Sam's graduation Cohiba

Cohiba Siglo II - a higher class of Yard-gar at Sam's old villa

Had a Cohiba Siglo II in warm humid conditions to warm up for Sam's latest graduation last year. The slightly austere cafe au lait and coffee grinds mix melds nicely with the cedar zing and barnyard hay to produce an ever reliable fix, which is just as grunty as it is velvety. 

Rainbow smokin Habano

And the result of all those labours...

Fidel demonstrates what a beard is for.

Handy place to store your Guantanamera cigar for an afternoon while you're waiting for the right moment to light up.

Spinning yarns about another Quai d'Orsay down in the deep South

This is Graham helping me with my trout spinning, a Quai d'Orsay, and a tiny sample bottle of Bowmore 15 y.o. sherry casked whisky on Lake Hawea... just last week after Matt's wedding. Back at work now. *sigh*

Jean-Michel et le Quai d'Orsay

My brother-in-law's thoughts on the Quai d'Orsay from a Gisborne beach.

How to empty your humidor

Play baseball with your son for about 40-50min every second evening and make the experience even richer by smoking delicious cigars. All out of cigars now. I even smoked the prop cigar that I had as Fidel for the Sevens. Truth be told, it was actually pretty decent.
PS: Moving out of the old Henderson villa in a week's time. She's seen so many great cigars. I'll miss the creaky old thing and her peaceful garden.