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Torcedor Rolls Special for British Celeb.

Eduardo fixes it for Sir Jimmy

3:52pm Tuesday 19th August 2008


It was a case of one ‘Jim’ fixing it for another when Sir Jimmy Saville visited Otley yesterday. The veteran DJ and television presenter was in town to have a very special cigar rolled for him at James Barber Tobacconists in Westgate.

Sir Jimmy has long been a fan of the Cohiba brand, so he was keen to pop along when shop owner James Barber told him a roller from famous Cuban firm Eduardo Diaz Gonzalez would be visiting. And Sir Jimmy, a customer of many years’ standing with the tobacconist, enjoyed watching Mr Gonzalez in action – and sampling the goods afterwards.
 
 

Mr Barber said: “It is quite a complex thing to do, to roll a cigar by hand, which is why he had to train for seven years to get to the top standard – grade nine he is at now.

“He rolled a very special cigar for Sir James, who is a longstanding customer and one of the most famous living cigar smokers in the world, and Cohiba is his brand. He won’t touch anything else!”

Mr Gonzalez will be demonstrating his skills at the family-run business, which has traded in Otley for more than 140 years, from 9.30am to 5pm (8.30pm on Friday) until Saturday.