MaledettoToscano
21-08-2009, 10:10 PM
Being the humidor impaired (not for much longer!) newbie that I am, I was looking for somewhere to buy the occasional stogie to smoke that has a more varied choice than the odd tubos stocked by my local wine shop. A colleague suggested to give Robert Graham's a try and so I went to have a look at this shop this afternoon
This place has been mentioned before in passing in the Edinburgh cigar shops thread, but I thought a few more details might be interesting for anyone who might be passing thorugh Glasgow.
I was a bit disappointed by the size of the shop, which is quite small; no walk in like the Edinburgh one, if you have been to that one. The very friendly lady in the shop explained to me that they originally had a larger shop that was damaged in 2005 by afire in a neighbouring building and they only re-opened in Glasgow at the end of 2007. It seems like they are looking for something bigger for the future.
Having said that, the choice, for such a small place, is not too bad. I didn't jot down all that they have but I noticed a decent selection of the ususal Cuban suspects from which I choose a couple: Upmann, Hoyos, R&J, Montecisto, Cohibas plus a few other. Just a few NCs and I bought a couple of these too. Maybe not a terribly exciting selection, but the best place I have seen in town so far.
The service was great. I asked for a few suggestions "for someone who wants to get into cigars a bit more seriously" i.e. your truly :smile:, and we spent the next twenty or so minutes chatting about what they had in store, which might be good newbie cigars an so on. In the end I left with these (in a Humi Pouch):
http://www.ukcigarforums.com/picture.php?albumid=105&pictureid=1015
(R&J Petit Princes, Dominicos Robusto, Monte N.4, Torano Petit Corona and Upmann Coronas Junior). The Dominicos wasn't one of the suggestions to be honest, but it was on offer and I wanted to give something bigger a try too.
I always enjoy shopkeepers who enjoy taking their time to help you make your choice without hassling you and this was definitely the case.
They also sell online (http://www.whisky-cigars.co.uk/) and I noticed the range they offer is pretty similar to what CGars has, if slightly more expensive; digging through the website I read that the guy behind CGars is one of the business partners, which would explain things.
It's certainly a shop I would go back to from time to time, although I suspect that once the humidor is there I'll probably buy more online following the great tips here.
This place has been mentioned before in passing in the Edinburgh cigar shops thread, but I thought a few more details might be interesting for anyone who might be passing thorugh Glasgow.
I was a bit disappointed by the size of the shop, which is quite small; no walk in like the Edinburgh one, if you have been to that one. The very friendly lady in the shop explained to me that they originally had a larger shop that was damaged in 2005 by afire in a neighbouring building and they only re-opened in Glasgow at the end of 2007. It seems like they are looking for something bigger for the future.
Having said that, the choice, for such a small place, is not too bad. I didn't jot down all that they have but I noticed a decent selection of the ususal Cuban suspects from which I choose a couple: Upmann, Hoyos, R&J, Montecisto, Cohibas plus a few other. Just a few NCs and I bought a couple of these too. Maybe not a terribly exciting selection, but the best place I have seen in town so far.
The service was great. I asked for a few suggestions "for someone who wants to get into cigars a bit more seriously" i.e. your truly :smile:, and we spent the next twenty or so minutes chatting about what they had in store, which might be good newbie cigars an so on. In the end I left with these (in a Humi Pouch):
http://www.ukcigarforums.com/picture.php?albumid=105&pictureid=1015
(R&J Petit Princes, Dominicos Robusto, Monte N.4, Torano Petit Corona and Upmann Coronas Junior). The Dominicos wasn't one of the suggestions to be honest, but it was on offer and I wanted to give something bigger a try too.
I always enjoy shopkeepers who enjoy taking their time to help you make your choice without hassling you and this was definitely the case.
They also sell online (http://www.whisky-cigars.co.uk/) and I noticed the range they offer is pretty similar to what CGars has, if slightly more expensive; digging through the website I read that the guy behind CGars is one of the business partners, which would explain things.
It's certainly a shop I would go back to from time to time, although I suspect that once the humidor is there I'll probably buy more online following the great tips here.