A veritable rite of elegant living, Icon-Icon brings together the most iconic cigars here, to better savour this pleasure which is an art of living.
SPECIAL Cigars : which ones to pick
Cigars embody that luxurious pause where the wisps soothe and uplift as much as they intrigue. But which ones to choose? In this desire to bring together the best cigars, but also the best books on the subject and the most stylish lighters to light them… Icon-Icon has put its savoir-faire in the field of luxury into this cigar special as a guide for aficionados and aesthetes.
And this special cigar opens with the most luxurious of them all… An eminently exceptional cigar, designed for even more exceptional moments. The Davidoff Oro Blanco Special Reserve 2002 is made of such a rare tobacco that only a very small quantity has been produced.
Nearly 12 years of maturation of the tobaccos, combined with 18 months of waiting to obtain the perfect aromatic harmony, are necessary for its production… Under the eye of Davidoff’s best Master Blender, Eladio Diaz!
An exceptional cigar produced in only 100,000 units – the Pardon 1926 Serie 40th Anniversary cigar celebrates the 75th anniversary of Jose Orlando Padron (1926-1970), the patriarch and founder of Padrón Cigars Inc. since 1964… A cigar that opens with a full-bodied, chic and balanced taste!
As far as history is concerned, it is obviously Cuba that comes to mind as soon as cigars are mentioned. And if Icon-Icon has selected Patrick Jantet’s bookHavana: Cigars of Legend, which recounts the epic of the cigar, it is to better resonate the reputation of excellence of Cuban cigars.
The Cohiba Lanceros BN cigar is the cigar that the Cuban government offered to dignitaries received during political events. A cigar that carries all the mythical Cuban cigars in its soft and light vegetal curls!
It is not known whether the Cuban dignitaries offered a Saint Dupontor a Cartier lighter to light it, but these are two of the lighters that could live up to the legend.
For this special cigar, Icon-Icon also selects the Montecristo N°4. The best-selling and most iconic Havana cigar – Montecristo is a cigar that carries earthy and herbaceous flavours to the nose and palate… And it is often considered one of the best in the world for tasting these moments of voluptuousness!
Cigar smoking is definitely an art of living. An art that presupposes having learned to appreciate cigars, just as one learns to appreciate good things. This knowledge of taste is what Dieter Wirtz’s book The Encyclopaedia of Cigars manages to explain. A dive into the manufacturing trajectory of the most captivating cigars—here is a book that provides a complete overview of cigar art.
Because not all cigars are designed to be smoked every day.
Among these, we think of the Partagas thousands flowers cigar. A cigar whose roundness carries floral scents in deep volutes that carry the moment of pause. A smoky and creamy opulence also makes the Partagas cigar an everyday Cuban cigar!
But most cigars are meant to be savoured as one savours taking the time. Like the Millenium Blend Short Robusto by Davidoff.
Here is a cigar for an intense and refined experience – Davidoff concludes this Millenium Blend Short Robusto as the pinnacle of its tobacco blending expertise… Aged Piloto, San Vicente and Olor tobaccos compete here to compose a full-bodied and racy cigar!
To better understand the nuances of the aromas of the different cigars, Icon-Icon can only recommend the fascinating reading of this beautiful book by Enrico Mannucci. Toscano Cigar, a literary ballad in the Cuban tobacco farms, where we meet the torcedores, the master cigar rollers… Overflowing with the most iconic cigars of the 20th and 21st centuries, this book reveals all the luxury of these cigars.
All that’s left to do is to pick from Icon-Icon’s complete selection of the best cigars, the right match to perfectly suit your mood and the time of day!
Why not also dive into this selection of the best cognacs to accompany the total experience of this art of living…
