The Perfect
Sunday Afternoon
One day earlier this year, three cigar lovers
were sitting around smoking and talking about
cigar events and the discussion concluded that
almost every event paired a cigar with some kind
of alcohol. The gentleman pondered why there
wasn’t an events for nondrinkers and what else
would you pair a cigar with?
They decided to do something about it. Mike
Choi, one of the UK’s top Cigar Sommeliers from
the Edward Sahakian Lounge in Knightsbridge,
Emanuel ‘Manny’ Brefin, cigar aficionado &
stalwart of the cigar scene and Zach Falconer
Barfield, co ounder of the Perfect Gentleman set
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to work. From their musings and the desperate
lack of serious cigar events on a Sunday afternoon,
Sunday Taste was born.
Our first event was on Sunday 19th April, where
we paired a Cohiba Robusto from 2013 with some
of the world’s most expensive coffee, the Kopi
Luwak Ruby coffee courtesy of Bespoke Beverages.
Their fantastic Master Coffee Brewer, David ably
demonstrated his skill and gave us a perfect cup of
coffee which went fabulously with the cigar.
The next event will be May 31st when we will be
joined by Borough Box bringing some of their
wonderful cheeses. Full details are in the diary and
tickets are available here.
Keep an eye out for future interesting tasty sunday
afternoon pairings.
Sunday Taste events will be held every month
on Sunday afternoon at the Edward Sahakian
Lounge at the Bulgari Hotel, hosted by the
Perfect Gentleman. Mike will pair a classic cigar
with some very different taste experiences. On
some occasions we will have a special guest for
a small Sunday afternoon conversation with the
other cigar lovers in attendance. All of this at an
affordable price.
Over the course of the year we will be pairing
classic cigars with a variety of different tastes such
as Cheese, Chocolate, Tea, Jam, Meat and even
a fragrance and a few surprise guests to have a
conversation with over the cigar and a different
taste or two.
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