MY ONLY GOAL: SHARE AND PASS ON MY PASSION!
WHAT IS THIS?
The cigar has been part of my life for more than 30 years. It all started with a childhood friend…we were young, we were good-looking, we were silly, and we wanted to act grown-up with a cigar between our lips…
Except I actually liked it…the feel of that wrapper leaf in my mouth, that little nicotine “kick” spreading through it, the smell of cold tobacco, the ritual of opening it with care and firmness, the ceremony of lighting it…that silky, thick smoke and those powerful yet delicate flavours.
I couldn’t tell you the first cigar I tasted, but I was hooked. Back then you paid in francs and could only find Cuban cigars. Things have changed a lot, and the range of “new world” cigars, with terroirs each as appealing as the next, has never been so vast and generous.
Passionate about the object itself, its craftsmanship, its stories and all the pleasure a cigar brings, I told myself I had reached an age where passing it on had become my creed!
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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