In the early 1920’s the Italian almanac, Il Tabacco, published an interesting article titled “Sigaromanzia”. The article considered the twelve most common ways of holding a cigar and correlated these to psychological characteristics of the smoker.

It appears the study by Italian psychologists was quite accurate. A similar experiment was conducted by a number of modern psychologists and surprisingly the results were comparable. Next time you’re sitting down, smoking a Cuban cigar with a colleague pay attention to the way they hold their cigar. You may learn a little about their character or psyche. What does the way you hold your Cuban cigar say about you?

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We recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Chris Trotter from The Cigar Alliance. Our interview was included in Episode 19 which was published earlier this month. Check out our interview here: Cigar Alliance Podcast - Episode 19.

We wanted to pass on our thanks to Chris for inviting us on his show. We really enjoyed the experience.. thank you! The Cigar Alliance is a great source of cigar information and we love kicking back, relaxing and listening to Chris. We recommend subscribing to The Cigar Alliance Podcast and listening to past episodes.

Visit the homepage here: The Cigar Alliance; subscribe and enjoy!

It’s important to choose the right drink to accompany a Cuban cigar. I often get asked that question ‘What do you recommend to drink with a Cuban cigar?’

Choosing the appropriate drink can certainly enhance your smoking experience. When considering fine spirits a traditionalist typically suggests either a whiskey or cognac. Next time you’re given these options it may be worth thinking outside the square! Havana Club Anejo 7 can certainly be added to the list of spirits that can accompany the rich flavours of the Habanos cigar. The Havana Club Anejo 7 is the seven year old version of this famous Cuban rum and is bottled in a dark tall bottle which is sealed with a screw cap. The alcohol content of the Anejo 7 is rated at 40% and in the glass this rum displays a dazzling amber colour. To the nose the Anejo 7 offers complex aromas of cocoa, cedar and tobacco with a hint of vanilla.

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I’m delighted to announce my beautiful wife Charmaine gave birth to our second son on February 13th at 12.31am. Louie Dennis Haegens entered the world weighing in at just under 8lbs and his length was 52cm. As you can see from his photo he really is the perfect little boy!

I’ll definitely be celebrating tonight with a Montecristo No.2, and a fine drink which I’m yet to decide on, and will post its review in the next day or so.

Hello and welcome to the new La Casa De Puros blog!  Our blog will focus on the latest cigar news, including Habanos S.A. official press releases, extensive cigar reviews and cigar smoking tips. We aim to review every cigar smoked! Naturally we encourage all your thoughts and comments, and of course will respect all opinions, and look forward to hearing from you all. A big thanks to Steve for the great design! Blogging tool used (for those interested) is Wordpress 2.3.2. All the best,  David.