Flying Cigar – A Cigar Travel Blog

We left Hasselt and drove on to Antwerp. It was Friday afternoon and a terrible traffic jam awaited us. I had been forewarned by Frank and he was right, avoid driving into Antwerp on any day but especially on a Friday … Luckily I had Elliott in my car to keep me company – or Read more…

Nothing better than to have time and enjoy summer in Europe – especially so if you are meeting a friend like Stephan again, coming over from London with some friends to tour the Belgian LCDH for a few days. Luckily I had something to do in Antwerp that week-end and so I could join them Read more…

It’s not much that I post on our pharmacy cigar meetings anymore, they are a well-known regular event and except for maybe the big summer meeting not worth mentioning. It’s only when a special person arrives to smoke with us that we realize what a special cigar gathering we have in the village. Rahim from Read more…

Almost exactly a week after landing from Havana I was back on the road in a cigar mission … Frank had invited a few close friends to a cigar BBQ party at his house in Tielt near Leuven. The day he had chosen turned out to be the hottest day in weather-recorded history, temperatures hitting Read more…

I am back from a great and very productive trip to Havana and Cuba. Here is a new cigar that has not been released officially yet and that I found by chance walking around the floor of a Havana factory during one of my visits. Beautiful wrappers and presentation. Look forward to smoke it next Read more…

Last post before leaving for Havana tomorrow. This review and pictures were sent to me by a good friend who wishes to remain un-named. While he received the H&F 225-th “sleeping head” banded, the ones I received a few years back in HAV were un-banded, but after having smoked a few, I fully share his Read more…

Review and pictures courtesy of my friend Michel v. W. Recently in Amsterdam a surprise cigar was handed to me with the request to smoke it and to provide my opinion : a 1984 Cohiba Lancero Diplomatico. Courtesy of Min Ron Nee via my very dear friend Nino Muñoz – a big thank you to Read more…