11 Jun
The first AmiCigar gathering of international friends outside of Italy was celebrated in Dublin/Eire. It was perfectly organized by our friends at James Fox – absolutely great venues, events and a very personal touch by the Fox brothers and David McGrane. This is what cigar smoking and sharing with friends is all about. Fun, Read more…
10 Jun
The first AmiCigar gathering of international friends outside of Italy was celebrated in Dublin/Eire. It was perfectly organized by our friends at James Fox – absolutely great venues, events and a very personal touch by the Fox brothers and David McGrane. This is what cigar smoking and sharing with friends is all about. Fun, Read more…
9 Jun
The first AmiCigar gathering of international friends outside of Italy was celebrated in Dublin/Eire. It was perfectly organized by our friends at James Fox – absolutely great venues, events and a very personal touch by the Fox brothers and David McGrane. This is what cigar smoking and sharing with friends is all about. Fun, Read more…
9 Jun
Courtesy of Thomas Scott aka 2nd Hand Smoke This may be a day late, but probably not a dollar short in light of the play (read ‘fracas’) over MRN’s upcoming 2nd Edition. I am posting this simply as one who has seen the real thing as displayed at the Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong Read more…
4 Jun
At this year’s Habano Festival the long overdue prize of Habano Man was awarded to Urs Portmann and he celebrated by the shore of Lake Constance with his family and a large group of friends and customers. In business now for well over 40 years and having stores in Kreuzlingen, St Gallen and Vaduz, the Read more…
9 May
While I have “parked my pen”, my friend Frank “Afficionado” sent me these notes on a recent trip we took together. Nino My wife told me that we would have the weekend to ourselves. The kids would be off to the sea with school, so let’s go somewhere to relax. Only a few weeks earlier Read more…
5 Apr
I have been involved in the making of and posting about the upcoming II Edition of the “Cigar Bible” for many years now due to my friendship with the Hong Kong author and collector. So I’d like to post very exclusive photographs and information on the finished oeuvre, courtesy of and with full approval Read more…
