Our group of 4 shared 2 whisky tastings at the shop in late June. It truly was a highlight of our…read morestay in Edinburgh! Daniel was an excellent host, sharing loads of fascinating information about the history and process of whisky making. Only 1 person in our group was very familiar with whisky and we all thoroughly enjoyed the tastings. We stopped at Jeffrey St. Whisky and Cigars on our 2nd day of a 3 week trip to Europe, and we were all still recounting the tastings on our last day of the trip as we sipped a bit of the whisky we purchased at the shop. We will definitely be recommending a stop to friends traveling to Edinburgh. It was an intimate experience which made it a lovely respite from the busy hubbub of Old Town.

Tried two diiferent single malt scotch whiskeys each at 46% abv - Loch Lomand 12 and Berry Bros &…read moreRudd. Both were very strong tasting whiskeys although I felt the Berry Bros was slightly smoother with a better aroma. This shop has a large humidor with a good selection of fine cigars and accessories. The owner was very nice and had an in depth understanding about whiskey and cigars. A display of classic smoking pipes were affixed to the wall across from the massive whiskey bottle inventory and sitting lounge.

I used to make regular visits to The Paper Rack on my way between Edinburgh Uni buildings at George…read moreSquare and The Mound. I have some sort of messed up metabolism and need to eat about every 30 minutes. I don't like eating a lot of snacks and junk food so having a purveyor of some healthier alternative (a rare find) on my route is great. On my visits I would buy from their great selection of cereal and smoothie bars to fulfil my calorie needs. Having said this The Paper Rack does have a good selection of snacks and junk food as well as (for some reason) decent quality tinned biscuits. As has already been mentioned they also have a good selection of papers and magazines, a must for all newsagents. The staff serving me were always on the phone but managed to still be perfectly pleasant. They seemed to charge me something different every time for the same item, but it was always cheaper than the other nearby newsagent.

A newsagent's can only be so good I suppose, but with the rip-off haven of the Royal Mile just a…read morefew yards away, I really can't think of a better option round here for fags, chewing gum, scratchcards or gossip fuelled tabloids. With a selection of mags that almost rivals International Newsagents down the road, minus the foreign ones, it's very well stocked, and they also sell the fantastic Brannigan's crisps, the king of potato snacks and often annoyingly awkward to find.

When in Edinburgh - Pipe Smokers MUST go to this pipe shop. Great selection of pipes, lots of…read moretobaccos and the nicest, helpful staff you're going to find. Highly recommend

I'm not a smoker (got get that in first, my mum reads these) so you might see it as a little…read moreredundant me reviewing this place. Well maybe it is, but that won't stop me. It's a bit of a smack in the face walking in here. The music is REALLY loud (alright, alright old man) and the walls are stocked to the ceiling with glass fronted shelves full of cigars on the left and smoking paraphernalia on the right (yes that means pipes and bongs). The cigar collection was pretty extensive, as was their pipe arsenal. It did seem a little expensive, not to mention a little intimidating. Probably not somewhere you'd take your mum.

Not only are the cigars very over Priced they are not kept…read morewell in the humidor. I bought 2 partagas Cubans while on vacation and they both came apart while smoking. After sped of the equivalent of $160 USD that should never happen.

Brilliant service from two very knowledgeable staff members! Listened to exactly what we were…read morelooking for and offered helpful insight. Overall great experience and will be shopping here again!

Doesn't even exist, walked from our hotel for some snacks and drinks and was bitterly disappointed…read moreto find there was no "mama saids" in sight. -3 stars of I could

Awful place, rude staff and over priced. Avoid, much nicer…read moreplaces around at much better value. Charged £18 for 2 bananas 1 coffee and 2 cokes. Gave £50 note and short changed by £7, guy refused to give proper change.or check. I called owner next day and he were very rude

I am not a cigar smoker, or a pipe smoker for that matter, but this wee shop in Leith is a real…read morefind. I love, love, love the smell of a pipe, because my Grandad used to smoke one. This store smells exactly like his front room used to! It's a family run shop selling pipes, cigars, lighters and tobacco, at reasonable prices. They also ship to anywhere in the world. I was surprised to see a lighter at £180, my jaw hit the floor! Why would anyone pay that for a lighter is beyond me, but there you go! A great shop if you want to get your fix, but otherwise just interesting for a wee look and maybe a flashback to your childhood!

I have bad news for Sam... They've obviously put the prices up since you were last in here. Despite…read morealready being ridiculous, it is in fact possible to charge even more for the most basic essentials. I made the (somewhat recurrent) mistake of overinduldging slightly the night beore my parents came to visit during my final term of uni, so on the way to meet them the next morning I was in dire need of something cold, fizzy and devoid of any semblance of booze. So imagine how pleased I was to look up and see the sign for this shop just ahead of me; I could almost taste my Diet Coke already. Maybe I'll get two, I thought, just to really make sure it sorts me out. Except then I get to the counter and the woman wants £2.40 for the two cans. When I stared at her in a mix of utter disbelief and panic at the thought that I might have to part with one of my lovely cans, the girl in the shop just laughed and said "Aye, a ken pet, it's a lot ey?". Er, yes shop lady, it is. It's ridiculous.

It's round about this McColls that you can tell you're leaving touristville and treading water into…read morethe real Edinburgh, where grinning foreigners with bumbags are make way for shifty looking youngsters, and trustafarian students share breathing space with the drunken tramps that appear to live on the benches in Nicholson Square. It's probably the best McColls I've been in, which may not be saying much, but they do go that extra mile with their stock, selling hot dogs and even (possibly) fresh cakes. On the flipside, on my past two visits here I've seen both an old woman try to pay with a fake 20, and a guy in a wheelchair buy a bottle of vodka. At 12pm. Welcome to Scotland.

What gives Robert Graham's new Cigar Store an edge over other cigar stores in the city is simple:…read moretheir passion for all things Cuban. Alongside well known cigar brands like Cohiba, Partagas and Romeo y Julieta, they stock beautiful, limited edition boxes of 10 and 25 Montecristo Edmundo, Bolivar Petit Belicosos, Juan Lopez Seleccion Suprema and El Rey del Mundo Choix de L Epoque. To compliment the smokes, they also have a small selection of Cristal and Cubanero Fuerte beer, Havana Club rum and Mojito mixers. The thing that makes me adore the store however, is the fab cigar box guitar in the window. A homage to blues guitars like Muddy Waters, Son House and Carl Perkins, its made from empty cigar boxes, beer tops, baling wire and tins.

Really fresh cigars... Excellent sprit parings…read more.. Homage to Cuba!