Churchill's Birthday 151 - Thursday 27th November 2025

Our annual Churchill Birthday cigar sampling event takes place on Thursday 27^th November 6:30pm, as we commemorate his 151^st Birthday. A Julieta No.2 or more commonly known as a Churchill cigar is, as usual, on the menu for the evening. The Romeo y Julieta Churchill, 7’’ x 47 ring gauge provides the platform for an entertaining couple of hours on St James’s Street. Churchill’s satisfaction of cognac and champagne are widely known, however there is no doubt he was a man of lavish tastes who indulged in many different spirits and wines. So, for this year we are going with a sparkling wine closer to home, as we will be enjoying Nyetimber. As the times have gone on, if English sparkling wine was at the quality it is today, Sir Winston would have undoubtedly enjoyed his fair share (possibly even more so than champagne due to it being local).

Because we have decided to go with British sparkling wine we are making it a duly British affair with the drinks as we welcome The Lakes Whisky. Distilled in the Lake District, their whiskies have impressed in recent years, winning a variety of global awards. As the cigar gets into its middle third with those earthier notes, we will be enjoying rich-bodied drams of The Lakes The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.7 and another one of their bottlings.

Join us for our annual marquee event at the oldest cigar shop in the world as we salute to one of our former patrons and greatest ever Briton.