In Mayfair and London’s West End nothing stops for very long even at Christmas and New Year. The stores close; briefly, and then it’s all a mad rush for the sales. We are not much different at Sautter and we have some great offers in our sale which starts tomorrow morning 10.00am, 3rd of January bright and early. It’s a great time to get yourself a new humidor as we clear out some of our ex-display stock to make room for all of the new stock we have on the way.

The New Year marks the formal opening of the first new Sautter Cigar locations, we are now supplying our fabulous quality Cuban cigars to the first two select partner bars. The first two, in Fulham and Canary wharf. Make sure you follow us on Twitter to get regular updates on events during 2012 and to hear about the new London venues where you will be able to enjoy Sautter Cuban cigars.

The fact that the problem of forged Cuban cigars has recently featured in a story by Reuters confirms that the problem has now become widespread. We have all been offered a box of cigars by a friend who has returned from Cuba or Mexico that turn out to be made of Banana leaves, at best. Luckily in the UK we have the EMS stamp which guarantees not just that the cigars are genuine but also that they have been looked after from manufacture to the store.  

We have exciting news of a link up with the Monaco Cigar Club and details of Cigar Training for 2012. Finally if the grey London weather is getting you down, maybe it is time you planned a trip to the sun in Havana for the 2012 Habanos Festival.

So Happy New Year from all of us at Sautter may we all be prosperous, successful and smoke many great Cuban cigars.

So the Christmas lights in Mount street have been switched on; in some style as you can read later in this newsletter, and the store is filled with amazing cigars and Christmas cheer.

November was a busy month, it is important to ensure we have all the right cigars in stock so that you can enjoy something special over the festive season and we are delighted with some of the marvellous
Christmas gift packs this year, not least the fantastic recreation of the Cohiba Behike launch pack which features one of each of the Behikes in a beautiful polished wooden box. One of these in your stocking on Christmas morning and you have Christmas day, Boxing Day and New Year covered.

We have also just received the first stocks of the new H Upmann Half Corona and we are in a state of high excitement because the initial limited stock of the 2011 Montecristo No2 Gran Reserva is on its way from Havana as I type.

We were delighted to welcome a famous cigar smoker to Sautter over the last couple of weeks and our cameraman has been busy so there will be some great new cigar reviews early in the New Year to look forward to.

While everyone was busy drinking champagne and enjoying a good cigar Sautter was also all the way down in Canary Wharf with our new friends Chartwell and we feature in their latest magazine.

Finally, if you are being dragged about the West End Christmas shopping don’t forget that there is always a comfortable seat at Sautter to rest your weary legs and to relax with a cigar and a coffee. We are open until 7.00pm on weekdays so if you find yourself at a loose end waiting for your evening Christmas festivities to kick off pop in and take the weight off.

So best wishes for the festive season from all at Sautter.

It feels a little like Christmas has arrived  early at Sautter with the first shipments of this years  three new Edicion Limitada (or Limited Edition) cigars now being in stock and ready to sample.
This is always an exciting time of year as these are truly cigars produced in very limited quantities  and made with leaves that have been aged for two years. In previous years they have proved exceptionally popular. With new unique cigars from Cohiba, Ramon Allones and Hoyo de Monterrey 2011 is sure to go down as a great year and the cigars are all sampling very well.

The Evening Standard has recently highlighted that Mount Street is out to take Bond Street’s crown as London’s premier shopping street and this month in the first of an irregular feature we will be highlighting the story of one of Mount Street’s famous residents during the swinging sixties.We have also been alerted to an amazing new cigar photography project which we thought some of our readers may like to get involved with.  

We wanted to give you advanced notice of a new service from Sautter which is due to launch very soon. And finally, on a recent trip to Havana we took some wonderful video which we wanted to share with you via the ever popular Sautter You Tube channel.
So all in all a really exciting month for Sautters, now read on...

As this Newsletter lands in your in tray summer, such as it was, is drawing to a close. We were delighted to welcome Berta from the Cohiba Factory in Havana who was in the store rolling some amazing cigars and we are delighted to announce that she will be back, all too briefly for two more days with us in September.

