18 Mar
It’s dangerous enough to open your cigar caddy in Havana around friends – but you open it with Reza around and you can expect the contents to be immediately “socialised” … no defence admitted. Having Reza and Jose from El Laguito over at my Casa I passed the two cigars from MRN’s vintage tasting to Read more…
17 Mar
Nothing new under the sun. Has been like this for the last 10 years I’ve been travelling here. This is what Havana is all about. Especially when you have good folks around you. Folks you only get to see once a year. For a crazy week. During the Festival. Days full of cigars, rum and Read more…
16 Mar
There was a very keen interest in participating in this very exclusive smoking of two pristine rare boxes from the collection of famed Hong Kong collector and author Min Ron Nee in Havana. Fortunately I had brought an extra 15 rare vintage sticks which I would put to good use sharing them in Cuba with Read more…
15 Mar
No, nothing gastronomically here to review, no new restaurant or paladar – if Tapas is your thing. Tapas means cover(s) in Spanish. And neither about wearing a coat although it was cold enough in Havana the first week to freeze one’s ass off. The Tapas are the covers of both my and Frank’s Ramon Read more…
14 Mar
Special humidors for 2015 : Although reserved last November, none were taken. Nino Update 18.03.15 : I believe the above expresses my opinion quite clearly – I won’t buy these special humidors. For several reasons that I won’t get into detail here. My friend Keith from lights, sirens and cigars has more patience Read more…
12 Mar
It’s been five days since I arrived back home from yet another Havana – Festival Del Habano trip and as always I’ve had to air my lungs and cure the usual stubborn cough and running nose souvenir – funny how everybody gets a cold in Havana …. Before I start posting in detail on Read more…
15 Feb
Last December, Min Ron Nee, the author and collector from Hong Kong, was so kind as to send me a selection of rare vintage cigars for a tasting with friends. These cigars are : 1950’s C.E. Beck Albas, 1950’s Maria Guerrero Favoritas en Cedro, 1960’s Partagas Seleccion de Luxe cabinet made for UK merchant Read more…
