3 Dec
I was invited to attend the official launching of the Cohiba Piramide into the Cuban market at the Club Habana LCDH. Leo and Jorgito were kind enough to provide me earlier with some boxes of the H.Upmann 520 and the RA EL’s that I enjoy, as well as enough Monsdales to last me a week Read more…
1 Nov
I was invited to attend the official launching of the Cohiba Piramide into the Cuban market at the Club Habana LCDH. Leo and Jorgito were kind enough to provide me with some boxes of the H.Upmann 520 and the RA EL’s that I enjoy, as well as enough Monsdales to last me a week or Read more…
14 Apr
El Laguito El Laguito El Laguito April 2012 This time around I visited El Laguito twice for extensive talks, insights, and tasting of their cigars. Both times we were welcomed and guided by Berta Corzo, a renowned roller that not only tours the world for Habanos but also performs quality control at El Laguito. Together with Read more…
30 Nov
On the famed staircase in El Laguito Nov. 2011 Another interesting visit to the holy grail of Cuban cigars, the famed El Laguito, the Cohiba alma mater. We visited the stripping dept., but this time, one of the most impressing experiences was to visit the Blending dept. where the individual daily “ration” of tobacco was Read more…
31 May
May 2011 I had the opportunity to take pictures of some suspect boxes that a friend obtained from Cuba some years ago. We determined these boxes to be fake/counterfeited. The fact that they taste good is just a bonus. Nino Update : Incredibly ( or is it idiotically ) enough, a self-proclaimed US shake-n-bake Read more…
2 May
Cognac & Cohiba BHK Selection for the guys Sunny Sunday Andreas May 2011 A labour of love on Labour day – 1-st of May -, some seven hours of perfect bliss in the sun with our wives and some very tasty cigars before, during and after an excellent BBQ organized by Andreas. We had planned Read more…
9 Mar
First evening – La Habana La Habana – Hotel Moka We arrived late evening on Valentines day in Havana. Jimmy had flown in to Frankfurt from Singapore and spent 10 hrs in transit before we met for a light lunch and a cigar at the airport. He was exhausted, but his strength is to be Read more…