Sautter has always been know for selling the very finest vintage and aged Cuban cigars but every now and then something incredible comes through the door and this month we are featuring a truly amazing cabinet of H.Upmann cigars that we are still researching but which we believe dates from the last years of the 18th century.

We have some more remarkable cigars in the humidor to tell you about in the coming weeks and as a way to introduce you to one specific box we have an overview of the warranty seals that appear on the outside of Cuban cigar boxes.

We all enjoyed the Hunters and Frankau summer party and the official launch of the wonderful new Flor de Cano short Robusto. Read more about the cigar and the party but be quick, they are selling fast!.

If you can think ahead to the chilly months of next winter from the heat of a British summer we have now finalised the program for two trips to Cuba during the tobacco harvest and the Habanos festival. Discovering the process of growing and maturing the tobacco through to making the cigars is a trip every true cigar lover should take and we have some great trips planned.

Finally we have the winner of our Duke competition and a new competition to win a fabulous new Sautter boardroom ash tray which is big enough for almost two days worth of Laurence’s cigars so it should last any normal smoker weeks. it’s simple to enter so get stuck in.

In it’s 50th year Sautter of Mount Street has discovered something truly amazing. An almost complete cabinet of H Upmann cigars believed to date from the late 1800’s.

On Thursday 30th of June Sautter released the first video with the initial findings of initial research on these extraordinary cigars by cigar consultant Simon Chase.

Magali De La Cruz reviews the Trinidad Short Robusto LE2010 in the first of our video reviews

It was great to see so many of you at the recent Mayfair celebrations in Mount Street. The place is looking extremely smart now that all the work has been completed and it is incredible the reflect on the 325th anniversary of the original ‘May Fayre’ that gave Mayfair its name.

With summer almost on us there are a number of special dates for your diary. We will have a Cuban cigar roller in the store for a week in July and that is a delight not to be missed. We also have a limited number of tickets for the Hunters and Frankau summer party which will be the first opportunity to sample two of the new cigars heading to the UK this summer.

So whether you are popping in for some freshly rolled cigars, a box of Behike’s or to pick up a fathers day gift we look forward to seeing you in Mount Street very soon.

It hardly seems like a week since we were heading off from Heathrow and now I am writing this introduction as I wait for my taxi to sweep me off to Havana Airport and the flight back to London.

The annual Habanos cigar festival is a great opportunity to learn more about how cigars are made, from the fields where the tobacco is being harvested at this time of year, to the drying and curing barns right through to the famous old Havana Cigar Factories. It’s a great place to meet Cigar friends old and new and to soak up the incredible vibe of Cuba and Havana.

As I write this I also have the packing for Cuba in the back of my mind. By the time you read it I will be sitting on the terrace of the Nacional Hotel in Havana with a freshly rolled cigar and a large mojito surrounded by the great and the good of the cigar world and cigar enthusiasts from all over the world.

To Celebrate the the launch of the new Romeo y Julieta cigar - The Duke, Sautter are running a competition.

THE PRIZE - 

Win a one - off Duke Humidor, filled with 10 Duke cigars.

QUESTION -

What Dukedom will Prince William be given on his marriage to Kate Middleton?

Read More Here...

Well we are finally through it! No I don’t mean Christmas, I mean the annual January stock take.
Have you any idea how challenging it is to stock take a Cigar store?

We don’t have a high tech bar code scanning system, we just have boxes and boxes of aged Cuban cigars with slightly faded print some of which are tens of years old.

Happy New Year from Sautter.

50th Anniversary goods, aged stock and Trips to cuba.

Warm Regards

It’s already December and if you are anything like me, where you should have a long list of gifts you just have a blank sheet of paper. We’re all good helpful chaps at Sautter and we always have lots of ideas for the festive season. Here we present a small selection of gifts with many more in the shop and on the web site.

