the other was a much larger vitola. They do not disappoint.
This was followed by a Partagas Maduro No. 1
Length: 5 1/8"
Ring Gauge: 52
This Partagas does not smoke as one might expect.
Milder and much less of what I think of as 'that typical Partagas flavour' than I could have imagined.
Very pleasant, smooth, long smoking cigar all the same.
We were served a selection of some very pleasant 'craft' beers with these.
All in all, another good event at Fox.
We started with a Por Larranaga
Length: 6 1/4"
Ring Gauge: 33
This was a surprisingly nice cigar in spite of it's tiny gauge.
I really enjoyed this one.
This is only the second time I have smoked a Por Larranaga, the other was a much larger vitola. They do not disappoint.
This was followed by a Partagas Maduro No. 1
Length: 5 1/8"
Ring Gauge: 52
This Partagas does not smoke as one might expect.
Milder and much less of what I think of as 'that typical Partagas flavour' than I could have imagined.
Very pleasant, smooth, long smoking cigar all the same.
We were served a selection of some very pleasant 'craft' beers with these.
All in all, another good event at Fox.
And following from the Fox's season opener, was the cigar club's first event of 2018.
The featured cigar was H Upmann Anejados
Length: 4 7/8"
Ring Gauge: 50
These were just released to Hunters & Frankau, and I am told that our batch had been aged in Cuba since 2011.
They are described as 'light' and I have to agree. For an aged cigar, I'm afraid it didn't quite live up to its promise (or at least to what I was expecting), however, I couldn't fault it, and certainly enjoyed it.
Unusually for a large gauge, aged cigar, the flavour didn't really change throughout the smoke. It did however stay lit and burned perfectly evenly from beginning to end creating a large 'sturdy' ash. All a sign of top quality production and storage. Smoking time around 1 hour.
Shortly after finishing this, and with excellent timing as I was about to head off to the club humidor to make a purchase, a colleague offered me his cigar box. He was quite insistent, and refusal would have been rude, so avoiding some of his more exotic cigars, I selected a
Por Larranaga Picadores
Length: 5"
Ring Gauge: 48
A light to medium, consistent with what I have come to expect of the brand, it proved to be another good smoke. Again burning evenly from beginning to end, requiring a single re-light.
I am warming to this brand. A consistently good bang for your buck cigar when a light to medium smoke fits the bill.
If you are on a 'cigar bender', planning on having two or more cigars during the day, I could highly recommend either of these as openers.
If on the other hand you have just finished a large Partagas or Montecristo, they might be better saved for another day. Both being considerably milder.
Accompanying the cigars were 3 whiskeys (third of which escapes me)
Port Charlotte By Bruichladdich and
Octomore By Bruichladdich
I will have to admit that I don't normally go for the more 'peated' varieties.
Being the heathen I am, my comment upon both was "I can surely taste the bog in this one"
I don't think I will change my preferences any time soon, but actually, both were quite enjoyable, if perhaps a little overpowering for the particular cigars.
The featured cigar was H Upmann Anejados
Length: 4 7/8"
Ring Gauge: 50
These were just released to Hunters & Frankau, and I am told that our batch had been aged in Cuba since 2011.
They are described as 'light' and I have to agree. For an aged cigar, I'm afraid it didn't quite live up to its promise (or at least to what I was expecting), however, I couldn't fault it, and certainly enjoyed it.
Unusually for a large gauge, aged cigar, the flavour didn't really change throughout the smoke. It did however stay lit and burned perfectly evenly from beginning to end creating a large 'sturdy' ash. All a sign of top quality production and storage. Smoking time around 1 hour.
Shortly after finishing this, and with excellent timing as I was about to head off to the club humidor to make a purchase, a colleague offered me his cigar box. He was quite insistent, and refusal would have been rude, so avoiding some of his more exotic cigars, I selected a
Por Larranaga Picadores
Length: 5"
Ring Gauge: 48
A light to medium, consistent with what I have come to expect of the brand, it proved to be another good smoke. Again burning evenly from beginning to end, requiring a single re-light.
I am warming to this brand. A consistently good bang for your buck cigar when a light to medium smoke fits the bill.
If you are on a 'cigar bender', planning on having two or more cigars during the day, I could highly recommend either of these as openers.
If on the other hand you have just finished a large Partagas or Montecristo, they might be better saved for another day. Both being considerably milder.
Accompanying the cigars were 3 whiskeys (third of which escapes me)
Port Charlotte By Bruichladdich and
Octomore By Bruichladdich
I will have to admit that I don't normally go for the more 'peated' varieties.
Being the heathen I am, my comment upon both was "I can surely taste the bog in this one"
I don't think I will change my preferences any time soon, but actually, both were quite enjoyable, if perhaps a little overpowering for the particular cigars.
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