Cigars In Koblenz – A Fine Casa Del Habano Nearby

24 Jan

Always nice to have a LCDH in your neighbourhood, so I was happy to read that a new Casa was opening in Koblenz, about 45 minutes from my village. It is an old-established cigar and pipe store, Pipe House, founded in 1933 and kept in family tradition, now managed by Mr Jürgen Wilde and sons. Read more…

Cigars Rum Sun And Havana

25 Dec

We sure had more than two fingers of good rum a day – specially at Cuba Pasion, the cigar lounge and paladar run by Emrah a block up from the Habana Libre hotel. He generously supplied us with some great rums for us to taste while smoking our cigars in the lovely and breezy terrace Read more…

Andy’s Punch Supremo ER Suiza Tasting

20 Dec

Last month in Havana, Andreas Stachl from Casa La Corona in Rapperswil and Uster was kind enough to invite me to a tasting event he organized at the La Guarida terrace. We had met both at Hector Luis, the beach and about town and it was a very kind invitation that I gladly accepted, the Read more…

Incensed – Cigars With Canucks In Havana

17 Dec

It was pleasure to share time and fun with my Canadian friends Keith and John and more so to meet their lovely partners for the first time. We had a cigar breakfast over at my Casa as well as the customary visit to the Lung Kong society for the elderly where we could see the Read more…

Back To The Farm With Hector Luis

16 Dec

The day before we left to spend a few days at Hector Luis’ farm Cuban friends informed us of the Paris terror attacks. Yannick and I were totally disconnected from information in Havana so we decided to spend an hour the next day at the Melia Cohiba cigar lounge to watch the terrible news with Read more…

Excelencia – Cigar Weekend With Friends

15 Dec

A wonderful and impressive cigar week end in Belgium and the Netherlands sharing with good friends. It started Friday noon when I arrived in Overijse at De Kelle, an amazingly interesting store with a wide selection of books, comics and … cigars. Yes, both Cuban and Non-Cuban cigars in a very well kept walk-in humidor Read more…

Visiting A Cigar Factory In Havana

10 Dec

Along with some Brazilian friends interested in cigars that we had met at the Partagas cigar lounge we dropped by La Corona factory and were granted a tour through its extensive rolling halls ( galeras ) and sorting/banding/boxing rooms. La Corona is actually one of the best factories to visit as it offers all cigar Read more…