TheMezemisoCigarCollection

Handmadecigarsoccupyasmallsectoratthetop

oftheglobalcigarmarket.Theyaremostoften

madeusingfulllengthleavesfortheirfiller.There

areknownaslongfiller,handmadecigars.Long

filler,handmadecigarsaremadeinseveral

countries,themostpredominantbeingCuba,the

DominicanRepublic,HondurasandNicaragua.

Onecountryinsiststhatallitshandmadecigars

aremadeexclusivelyusingtobaccogrownwithin

itsterritory.Itisthecountrythatfoundedthe

handmadecigarindustrynearlytwocenturiesago

andtowersaboveallothersfortheprestigeofits

products.

ThecountryisCubaanditsproductsareknown

throughouttheworldasHabanos(Havanacigars

intheUK).

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Cohiba

CohibaistheflagshipbrandofHabanosandisnamedafteranancientTainoIndianwordfor

bunchesoftobaccoleavesthatColumbusfirstsawbeingsmokedbyoriginalinhabitantsofCuba–

theearliestknownformofthecigar.Todayitisoneofthebestsellingbrandsintheworldandconsid-eredbymanytobethemostprestigioushand–madecigarsmoneycanbuy,thereasonforwhich

maybepartlyexplainedbylookingbackatbrandsillustriousorigins.Itwascreatedin1966forPresidentFidelCastrohimselfandwasmadeatthetopsecretbutnowworldfamousElLaguitofactory.Atfirst,itwasonlyseenoutsideCubaasgiftsforheadsofstateandvisitingdiplomats.Theleavesthen,astheystillaretoday,werethe“selectionoftheselection”fromthefivefinesttobaccoplantationsinVueltaAbajoregioninCuba.Thefinestleavesdeservethefinesttreat-mentandsothebesttorcedors(cigarrollers)CubahadtoofferwererecruitedtoworktheirmagicandproducetheexquisiteCohibarange.LaLinea1492range,launchedin1992,offeramediumflavourandarethelightestcigarswithin

brand.

Siglo £42 75mins

Maduro £65 45mins

Club(10pack) £27 5-10mins

Montecristo

MontecristoisthebestknownandprobablythemostlovedbrandofHabanosthroughoutthe

world.ItformsthebenchmarkformanyHabanossmokersagainstwhichotherbrandsarejudged.ThenamecomesfromtheheroofAlexander

Dumasfamousnovel“TheCountofMontecristo“,whichwasfirmfavouritewhenreadtothecigarrollersatthefactorywhereitwasfoundedin1935.Montecristo’sperfectlybalanceblendoffilleriscreatedexclusivelywithselectedleavesfrom

VueltaAbajoregion.Itsdistinctivemediumtofullflavouranddistinguishedaromaisunmistakeable.

Puritos(5Pack) £15 5-10mins

NoIV £23 30mins

NoII £42 45mins

OpenEagle £44 60mins

Dantes(2016) £52 45mins

SpecialEdition £200 60mins

RomeoyJulieta

RomeoyJulietaisnamedafterWilliamShake-speare’stragiclovers.TheoriginsRomeoyJulietaasaHabanodatebackto1875.Thebrandrosetointernationalfameduringtheearlyyearsof20thcenturyunderthedirectionofDon“Pepin”Fernan-dez,atalentedpromoter,whowasamongstthefirstrecognisethebowerofthecigarband.

WideChurchill £42 45mins

PetitRoyal £22 20mins

Capuleto £53 60mins

SigloIV £45 40mins

Partagas

IfthereisoneparticularlyfamouscigarfactoryinHavana,itsPartagas,whichliesintheheartof

Havanacity.Thefactorywasopenedin1845byDonJamiePartagasandithasbeenmakingcigarsthatbearhisnameeversince.Nowtheoldestcigarfactoryintheworld,aPartagasisimmediately

recognisablebyitsdeepearthyflavour.

SeriesPNo2 £40 60mins

SeriesDNo4 £65 45mins

Punch

PunchisoneoftheveryoldestHabanobrands.DonManuelLopezofJuanValle&Cofoundeditinthemid19thcenturywithaneyetotheboomingBritishmarketwhereahumorousmagazineofthesamenamewasmuchinvogue.AcontentedMrPunch,theclownwhopersonifiedthemagazine,

isstillfeaturedineverybox.

RegiosDePunch2017£36 35mins

HoyoDeMonterrey

HoyodeMonterreyowesitsorigintothetownofSanJuanMartinez,whichliesattheheartoftheVueltaAbajoregion,PinardelRio.HeretheHoyodeMonterreyplantation,oneofthegreatVegasFinasdePrimera,canbereachedthroughagateonthetown’smainsquareinscribed“Hoyode

Monterrey,JoseGener1860”.JoseGener,aCata-lan,firstusedthenameofhis“vega”onabrandofHabanosin1865.TheflavouroftheblendfoundinHoyomakesitanattractivechoiceforthosewhoseekadelicateyetaromaticHabanothatislightertothetaste,agreatchoiceafterlunchfortheconnoisseurandlessregularsmokeralike.

PetitRobustos £26 20mins

SerieLeHoyo £45 60mins

EpicureNo.2£32 32mins

H.UpmannH.

UpmannwasabankerfromGermanywhosolovedCubancigarsthathemovedtoHavanain1844andsetupasbothbankerandcigarmaker.Hisbankclosedinearly1920’sbuthiscigarsliveonasafineexampleofanelegantlightto

mediumflavouredHabano.Goldmedalsinnolessthaneleveninternationalexhibitionsduringthe19thcenturyadorntheboxes-asdoesHerrUpmann’spersonalsignature.Thebrandtodaycomprisesawiderangeofsizeswhichareafirmfavouriteamongstcigarenthusiastsaroundthe

world.

HalfCorona £17 15mins

Anejados £60 45mins

Bolivar

Bolivarisamongthestrongest,mostfullbodiedofallHabanos.Itboostsanunrivalledrichnessof

flavourinitsblendofVueltaAbajofillerandbindertobaccosthatmakesitoneofthemostsoughtafter

marquesamongstexperiencedsmokers.

SuperCorona £41 35mins

TheMezemisoShishaCollection

AlFakherFlavours

Grape£50

CitrusMint£50

Mint£50(Refreshing&Ice)

DoubleApple£50(AppleAroma)

MezemisoSpecial£75(MixofPeach,SweetMelon,KiwiandMint)

StarbuzzFlavours

BlueMist£50(Bluberry&Mint)

Pink£50(Tropical&Cranberries)

Specials

FreshPineapple£125

ServedwithBelugaVodkaorGlenmorangie

QuintaRubanWhisky£150

SmokingTime1hour