We know it’s chilly outside and you are always assured of a warm welcome at Sautter so why not pop in this week and sample a cigar while your nearest and dearest runs around Bond Street.

Our latest updated Aged Stock List has just been completed, call us and we will email you a copy. See you soon, Johnny Sautter - johnny@sauttercigars.com

Come and see what’s in store this Christmas at Sautter..

This third edition of our newsletter comes with details of warm places to smoke (in London and Havana), Sautter Trips to Havana, new Regional Editions and the new Sautter Humidor to mark our 50th anniversary. As you can see we have been busy so please read on.

Johnny Sautter- johnny@sauttercigars.com

The history of Sautter.

Recently things have been motoring for Sautter; a new home page, a content rich newsletter, trips to cuba and the appointment of Nic Wing to the marketing team. I thought I would take a moment to look back at where we came from.

Master Cuban Cigar Roller at Sautter of Mount Street 18th to 23rd October.

Hamlet is classified as a 9th grade roller – the highest achievable grade and is able to roll every vitola (size and shape) within the Habanos  portfolio. He also speaks very good English so if there is a question you have always wanted to ask you can speak to him directly while he rolls you a cigar blended to your tas

Sautter Newsletter #2

We have four reasons for you to beat a path to Mount Street in the near future. For one week in October Hamlet, one of Cuba’s finest cigar rollers will be with us, so be sure to come in to get yourself a fresh taste of Cuba. We will also be taking delivery of the first of this years Regional Edition Cigars the wonderful Por Larrañaga Regalias de Londres. Our October special deal cigar will be a Hoyo de Monterray - Epicure Especial and our stylish new Crate Style ash tray has just arrived and we have a special  introductory offer for our customers. So be sure to pop in to see us and grab a great deal.

Johnny Sautter - johnny@sauttercigars.com

9. Places to Smoke

New Smoking terraces at the Langham and Dukes Hotels

When two great London Hotels open Cigar Terraces within weeks of each other it is a sign that things are on the up for London cigar smokers and the many visitors who flock to London in search of the very finest Cuban cigars.

Welcome to the very first quarterly Sautter Newsletter and the very latest news of fine Cuban cigars. In this edition we are have focused on the Cohiba brand to mark the launch of the three new Behike cigars. For those of you who have experienced these amazing new cigars you will understand that all the excitement was not hype. The newsletter will have a number of regular features including interviews with the key people in the Cigar industry and a regular interview with Desmond Sautter who founded the store and who has a wealth of great cigar stories.. We will also focus on Cuba and the cigar industry and you will hear first about the many exciting new projects that Sautter will be launching over the coming months. This issue also includes details of the three new 2010 Edicion Limitada (Limited Edition) cigars which are in store now. I look forward to meeting you in Mount Street for a cigar very soon.

Johnny Sautter - johnny@sauttercigars.com

Please read this article regarding our wonderful shop in The Londonist

http://londonist.com/2010/08/london_cigar_scene_sautter_of_mount.php

Presenting the new casual Sautter canvas bag, ideal to carry your boxes of cigars home in style. Made from a simple beige calico and featuring our logo and contact details in striking orange. Feel free to come by our Mount street store and pick one up.

The brand new Romeo y Julieta Wide Churchill arrives in Mount Street today and if you love it as much as I did you should beat a path to the store to try it. The new cigar is a real mouthful at a chunky 55 ring gauge. At 5¼ inches it’s a great hour and a half’s smoke.

 The cut was very moist and spongy and the draw was fantastic. It is a very smooth and cultured smoke, creating a long strong ash. It is tasty without being overpowering and the last third was pure honey.

In boxes of ten and 25 this deserves to become a real classic and I am struggling to remember when I enjoyed a cigar more.

Nic Wing

"27 Lessons To Help You Become A Cigar Expert" is an excellent resource for people interested in the great hobby of cigar smoking. These 27 quick lessons plus additional information will provide a broad understanding of all aspects of cigar smoking, such as how cigars are made, where best to buy a cigar, how to properly light and ash a cigar, how to age a cigar, and much more." Here's the link to the Amazon page, where you can buy the book.

