Romeo Y Julieta Piramide Añejado 2008 Tasting

19 Jan

  I received this cigar last week. Having read both positive and negative opinions about it, I decided to smoke it at yesterday’s pharmacy cigar evening. Supposedly these cigars – both the RyJ and the Montecristo Añejado line – were rolled in 2008 and then left to age in Havana to be released this year. Read more…

The Portmann Group Havana 2015 Festival Trip Briefing

18 Jan

  The shock came the day before the joy of picking up the Ramon Allones Perfectos humidor – the Swiss Franc had become 20% more expensive. Which means also a shock to my friend Urs and his cigar business. From 1,65 CHF when shopping in Switzerland was still attractive to 1,20 CHF when it became Read more…

James Fox Dublin Treasures – Part Two

17 Jun

  I am extremely grateful to Rob & Stuart Fox, David McGrane, Andy Ryan and Yiorgos Menesis for their hospitality both during the AmiCigar weekend and in the basement of James Fox, Grafton St, Dublin. We were shown historical boxes of cigars and a beautiful selection of their treasures plus given some outstanding lectures on Read more…

James Fox Dublin Treasures – Part One

14 Jun

I am extremely grateful to Rob & Stuart Fox, David McGrane, Andy Ryan and Yiorgos Menesis for their hospitality both during the AmiCigar weekend and in the basement of James Fox, Grafton St, Dublin. We were shown historical boxes of cigars and a beautiful selection of their treasures plus given some outstanding lectures on the Read more…

FdH 2014 – Special Humidors In Havana

15 Mar

  Here is a selection of special humidors I found in different Casas del Habano in Havana before the start of the XVI Festival del Habano festivities. Following last year’s releases of special humidors celebrating musicians Chucho Valdes and Compay Segundo, this year the humidors celebrated Alicia Alonso, founder and director of the Cuban National Read more…

Cueto Custom Rolled Cigars For Dinner

26 Sep

  My overnight bag is packed. We, Frank, Jos and I are off to Switzerland tomorrow for a reunion with our friend Wolfgang who shared the Festival in Havana this year with the Portmann group and a visit to our friend Mr Portmann and his sons. Dinner will be a classy affair in St. Gallen Read more…

ANS Through The Eyes Of Charlotte

21 Aug

  Or rather : ANS through the eyes of an Angel …. Frank & Karin drove over for a short time at the ANS main event on Friday and both their kids loved it. Here are some pictures taken by Charlotte that she wanted me to post on my blog. I look forward to young Read more…