8 Dec
During this trip, we paid a few visits to the ever expanding Humidores Habana workplace, the energetic guys and expert craftsmen behind the inspiration and passion of Jose Ernesto Aguilera, the artist and creator of it all. It was inspiring to see what private enterprise and professionalism can achieve, especially under difficult conditions. The place Read more…
4 Dec
Some impressions of my trip to the island. It was a relaxing trip – nice and almost boringly quiet. While it was great to be back again, drawbacks are starting to appear due to increased tourism, exploding prices and the low euro exchange rate. More detailed posts will follow on activities, visits, cigar tastings and Read more…
21 Oct
It’s been a good cigar week, or rather month – naw, make that a good cigar year so far. Funny how every week brings some kind of cigar event or trip or just a day enjoyed with an especially good cigar. We had the usual 13-day routine of the pharmacy cigar event and Walter had Read more…
12 Oct
I received a series of most professional and impressive photographs taken by fellow cigar lover Viktor Enns during Sr Fidel Segui’s visit to Dalay Cigars in Saarbrücken. He also kindly took a portrait of Fidel with me of which I am proud. I believe that these photographs do justice to the art of rolling cigars Read more…
11 Oct
I had my first RA 898 ER Alemania a few days ago when I picked up a few boxes at Dalay Cigars LCDH Saarbrücken ( and helped some friends get their hands on them as well ). I loved it. From the get-go. Great flavours, construction, burn, progression, potential – all inside. And then, when Read more…
7 Oct
OK, so these boxes were over a year late in arriving. With the corresponding big hype. And big expectations too. And when they finally hit Germany, the first batch of 500 boxes was distributed in small doses. They basically “evaporated” like rain in the desert … I was told by a merchant that his 50 Read more…
6 Oct
The yearly madness is a one week-end yearly holiday ritual for Jos driving the vintage VW bus and having a good time with Frank and me. The bus arrived in front of my village Café with 4 hrs of driving already on them from Belgium. We had a bite to eat, a coffee and a Read more…