Trinidad Short Robusto T

This is a cigar I have been looking forward to smoking ever since it was announced! It is a perfect short smoke. With a very dark oily wrapper with very fine veins. It creates beautiful ash with a contrasting dark ring whilst smoking!

It is spicy from the start and a lovely draw, my only tip would be to remove the double band off before smoking as it’s such a short cigar. It’s great to smoke now but I would say that in boxes of 12, it is an ideal cigar to lay down for a few years to age. Then it’ll become a real classic smoke.

NW

The Montecristo Gran Edmundo is full of flavour! It is a magnificent cigar somewhere between an Edmundo and a Sumblimé.

It has a perfect ring gauge and gives a full bodied smoke!

I love a Monté and this one will not let you down.

JB

The Partagas Series D Especial for all my fellow D4 lovers is a little treat arrived from heaven today, or certainly a cigar smokers heaven, aka Cuba.

Edmando and his fellow rollers at Partagas factory have come up with a special cigar. It’s a D4 with more length and when we are smoking, there’s nothing better than a little more length as you always wish for a few more puffs!

In traditional D4 flavour, this cigar exudes all taste buds and refinement we would expect from one of the world’s best selling cigar. On the downside, they come in boxes of 10 and there are limited stocks so for connoisseurs and friends of the Series D society, stock up before you miss out!!

Its better then the Epicure Especial, being richer, deeper and giving a certain confidence you can only get with a ‘Red Band’.

Enjoy whilst you can.

LD

Hi all,

We have tickets available for The Hunters and Frankau Summer Cigar Party to be held on 12th May at the Goring Hotel, Beeston Place, London SW1W OJ from 6.30 pm till 8.30pm. Tickets are 150 Pounds which includes a donation to Variety Club.

Join us for the First Tasting of the new Cohiba Behike’s. On arrival you will be welcomed with a vodka cocktail and a cigar before being offered the BHK 52 served with Krug champagne. And on departure you will receive a commemorative gift box containing each of the new cigars: the BHK 52, BHK 54 and BHK 56.

Anibal Delgado Gonzalez will be at Sautters from 23 April till 28th. Anibal started his career at the Romeo Y Julietta factory in 1985 and is a 9th Category Roller which is the the highest grade of roller in Cuba.

Yesterday I received the call to get over to Sautter of Mount Street to view the eagerly anticipated range of branded porcelain accessories we have had commissioned.

I arrived to the most beautiful window I have seen to date at the shop, stocked with an amazing selection of cigars and cigar related items (we will even be selling Montecristo coffee!), including authentic souvenirs picked up by Johnny and Laurence on their travels to Cuba.

Well, that started me off on the right foot and I was loosened up and ready to be tantalised further. I entered the shop to find it full of our regular customers together with, Laurence, Johnny, Richard, Jeff and Natasha (the ceramics artist) the air THICK with the rich aroma of the finest quality Havana cigars. What followed could easily be referred to as pure bliss, as Natasha unpacked our ashtrays and set of 4 anniversary mugs.

I spent Easter with the sole purpose of relaxing and tasting the new Behike collection by Cohiba. It was a truly memorable weekend!

Easter Saturday

In the evening I sat down in my country house in Lincolnshire and with a beautiful crisp glass of Mersault I embarked upon the Cohiba Behike Robustos 52. Strong and sweet with an amazing flavour. This is the new super cigar that was launched at the Cuban cigar festival in February, and which goes on sale in May.

It was not only memorable, but exciting as it uses the new and rare medio tiempo leaf and it was simply superb.

My taste buds were alive, I can highly recommend that you pre-order-johnny@sauttercigars.com as these are in very limited production; I'm personally laying down 25 boxes for my own collection. There are 15 in a box and they will be the most sought after cigars to come out of Cuba in the last 10 years.

Well I'm back from Cuba and the Habanos Festival 2010. As you can see from the pictures, the Cigar crop is looking good and a great time was had by all.

