Why I'm still thinking about the Cigar Smoker of the Year awards

Back in November 2022 when I was a young and sprightly Diarist — now, I’m an old and bitter one — I was sent to a most peculiar event at a venue with a strange name I had never heard of before: The Cigar Smoker of the Year Awards at the Boisdale in Canary Wharf.

For those unfamiliar, the Boisdale is a Scottish restaurant that attracts a certain clientele…