15 Jun
It was a good idea to fly into Varadero and drive straight to Playa Larga from there to start this trip. And an even better one to upgrade to Business Class and have a relaxed flight with some space. Hell, I am old enough to deserve some extra space. Two hours after landing at VRA Read more…
14 Jun
21 days and countless fine cigars, meals and rums later I look back and all I can say is : What a great trip ! From scorching heat and blue skies to endless rainshowers and humidity, from lonely beaches and tobacco farms to crowded old Havana, from tourist spots to Cuban family life – the Read more…
15 May
If the pharmacy cigar evening falls on a Friday night we get many friends over to celebrate and share with us. This time we had Jan and Thomas from the Netherlands over and it was a blast. They arrived early enough at noon so we had a long and good lunch at Cafe Fritz ( Read more…
2 May
Oh, the joys of being retired, having time and having a good roller nearby. Sr Eduardo Pulido from the Partagas factory in Havana is on a tour in Germany and was rolling Robustos today at Salih Dalay in Saabrücken. So another quick, fast and furious drive down towards France, this time at 190 km/h on Read more…
25 Mar
Frank and I met again halfway in Cologne at Peter Heinrich’s to smoke some cigars that we didn’t have the time to smoke in Havana … crazy as it sounds. We had received an unbanded Cohiba Majestuoso as well as a banded Cohiba Medio Siglo, the new releases at the Festival and we wanted to Read more…
24 Mar
The only “official” event besides the Partagas Cocktail reception that we attended during the Festival and a crowning farewell party to our week in Havana. So great to meet good friends there in an informal gathering and an excellent atmosphere at the rooftop terrace of this famed Paladar. Truly stellar custom rolled cigars passed by Read more…
20 Mar
It is a sign of the changes to come in an evolving political and commercial process that people from the non-Cuban cigar industry start flocking to Cuba. And what better opportunity to see the Cuban cigar scene than being in Havana during the Festival. Keith had suggested we meet at the Nacional’s historical bar for Read more…