We will have a limited number of the Cohiba Behike at Sautters in April so reserve your box now!

In Cuba today Johnny and I are out in the tobacco fields where we met Hector Kidez, hector is a wonderful tobacco grower and we looked at the fillers and the wrappers being made for the 2010 harvest. Boy the harvest is late this year due to the rain and everything else but these tobacco leaves look something else. They really are going to mature into something very special. We have been through all of the tests learning all about the tobacco in the fields and we are in for a fantastic harvest for the 2011 cigars.

Anyway its really nice down in the cigar region of Pino del Rio.

This is an update from Cuba. LD and JB have been having the most unbelievable week. With guests of our wonderful hosts of Cubans, and not forgetting the absolute wonderment we feel to Hunters and Frankau who have showed us such an amazing time. They have taken us to the Tobacco fields, to the factories, to the local casers and even had people rolling for us the most wonderful cigars. But a special thank you from Sautters goes out to Jemma and Simon, and of course David Lewis, who as chairman of Hunters and Frankau has got to our on record on our blog as a superhero.

 David Lewis, former corporate financer at Ambrose recalled a story late on night where he and his corporate finance partner did a box of Monety’s whilst completing a transaction. It was an all-nighter, and when I asked what was the memorable moment, he said lighting up the last cigar and completing the transaction.

Tuesday evening 23^rd February from Havana. My name is Laurence and I’m here with Johnny having a smoke here in Havana. This little baby comes in 3 sizes, the Behiki, 52 girth, 54 inch girth and for the brave and seriously coinsured of all our customers, the behiki 56. this is no ordinary smoke. This is champion in its strength and power. Johnny was very naughty, he couldn’t help himself but managed to talk to one of the most beautiful looking girls in the factory and she organised that he and I should try one of these 56 inch, and believe me, 2 hours later we were still swooning by the taste and aroma of what must be tone of the most powerful cigars in the history, certainly of http://www.sauttercigars.com/brands/cohiba.html. Its going to be launched on Friday night at the Gala dinner. It is on 8pm on Friday and they are going to give us this dinner as a dedication to the new behiki label. I’m telling you this is the hottest picket in town. Its more difficult tot get to the behiki launch than it will be to get to the Oscars, and it will b so much better then the Oscar. This will be a masking success.

I will update you soon.

Goodbye from Laurence and Johnny

This is the Laurence Davis of http://www.sauttercigars.com reporting from Cuba on the launch of the Julieta, yes http://www.sauttercigars.com/brands/romeo-y-julieta.html having finally come out of the scantily clad red aluminum tin which are 5 absolutely lovely lady cigars.

In the pom ceremony at the Great museum of Bella in down town Havana, Romeo and Julieta launched its first cigar aimed at the ladies market. This is a beautiful little smoke, very elegant, very sweet in taste. Quite good for a man if he wants to have a little afternoon smoke and not really be caught up in whether he can.

Hi all,

I am off to Cuba on Feb21st for the Habanos Festival.


The main event being the Big launch of the Cohiba Behike, which will be available in 3 sizes from 52 to 56 ring gauge.

These promise to be awesome Havanas!


Also Sautters have the Siglo V1 Reserve in stock now, come by the Mount Street shop and try one.


Sautters have just acquired a large inventory of vintage Cuban cigars please ask for the list to be emailed to you.

Spring is in the air, Cuban Cigars are getting well Humidified...


I look forward to meeting you at Sautters.


Best Regards,

Johnny Berman

We have purchased a fantastic collection of aged cigars to add to our existing collection in time for the festive season, we will be adding these cigars this weekend so please check the page asap for exciting updates including all the favourite brands.

Hi Everyone,

Winters well and truly here Brandy, Tea and Havana Cigars a plenty!Sautters have recently bought in a very grand Collection of rare and Vintage Cuban Cigars.

