Hunters and Frankau Summer Party - The place to be (MERGED)

[Rennie]

So come on guys where are the photo's???

[nicwing]

What goes on at the party stays at the party, besides after that many glasses of bubbly and three Mojoto's not to mention a cigar in each hand and a roasted pork roll on the side, I couldn't handle a camera, how about you Deano, Ryan??

[Deano]

No, I brought mine (for the first time I didn't forget it) then didn't use it!! Should be some on their site at some point....

[SDavis]

Hope you all had a good night, I certainly did and it was good to meet you Deano, and you again Nic. Looking forward to next years already.

I should be getting the pics tomorrow, and so will try and get them on the site by tomorrow afternoon, and maybe some video too...

[nicwing]

Great, can't wait to see the pictures of Deano in his kilt and the full outfit!

[Deano]

You old perv.

Speaking of perving. I did quite a bit at the party.

[Robusto]

Quelle surprise.

[Ryan]

Good to meet you guys there, I had a great time in London. I don't know what happened at the end of the night, I was talking with a couple of people towards the end of the evening and next thing I was dragged away to a pub. I'm not sure where I was or how I got back to the hotel..
You've got some really good cigar people and retailers there. I had very interesting chats with Simon, Jemma and David of Hunters as well as some retailers like Edward Sahakian and Ajay Patel.
I didn't make it out to the LCDH yesterday, I spent a large part of the day in a chair in JJ Fox with a cigar. I found some very good, hard to find stuff there. I got to have a look at the new sampling room they're opening upstairs, it will be very nice when it's finished.
Overall a great time, I'll do it again.

[Pantomimehorse]

what are your thoughts on the Monte Open range for those who tried it? is it as dull as people have been saying?

[Ryan]

what are your thoughts on the Monte Open range for those who tried it? is it as dull as people have been saying?

I was initially against the marketing idea behind these from a "leave well enough alone" point of view but I quite enjoyed to one I had on Tuesday. I have only smoked one, the Regata (belicoso size) as yet but there were decent cocoa/coffee Monte flavours from it. Maybe a little on the mild side but to be honest that was about my 9th cigar of the day on Tuesday. I'd say give them a go, I believe they'll be out in a couple of weeks.

[nicwing]

...to be honest that was about my 9th cigar of the day on Tuesday.

List please !!!!!!!

[HabanoSy]

Gutted...!!!

I was at the party also, got the train up from Winchester at 11ish, went straight to JJ Foxs where Jean & Bill looked after me superbly with a SDN5 a Hoyo No.2 and copious amounts of coffee before going to Europas in Albemarle St where I had pasta Amatricana & a bottle of the house red before returning to Foxs to have a Nub(!!!) and a house demi petit corona. Then it was on the tube (nightmare as someone had thrown themselves under the train at Finsbury), finally got to Liverpool St at 6:45ish where I went straight to Devonshire Sq with ticket in hand to receive my Montecristo Opens 'Junior, Master & Regatta' (bit mild for me!!!) which was accompanied by lashings of Moet Chandon & Mojitos. Chatted with loads of people there including Simon & John from H&F, Armando the cigar roller & various others (If only I'd joined this time last week, hey ho!!!). Ended up leaving around 10:00ish as had to get back to Waterloo to get the train home.

Maybe next year...

[Robusto]

Still no photos?...

[nicwing]

Still no photos?...

There are some pictures on the H&F Cigar Club web site but you need to be a club member to see them

http://cigars.co.uk/category/gallery/summer-cigar-party-2009

[SDavis]

Got the photo's back this afternoon and as Nic pointed out they are now on the site.

Glad you had a good time HabanoSy, there wasn't a John from H&F at the party though so I'd be interested to know who you chatted too?!