ah, I still remember my first smoke! I was still studying at that time, and I was with a friend in a used-bookstore, strolling around looking for good books. My eye catched a few books about cigars (one of them an old book “the gentle art of smoking” by Dunhill). I said to my friend that smoking cigars would be a great hobby, because all people that were smoking cigars all looked really pleased and relaxed.
I bought the books and that same afternoon we visited a local cigar shop, and I told the story to the clerk. He smiled to us and was eager to help the young and unexpirienced boys. He gave us a great speech about what, why and how to smoke a cigar.
He invited us in the humi, and my eyes opened with excitement!
I left the shop with a case of “The heeren van Ruysdael” shortfillers and a sampler pack of “Private stock”, the low budget Davidoff line. The sampler pack contained 5 cigars with different sizes.
The clerk also gave me a cigar cutter.
As soon as I smoked one I was hooked.. I visited that shop many times over to try almost anything he had.
maandag 17 november 2008
donderdag 13 november 2008
Visit at La Casa Del Habano in Luxemburg
Armistice day (November,11th) in Belgium is one of those holidays here, where we remember the Great War from 1914-1918.
Sara and me took the opportunity to pay a visit to the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg. I read on one of my RSS feeds that they had a visit this week of one of a cuban cigar roller who would be there all week.
So we took out the Benz for a spin and drove about 2 hours from Antwerp to the city of Luxemburg in search for "La casa del habano". Thanks to the GPS we found it quite fast (though we had to park on the opposite side of town ;) ).
When we first entered the shop, a lot of smoke was hanging there from a few guys who were happily watching Señor Saùl Jorge Gonzalez de los Rios perform his cigar miracles. Together with a 7 year old rum, I enjoyed a freshly rolled cigar.
Boy, that really is something else: seeing the cigar being made, it really enhances the experience. It smells great, feels so soft (other than usual cigars that are harder), and smokes really fabulous! I must say, Saul really did a fantastic job on creating gran robusto's and other sizes.
We watched him during the smoke as he continued displaying his craftsmanship while smoking a great one himself. We really had a great talk with the owner and some of the other guests. It was a really fun opportunity to smoke a freshly rolled cigar.
The shop itself is also great. Close to the shopping streets, the shop offers a place to sit, renting of cabinets and a lot of great accesoires. They only sell a few single cigars (which isn't a problem because they sell all the major ones by piece) and a great humidor for the boxes.
The people that work there are also a great help: they offer a lot of knowledge and information about the goods you want to buy.
So if you are Luxemburg neighborhood or visiting there, be sure to drop in the shop!
Sara and me took the opportunity to pay a visit to the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg. I read on one of my RSS feeds that they had a visit this week of one of a cuban cigar roller who would be there all week.
So we took out the Benz for a spin and drove about 2 hours from Antwerp to the city of Luxemburg in search for "La casa del habano". Thanks to the GPS we found it quite fast (though we had to park on the opposite side of town ;) ).
When we first entered the shop, a lot of smoke was hanging there from a few guys who were happily watching Señor Saùl Jorge Gonzalez de los Rios perform his cigar miracles. Together with a 7 year old rum, I enjoyed a freshly rolled cigar.
Boy, that really is something else: seeing the cigar being made, it really enhances the experience. It smells great, feels so soft (other than usual cigars that are harder), and smokes really fabulous! I must say, Saul really did a fantastic job on creating gran robusto's and other sizes.
We watched him during the smoke as he continued displaying his craftsmanship while smoking a great one himself. We really had a great talk with the owner and some of the other guests. It was a really fun opportunity to smoke a freshly rolled cigar.
The shop itself is also great. Close to the shopping streets, the shop offers a place to sit, renting of cabinets and a lot of great accesoires. They only sell a few single cigars (which isn't a problem because they sell all the major ones by piece) and a great humidor for the boxes.
The people that work there are also a great help: they offer a lot of knowledge and information about the goods you want to buy.
So if you are Luxemburg neighborhood or visiting there, be sure to drop in the shop!
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