Mostly 10 years and more we have-  (Montecristo A,Upmann no 2, Partagas D4, Bolivar Bellicosos, Partagas Luisitanias Cabnet in 50`s Hoyo Epicure no 2, Montecristo no 2, Havana Club and others) We also have the Linley Humidors at Sautters, the "Skyline" and "Cuban flag" are really quite magnificent and unique!! There are other Great new Humidors and small box Cuban Cigar gift sets available.

See you all soon at Sautters of Mount Street.

Happy Christmas and Best Regards,

Johnny.

Hi Everyone,

Winters well and truly here Brandy,Tea and Havana Cigars a plenty.
Sautters have just bought in a very grand Collection of rare and Vintage Cuban Cigars.
Mostly 10 years and More we have,
Montecristo A,Upmann no 2, Partagas D4,Bolivar Bellicosos, Partagas Luisitanias Cabnet in 50`s Hoyo Epicure no 2, Montecristo no 2, Havana Club and more.
We have the Linley Humidors at Sautters the "Skyline" and "Cuban flag" they are really quite magnificent and unique!!
We also have some Great new Humidors, and small box Cuban Cigar gift sets.
See you all at Sautters of Mount Street.

Happy Christmas,
Best Regards,
Johnny

Hi Everyone,

We are proud and excited to welcome Berta the cigar roller from Cuba at Sautters all this week!!
She has been rolling cigars for 28 years at the Cohiba factory, where staff are head hunted from other factories and are widely regarded as the finest of cigar rollers in Havana!

Please pass by and try a fresh cigar while watching a master at work.
regards from Sautter

Hi Guys,

I would lke to Welcome all our new Clients at Sautters of Mayfair.

We have the Trinidad brand on offer this October- 15 % Discount on all Trinidad Cigars while stocks last, so you need to get in now!

I look forward to seeing you all soon at Sautter Of Mount Street.

Best Regards,

Johnny Berman

I will be at the One Year anniversary Herf for the UK Cigar Forum

Hope to see All there!!!!

Saturday,

September 19, 2009
Time:                                     6:00pm - 11:00pm
Location:                                Terrace Bar, Doggetts Coat & Badge pub
Street:                                   Blackfriars Bridge (south)
City/Town:                              London, United Kingdom

Welcome to the new Sautter of Mount Street website.

The CIGAR ROLLER Armando Risoto from the Partagas factory in Havana will be back at Sautter of Mount Street, all this week (Monday 10th August)

He is here to roll for you! 

We hope to see you at the store -  106 Mount Street, Mayfair, London, W1K 2TW

Please send any questions to johnny@sauttercigars.com or call on 0207 499 4866.

Warm Regards
Sautter of Mount Street.

Hi Everyone, I hope you are enjoying your summer
 
If you are a lover of Cuban Cigars, the Open series is now available from Montecristo.
Featuring... The Junior, Master, Regatta and my Havana choice The Eagle (shorter but with the same 54 ring gauge as my favorite Cuban cigar the Montecristo Sublime)

Last Thursday evening I was fortunate to be involved in one of those truly magical events that can only happen in the heart of London in elegant Mayfair. Like the Berkeley Square Ball, the Mount St Festival attracts the glitterati, the glamorous and some serious “movers and shakers”.

Well, here I am, 30 years old and writing my first blog. The subject area more of a shock, than the time its taken me to put fingers to keyboard.

Summers Here!
 
The annual summer cigar party hosted by Hunters & Frankau falls on June 16th at the Devonshire Terrace, Devonshire Sq, London EC2. This year we will celebrate the new Montecristo Open series, a great Cuban smoke, I tried them  while I was in Cuba in March and they are Excellent Havana cigars!

Sun ,sea, cigars and lots of chicken!
this was my first trip to Cuba and when we land I see dismantled aircraft at the side of the runway. It reminds me a little of spain in the 1970`s.
We are met by Jorge our Cuban guide for the week. He speaks perfect english which he learnt in Moscow! He is a huge baseball fan which we talk about because I lived in the USA for some time, and he is annoyed at Castro for not allowing baseball to be shown on Cuban TV from the USA.