MY ONLY GOAL: SHARE AND PASS ON MY PASSION!
WHAT IS THIS?
More than thirty years ago, my first encounter with the cigar happened by chance, alongside a childhood friend. At the time, young and carefree, we wanted to imitate grown-ups by lighting a cigar. What started as simple curiosity quickly turned into a deep passion.
The feel of the wrapper between the lips, the subtle bite of the nicotine, the aroma of cold tobacco, the precise ritual of the cut and lighting, the dense, silky smoke, and the complex, refined flavours awakened a lasting fascination in me.
I don’t remember the first cigar I tasted, but I clearly remember the emotion it stirred. Back then, Cuban cigars dominated the market, bought in francs. Since then, the world of cigars has expanded considerably, offering a diversity of terroirs and flavours thanks to “new world” cigars.
Today, still driven by that same vivid passion, I feel the need to share this experience. Passing on the stories, techniques and pleasures tied to the cigar has become second nature to me.
SO WHAT DO YOU DO EXACTLY?
The idea was born in 2021 when I had the opportunity to host a cigar evening for a few enthusiasts in the Montauban region. After that enjoyable moment, I started making videos to introduce them to all these other terroirs, since almost all of them were hooked on Cuban cigars alone.
“A wine-and-wood enthusiast, not just Bordeaux!”
And BAM, the channel was born…the wheels were turning, one video published, then two…5…10…and subscribers joining the adventure and showering me with lovely comments that can only make you want to do more.
I kept hosting plenty of evenings, and then one day, having gained (just a little bit of) recognition, I started being contacted repeatedly to host other private evenings, birthdays, evenings for clubs, after-works for restaurants, event agencies, etc…
NOT BAD, RIGHT?
So GOOOOOO…..and why not bring it all together in one place…a WEBSITE….with tasting videos, all the stuff I post on social media, photos, wanderings…sign-ups for cigar evenings, after-work, cocktails, dinners, etc…organised all year round…and plenty of other things! All with the sole aim of sharing and passing on this passion that has driven me for so long, with the cigar at the centre of it all!
So welcome to CIGARE ET COMPAGNIE
Bon ba là on est dessus !
de dégustation de cigares
Afterwork, cocktails, diners
avec plein de photos
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