6 Dec
After visiting the Despalillo and having my interest awakened about this extraordinary province manufacturing enterprise, I happily accepted the invitation to visit the nearby cigar factory Capitan San Luis. Located just a few blocks from the Despalillo the first thing we noticed was the cleanliness and dedicated calm that prevailed in this very Read more…
5 Dec
How wrong I was about not needing to see another despalillo ( centre stem stripping ) again in Cuba. After all I had seen enough despalillos in the factories to last me forever. Every factory has a despalillo to remove the centre stem from the wrapper ( capa ) leaves – so where was the Read more…
5 Dec
I’ll start my posts with a gallery of the special humidors that were shown during the 27-th Encuentro de Amigos de Partagas in Nov. 2014. We happened to be smoking a cigar at the Casa Partagas when the humidors arrived and Grecia, Hamlet and Angel Miranda were so kind to unpack them and let Read more…
3 Dec
Reflecting on these memorable two-and-a-half weeks in Havana, which passed too quick as always when you have fun and good company, I am very happy to state that these were the best days and absolutely the best trip I’ve had so far in my ten years of travelling to Cuba since I started “doing Read more…
11 Nov
My bags are packed and already at the airport. It’s off to Cuba again tomorrow afternoon for a few weeks to meet old and new friends, share some time with my Canadian friends, re-visit Lung Kong society in Chinatown, enjoy high-sea fishing with Yannick and Keith and have a relaxed cigar smoking time on Read more…
9 Nov
The mild & sunny weather doesn’t give you a hint, but winter approaches and with it also some German culinary traditions like eating goose on Martin’s day. Josef, our resident Dutch cook, planned a goose dinner at the Domtal Golf course in Mommenheim for us, kindly paying special attention that I was able to Read more…
2 Nov
Just received this update by my friend Gino Mr Japan who is currently enjoying a few days with the author in Hong Kong : I am in Hong Kong and I like to share some important news about the second edition of the Encyclopaedia. The delay is due to several factors that the author did Read more…
